Jewish and Israeli Holidays
“Let’s not be fooled: This is not a dialogue about policy; these are tactics to divide us from each other and sow fear. All of us should reject this action as cowardly and destructive to community,” Rabbi Laurie Franklin of Har Shalom in the western Montana city of Missoula.
It features Rob Abrams, a Jewish anti-Zionist activist who in May 2018 led the Kaddish prayer in Parliament Square for 62 Palestinians killed on the Israel-Gaza border, at least 50 of whom were Hamas operatives.
“Memories need to have their own home,” said local professor Simon Vrusho, who opened the small museum in 2018.
“Working here with 50,000 to 70,000 people—seeing them pray, dance and being happy—is so exciting,” said United Hatzalah EMT and full-time logistics coordinator Moshe Feuer. “There is an amazing feeling in the air [centered around] Rabbi Nachman.”
Three years ago, about a dozen students went to their local waterfront and cleaned almost 100 pounds of trash. The momentum built from there.
Since summer seems long-gone and families are knee-deep in activities already, make it a little easier on yourself. Make the freezer your friend.
U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledged the Holocaust survivors on the line and went on to talk about his administration’s pro-Israel accomplishments.
Most schools offer opportunities for young adults to celebrate together. Those who provide these services don’t take the responsibility lightly.
The complex world of honey bees has correlations to Judaism, and not just at holiday time.
Of this year’s nearly 15 million Jews, an estimated 8.1 million live outside of Israel, including around 5.7 million in the United States. In Israel, the number of Jews is close to 6.7 million.
The strained relationship stems from the president’s controversial rhetoric, such as accusing Jews who support Democrats as “disloyal” to Israel and the Jewish community, policies on immigration, gun violence and what at times seemed like a soft response to white nationalism.
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces are providing High Holiday gift cards to some 9,000 soldiers in need and lone soldiers serving in the Israel Defense Forces.
