Jewish and Israeli Holidays
“Gratitude is one of Judaism’s foundational values, and very much belongs on Rosh Hashanah,” Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz, of Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun, told JNS. “We will never forget the nearly 3,000 victims of this terror attack, many of whom were members of the Jewish community.”
The dedication at Ramat Negev Winery honored the woman Pollard credits with securing his freedom and bringing him home to Israel.
“When people are all together, the yeshiva, the secular, that’s a beautiful thing,” Rabbi Yitzchok Dinovitzer, of Baltimore, told JNS.
“Everywhere, people understand that the State of Israel is in charge,” the national security minister said.
The Israeli president commended the Haredi soldiers of the Hasmonean Brigade, saying they embody the spirit of baseless love.
The Israeli premier, invoking the lessons of the Temple’s destruction, says he will seek to form a broad unity government after the election.
“Tisha B’Av historically has been a day of tragedy for the Jewish people,” Moshe Spern, president of the organization, told JNS. “I’m nervous that the community will face threats specifically on this day.
Participants in the March of the Living warn that internal discord poses a grave threat and call for renewed unity.
Hundreds of bereaved mothers, widows, sisters and caregivers came together in Jerusalem during the Nine Days to find strength in shared loss and resilience.
The wooden beams, preserved for some 2,600 years beneath melted plaster, offer a rare glimpse into the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BCE.
The fast day, considered the saddest day on the Jewish calendar, is an opportunity for “all people of moral conscience to work together to bring goodness and dispel hate,” Yeshiva University president Ari Berman told JNS.
“We don’t just celebrate the importance of Jerusalem to the Jewish people but to all the faiths that call Jerusalem home,” said Rep. Josh Gottheimer.
