Jewish and Israeli Holidays
“We can’t ignore the tragedy because God is not absent from the universe. As it says in Psalms, ‘The guardian of Israel does not slumber or sleep,’” says Rabbi Yosef Zarnighian of Congregation Mikveh Israel in Philadelphia.
Beekeepers and other apiculture professionals pulled off a major effort to rehabilitate the iconic local industry in time for Rosh Hashanah.
Set to begin on Wednesday, Oct. 2, and conclude on Friday, Oct. 4, this year’s observance will seamlessly transition into Shabbat, necessitating additional preparations.
“Together, we will stand steadfast in the trying days ahead of us,” the Israeli prime minister said. “Together, we will fight, and together, we will win.”
He did so in light of a full-blown attack by Iran on Israel.
“We are in a war for our very existence. We will unite, go hand-in-hand and defeat our enemies. The people will arise like a lioness, and the Eternal One of Israel will not lie,” said the Israeli premier.
The most popular name for Israeli babies born in the past Hebrew year remained Muhammad.
The Swords of Iron War disrupted the Israel tourism industry’s recovery from the COVID-19 crisis.
Some 7.689 million (78.6%) identify as Jewish and 2.095 million (21.4%) as Arab.
“It is an essential part of the Jewish tradition to dwell among ghosts,” David Wolpe, a Conservative rabbi and emeritus leader of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles, told JNS.
The charity plans to provide for 181,000 Jews struggling with food insecurity in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
The court finds the ban nondiscriminatory while it also states that the municipality had applied it to Jews but not to Muslims.
