Tag: Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah 5781: Only together
My fellow Israelis, tonight I am speaking to you on the eve of the State of Israel’s second lockdown, and I ask you to open your heart to me and to what I have...
At Rosh Hashanah, Israel’s population hits 9.25 million
On the eve of the Jewish New Year, Israel’s population stands at 9.246 million people, the Central Bureau of Statistics reported, marking an annual population growth rate of 1.6 percent (150,000 people).
The past year...
Rules for Israel’s second lockdown
The Israeli Health Ministry, Finance Ministry and Prime Minister’s Office released a joint statement on Wednesday detailing the final list of regulations approved by the Cabinet for the nationwide lockdown scheduled to go into...
In pre-5781 phone call, Trump warns ‘Israel is in big trouble’ if he isn’t...
U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Wednesday that the Jewish state will be in trouble if he loses the presidential election.
“Whatever you can do in terms of Nov. 3 is going to be very...
Rosh Hashanah prayers during lockdown: A guide for perplexed Israelis
Synagogues across Israel were busy on Wednesday making preparations for Rosh Hashanah prayer services under the shadow of coronavirus and public-health restrictions.
The Health Ministry has issued clarifications for its regulations on holiday prayer, with...
Mayim Bialik joins LA ‘Shofar Wave’ to bring Jewish community together for Rosh Hashanah
On Sept. 20, L.A. Jews can welcome in 5781 with the Shofar Wave.
Created by the religious leadership at IKAR, people will stand on street corners throughout the city and blow the shofar, thereby creating a “wave”...
How High Holiday services and arrival of 5781 are going to look across America
On Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, also known as the High Holidays or Yamim Noraim (“Days of Awe”), one of the prayers reads: “Who will live and who will die … Who by plague … .”
“Most...
As nationwide lockdown looms, Israel’s corona tally, number of serious cases climb
A nationwide lockdown in Israel seems inevitable with a deciding cabinet vote scheduled for next week as the number of new coronavirus cases hit a new 24-hour record from Thursday to Friday, with more...
Fearing coronavirus spread, chief rabbi upends key Rosh Hashanah ritual
A key ritual ahead of Rosh Hashanah has been effectively banned by Israel’s Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi David Lau this year, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Tashlich, a prayer during which Jews symbolically throw their...
Synagogues grapple with putting changes in place for High Holiday services
As fall arrives and the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread throughout the United States, prayers are very much needed, say rabbis across the Jewish spectrum, even if individuals and families cannot make it to...