Jewish and Israeli Holidays
Moldova recently endorsed the official International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition, as did the European Union.
Using social media as part of the campaign, which includes a live stream on the grounds of Auschwitz-Birkenau, where almost 1 million Jews were killed between 1940 and 1945.
Agriculture Minister Uri Ariel urged Israeli consumers to begin buying fresh fruits grown in Israel for their celebrations, noting that dried fruits became traditional only due to the difficulty in successfully transporting fresh produce from Israel to places around the world.
“Moldova has taken a laudable step in recognizing clearly the resurgent cancer of anti-Semitism and mobilizing to effectively combat it,” said American Jewish Committee CEO David Harris.
A weekend of programs marking the holiday will unite 40 communities and college campuses around the country.
His most popular song of 2018, “Sheni Meshugaim” (“Two Crazy People”) garnered more than 48 million hits last year on YouTube.
Alan and Rosaline Barron are kicking off their new mission sponsored by JNF right before the Jewish festival of Tu B’Shevat—the “New Year for Trees”—a time of renewal, and a celebration of nature and the environment. They are encouraging others to do the same.
The annual “Yarchei Kallah” program run by NCSY, the international youth movement of the Orthodox Union, offers a religiously inspired week of Torah learning and unity.
A unique lamp wick dating back to the Byzantine period was uncovered by the Antiquities Authority at the Negev Desert Roman Empire settlement of Shivta.
Mayor of Tel Aviv-Yafo Ron Huldai inaugurated the renewed Dizengoff Square by lighting the fourth Hanukkah candle of the central Chabad menorah, together with Rabbi Joseph Gerlitzky.
“We also simply wanted to thank the soldiers for everything they are doing for us, and for the entire Jewish people,” says yeshivah student Sruli Brook, 20. “They put their lives on the line for all of us each day, and they deserve our thanks and gratitude.”
Over the course of this year, the Fellowship is assisting 100,000 elderly people and Holocaust survivors by giving them a monthly food supply, medical assistance, financial aid for heat and other forms of support.
