Jewish and Israeli Holidays
They will read: “If you think turbulence is scary, try wearing a Jewish star.”
As Jews left country after country, they took their favorite recipes, adapting them for the kosher kitchen and enriching cuisine everywhere they went, including America.
“At this time of darkness, we must all shine some light on their plight and pray for their release,” said Phil Rosenberg, president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews.
“Just as wood goes through the fire, when a nation goes through flames it can come out stronger on the other side,” the artist Jonathan York told JNS.
“This was an incredible glimpse of the power of the Jewish people to come together despite everything to celebrate life, and to celebrate each other.”
“We hope to connect with the people behind the names and photos, perpetuating their legacy for years to come,” a New Jersey rabbi told JNS.
The event near Kibbutz Rei’m also included Torah classes, as is customary on Hoshana Rabbah, the last day of the weeklong Sukkot holiday.
“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.
