Tag: Rosh Hashanah
Israeli soldiers to receive gift cards to purchase items for Rosh Hashanah
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) are providing High Holiday gift cards to some 9,000 soldiers in need and lone soldiers serving in the Israel Defense Forces so they can help celebrate Rosh...
Get out your crystal ball! Take the 5780 Jewish pundit quiz
The year 5779 brought tragedy and great sorrow to the Jewish community as the Pittsburgh and Poway synagogue shootings by white supremacists represented the worst instances of violent anti-Semitism in American history. The month...
Thousands to celebrate Rosh Hashanah at JDC events from India to Morocco
Thousands of Jews from emerging, established and ancient Jewish communities around the world will be celebrating Rosh Hashanah at scores of JDC events, including concerts, workshops, volunteer opportunities, trainings and cultural performances.
As part of...
Fall into the flavors of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
Rosh Hashanah falls late on the calendar this year, at the end of the back-to-school month and at the beginning of the first signs of fall. No matter; somehow, there are always those last-minute...
High Holiday challenge for college kids: Finding their (spiritual) home away from home
Spending the High Holidays away from home can be a lonely experience.
And, sadly, without the family around, many a Jewish college student simply ignores the call of the shofar—even the apples and honey—and attends...
‘Reverse Tashlich’ program encourages Jews to keep the oceans clean
A Florida-based program aimed at reconnecting Jewish people to the ocean and empowering them to help keep the sea clean is attracting attention from communities around the United States and even in Israel.
On Rosh...
Pope Francis sends greetings to the Jewish community of Rome
“I am pleased to extend my sincere best wishes to you and to the Jewish Community of Rome”, Pope Francis said in a letter addressed to Rome’s Chief Rabbi, Riccardo Shemuel Di Segni.
The occasion for the Pope’s greeting is...
Liberman: We have foiled terrorist attacks aimed at interrupting Rosh Hashanah in the last...
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman said on Sunday that the Israeli army has foiled several terrorist attacks in recent days aimed at disrupting the Rosh Hashanah celebrations.
"In recent days, too, we have arrested suspects and...
Rosh Hashanah fuss-free food for the modern host
It started with a chance remark after a Shabbat dinner. “What a feast! You must have cooked for hours. How do you do it?”
I didn’t answer immediately. Working in my home office, I haven’t...
Macron attended a pre-Rosh Hashana ceremony in the Paris synagogue
French President Emmanuel Macron attended a pre-Rosh Hashana ceremony at the Great Synagogue in Paris. It is the first time that a president of the country did it.
Macron, who received honey varieties as a...