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Betzalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir attend Otzma Yehudit party's election campaign event in Bat Yam on April 06, 2019. Photo: Gili Yaari/Flash90

US embassy in Jerusalem again snubs Ben-Gvir and Smotrich

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Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich did not receive invites to the U.S. Embassy's annual Rosh Hashanah reception, continuing the Biden administration's snub of the two senior cabinet members. According...
Prayer book. Credit: Yedidiak/Pixabay.

Rabbis to offer sermons on everything from AI to Ukraine on High Holidays

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Avraham Bronstein, the rabbi of the Hampton Synagogue in Westhampton Beach, N.Y.,  has been feeling throughout the year like there are many large forces shaping the world that are beyond human control—from rising antisemitism...
Moms for Liberty cofounders Tiffany Justice (left) and Tina Descovich speak at the parents-rights group's 2022 summit. Credit: Moms for Liberty. | Moms for Liberty

Moms for Liberty summit rescheduled to avoid Rosh Hashanah

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Moms for Liberty, a parents-rights group and Orthodox Jewish ally that the Southern Poverty Law Center has called a hate group, announced recently that its third annual Joyful Warrior Summit has been rescheduled to Aug. 28-31,...
Engineers check the integrity and clean the stones of the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Aug. 29, 2023. Credit: The Western Wall Heritage Foundation.

Engineers inspect Western Wall ahead of High Holidays

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As Jews prepare for the High Holidays, engineers on Tuesday began getting the holy site ready for the thousands of visitors expected there. The engineers, working for the Western Wall Heritage Foundation, which administers the...

President Biden wishes rabbis and Jewish clergy well on High Holidays Zoom call

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Shortly after hosting the White House’s first-ever Rosh Hashanah reception on Friday, U.S. President Joe Biden joined rabbis and Jewish clergy for a High Holidays call on Zoom. Biden started by expressing his sympathies with...

Security forces thwart Rosh Hashanah attempt to derail train in northern Israel

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Israeli security services on Tuesday continued an investigation into an apparent attempt to derail a train in northern Israel during Rosh Hashanah. A resident of the Galil was arrested on Monday on suspicion of placing...

The sweet history of honey cake

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Honey cake evokes a predictable set of associations: Brick-like brown loaves emerging from the oven to sit untouched on the Rosh Hashanah table, the epitome—and the punishment—of traditional Jewish baking. In fact, the dessert is...

A good year: Ready or not, here comes Rosh Hashanah

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Anyone venturing into the shuk or even a local supermarket in Israel this week could be forgiven for thinking that the country was about to run out of food. Shoppers laden with huge nylon...
The tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in Uman, Ukraine, draws Jewish worshippers the world over. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Ukraine embassy says Jews will be unable to visit Uman for Rosh Hashanah

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The Ukrainian embassy in Israel said in a released statement that due to Russia’s ongoing war, those who are hoping to make the annual pilgrimage to the gravesite of Rabbi Nachman in the city...
The New York Giants take the field against the Washington Commanders at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., on Oct 18, 2020. Credit: All-Pro Reels via Wikimedia Commons.

Owner of New York Giants unhappy with football game on Rosh Hashanah

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New York Giants co-owner John Mara said he’s “not happy” that the National Football League has scheduled his team’s only “Monday Night Football” game of the 2022 season on Sept. 26, the second night of...