Jewish and Israeli Holidays
“The other side screams and shows fear,” one attendee told JNS. “We present joy and happiness.”
Iceland Jews to celebrate with lone sukkah in Reykjavik, after nearly 100 gathered for High Holidays
JNS was the first news outlet to tour a brand-new, larger Jewish community center in the works in the Icelandic capital.
“My grandparents rubbed a Jewish life off on me, and I’m hoping to rub it off on my grandkids,” says 68-year-old Josh Engman.
The multi-volume set of Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi’s “Tanya” was printed during the First Lebanon War in 1982.
The third of Judaism’s pilgrimage festivals kicks off on the evening of Oct. 16.
“These images reveal how the traditions of the holiday have been preserved and remain relevant to this day,” said Efrat Sinai, KKL-JNF archives director.
The coinciding of the release of the list with the start of the Feast of Tabernacles is symbolic to those inspired by the Biblical verse Zechariah 14:16.
The annual weeklong evangelical show of support for Israel is about to start
During the weeklong Sukkot holiday, which this year starts at sundown on Oct. 16 and runs through Oct. 23, Jews erect festive booths in keeping with a biblical commandment.
The IDF continued its intense fighting in southern Lebanon and the Gaza Strip over the weekend, with no serious injuries reported.
Three Israelis were wounded lightly by a Hezbollah rocket in the Western Galilee, Israel’s national emergency service reported.
“This should tell you everything you need to know about our enemies,” the Israeli military said, of the terror group attacking on Yom Kippur.
