Jewish and Israeli Holidays
What’s new in kosher-for-Passover baked goods, butters, wearables, kids’ toys and more to relish over the course of eight days.
A ritual bath was found in the area in 1994; a Hasmonean coin in 2007.
Maj. (res.) Sharon Maayan has been pursuing a critical mission: to track down the burial places of those in those killed in action in the Jewish state’s wars and military operations.
“Despite the hostile atmosphere, they continue to be proudly Jewish, wearing yarmulkes, praying in synagogues, and running kosher shops and restaurants,” said Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev. “I am a traditional woman, and so this really touched me.”
“I want Jews to celebrate holidays with the desserts their ancestors ate, yet improve upon the traditional recipes,” says cookbook author and kosher baker Paula Shoyer.
Try some simple and savory treats to give out as gifts to family and friends this holiday.
“An organization that claims to represent Jewish values found nothing wrong with disturbing Jews who wanted to pray on Shabbat,” said former IDF soldier Leibel Mangel of IfNotNow.
“My shows have LED lighting, bubble machines, glow sticks, candy and a professional sound setup—a real concert experience with plenty of audience participation,” said Jake Czuper, a 34-year-old father of five.
The idea behind BINA (the Hebrew word for “wisdom”) is tied to three pillars: textual learning, social change and community.
The Shalva group, an Israeli band featuring musicians with special needs, has dropped out of the song contest in May because compulsory rehearsals for the Saturday-night finals will take place on Shabbat.
While Europe, North America and other locales are busy discussing ways to uproot and eradicate anti-Semitism, the Palestinian Authority is cementing and preserving it.
A new poll commissioned by the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust found that one in 20 British adults do not believe that the Holocaust occurred; another 12 percent think the magnitude of genocide was exaggerated.
