Tag: Rosh Hashanah
Trump, daughter Ivanka extend warm wishes in time for Jewish new year
US President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Wednesday evening to extend his warm wishes to Jews in the US, Israel and all over the world in time for Rosh Hashana. "On behalf of all Americans,...
Rosh Hashanah Greetings, Yiddish-Style
We no longer send many Rosh Hashanah greeting cards to each other. Once, in the days leading up to the holiday, the mailboxes were clogged with them. Now, if we send them at all—and...
An exploration of Jewish Morocco
My husband Marty and I recently participated on a 10-day “Mission to Jewish Morocco,” which was organized by the Jewish Federation of Sarasota. Not only did we see the usual tourist sites of the...
8 chic modest dresses under $100 for the Synagogue Runway on Rosh Hashanah
Jewish holidays are joyous occasions — food abounds, the family gathers together and there’s laughing, singing and (sometimes) dancing. But nothing stresses out the modern Jewish woman quite like finding the perfect outfit to...
Rosh Hashanah message: British PM Theresa May salutes ‘remarkable’ Israel, vows to fight anti-semitism
Speaking on the eve of the Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year celebration, Mrs. May told members of the Jewish community from business, the arts, politics, public services and charities about her plans to...
JDC provides Rosh Hashanah aid to elderly Jews in the former Soviet Union
Impoverished elderly Jews across the former Soviet Union are expected to receive extra food and traditional holiday fare, including apples and honey, for the Rosh Hashanah Jewish New Year.
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee...
President Trump’s inspirational words on Israel and the New Year
Before the Sabbath, I participated in President Trump’s conference call with Jewish leaders for the new year. The invitation said that the President would “send well wishes for the upcoming holidays” and then move...
Jewish New Year starts Wednesday
Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, will be Wednesday, and area Jews will be celebrating the High Holy Day.
Chabad of Peachtree City, 632 Dogwood Trail in Tyrone, and Congregation B'nai Israel, 1633 Hwy. 54...
The right Rosh Hashanah call
Like the secular New Year's Day, the upcoming holiday that celebrates the Jewish new year, Rosh Hashanah, is a time for making noise. Its biblical name literally translates as "day of shouting, blasting of...
Full text of President Trump’s Rosh Hashanah call to Jewish leaders
Full White House text of remarks by President Donald Trump and Senior Advisor to the President Jared Kushner in a call to Jewish leaders, September 15, 2017:
MR. KUSHNER: Welcome, everybody, and thank you for joining...