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Posts Tagged: Jewish Holidays

September 13, 2023 10:38 am
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A Rosh Hashanah Guide for the Perplexed, 2023

The evening of September 15, 2023, will launch Jewish New Year of 5784. Here are some facts about Rosh Hashanah, which marks the Jewish new...

September 9, 2023 9:57 am
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Israel Warns Hamas Against Attacks During Jewish Holidays

i24 News - Senior Israeli security officials warned the Hamas terrorist organization on Friday against launching rockets from the Gaza Strip during the upcoming Jewish...

September 8, 2023 10:36 am
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Should We Experience Love and Joy on Yom Kippur This Year?

We are now in the Jewish month of Elul, where we say goodbye to the "lazy days of summer," and get back to business. The...

August 29, 2023 10:02 am
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Jewish Holidays Connect Us to Our Past, Our Grandparents, and Our Loved Ones

“Hearts & Minds II: An Original Look at Jewish Festivals & Significant Jewish Dates” by Pini Dunner (Otzrot, 2023) Rabbi Pini Dunner’s new collection of articles...

September 20, 2021 12:15 pm
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A Sukkot Guide for the Perplexed

Here are some facts you may not know about the upcoming holiday of Sukkot. 1. The holiday is named for the first stop during the 40-year-Exodus...

May 6, 2021 11:52 am
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The Book of Ruth: A Zionist Story for Shavuot

The duality of Shavuot is undeniable -- the yom tov exists, or rather co-exists, with distinctly different facets. On the one hand, there is its...

October 9, 2020 8:38 am
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The Holidays Are a Time to Reflect

What is the festival of Shmini Atzeret really about? Why do we need an extra day of yomtov at the end of Sukkot? The Midrash offers...

September 27, 2020 5:16 am
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Guide for the Perplexed — Yom Kippur

1. Yom Kippur is observed on the 10th day of the Jewish month of Tishrei (September 28, 2020), whose astrological sign is Libra, which symbolizes...

March 30, 2020 4:38 pm
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‘No Seders With Grandma and Grandpa’: Israeli Defense Minister Issues Coronavirus Passover Warning

Ahead of Passover and amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett published a video on Monday imploring Jews around the world to...

November 27, 2019 4:54 pm
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Ethiopian Jews Celebrate Festival of Sigd, Now a State Holiday in Israel

Ethiopian Jews celebrated on Wednesday one of their most-significant holidays, the festival of Sigd. A decade ago, Sigd was recognized as a state holiday in Israel,...

October 17, 2019 6:17 am
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Yom Kippur and the Lamb Chop

JNS.org - I knew the Kol Nidre crowd at the Beverly Hills Hotel was probably expecting me to talk about big issues. Since I deal...

September 27, 2019 9:28 am
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American Jews Can’t Be Afraid to Show Up on High Holidays

JNS.org - The last thing most American Jews needed was another excuse to skip synagogue. But after the shootings in Pittsburgh and Poway within the...

September 23, 2019 10:21 am
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NYPD Outlines Hiked Security in Jewish Neighborhoods Ahead of Holidays

JNS.org - The New York City Police Department will increase their presence in Jewish neighborhoods ahead of the Jewish holidays, Mayor Bill de Blasio and...

December 18, 2018 4:33 pm
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Natalie Portman Says She Accidentally Invited Meryl Streep to Her Jewish Holiday Celebrations for Last Three Years

Natalie Portman revealed on Thursday that for the last three years she had been accidentally inviting fellow actress Meryl Streep to celebrate the Jewish holidays...

World

‘Everyone in Danger’: Concordia University Refuses to Investiga...

Jewish students at Concordia University in Montreal must fend for themselves when their anti-Zionist classmates resort to assault and harassment...

Middle East

Hezbollah Tells Iran It Would Fight Alone in War With Israel

With ally Hamas under attack in Gaza, the head of Iran's Quds Force visited Beirut in February to discuss the risk posed if Israel next aims at Lebanon's Hezbollah, an...

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