Posts Tagged: passover
‘He Has Something to Say to Us Today’: Museum of Jewish History Set to Honor Legacy of ‘The Great Artist’ Arthur Szyk
The Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City is celebrating the 130th birthday of the Polish-Jewish artist Arthur Szyk with a special lecture series...
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...
‘Dai,’ Enough, Stop It, Let It Go
JNS.org - The word dai, best known from the dayenu of the Passover service, has a simple and assertive meaning in modern Hebrew: Enough, stop...
NYC Teachers Launch Petition Asking for No School on Last Two Days of Passover
Nearly 1,500 New York City teachers and Department of Education (DOE) staff have signed an open letter calling on Mayor Eric Adams to grant time...
Netanyahu Visits Dee Family, Who Lost Mother and Two Daughters in Terror Attack
i24 News - Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday paid his condolences to the Dee family, whose two daughters and their mother were murdered...
NYPD Seeking Trio of Suspects for Antisemitic Attacks in Queens
The NYPD is seeking three teenaged suspects for menacing and aggravated harassment for a pair of attacks over Passover. According to police, the group threw rocks...
Rockets from Lebanon Hit Northern Israel
Rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel on Thursday and answered by a burst of cross-border artillery fire, officials said, amid escalating tension. The Israeli military...
A 2023 Passover Guide for the Perplexed
Ahead of Passover 2023, here are some facts you should know about the holiday, and the shared values between Israel and America. 1. The Passover Exodus,...
Passover 2002: A Tale of Two Massacres
This Passover marks 21 years since the bombing of the Park Hotel in Netanya, as well as the Battle of Jenin. While both events were termed...
CNN Runs Cartoon Depicting Passover Seder Amid a Sea of Blood
JNS.org - If CNN needs to flirt with antisemitic tropes to report on controversial Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, what does that say about the network? In...
Israel Is ‘Preserving the Status Quo’ at Jerusalem’s Holy Site
i24 News – Israel emphasized earlier this week a long-standing ban on Jewish prayer at Jerusalem's al-Aqsa Mosque compound, rejecting an Arab League accusation that...
Renewed Clashes at Jerusalem’s Temple Mount
i24 News – Clashes renewed Friday morning between Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli security forces at Jerusalem’s Temple Mount. According to Ynetnews, dozens of Palestinian worshipers gathered...
Israel Won’t Tolerate Calls Supporting Violence in Jerusalem, Lapid Tells Blinken
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said Tuesday that Israel will not accept statements encouraging the uptick in violence in Jerusalem in recent days, calling instead for...
Second Israeli Astronaut at First Passover Seder in Space: ‘No Dream Is Beyond Reach’
Israeli astronaut Eytan Stibbe on Friday conducted the first Seder night in space while eating handmade matzah and talking about the Passover values of freedom...
