Jewish and Israeli Holidays
A witness told police that the assailant yelled an antisemitic insult, reportedly “dirty Jew,” before fleeing.
“May it be God’s will that he will uproot them [Hamas] and destroy them and make them perish soon in our days,” stated Rabbi Yosef.
Israel’s Education Ministry wants to make sure costumes that don’t scare people.
The ministry directed schools to discuss with students and parents the choice of costumes for the holiday in the aftermath of Oct. 7.
Ultra-Orthodox and secular Israelis get together to pray for the safe return of kidnapped captives.
“It’s just a random day. They’re not doing anything for the Jewish community by giving us off that day,” one parent said.
The Blue and White went undefeated at the world championships in Bulgaria, earning a promotion next year.
The board voted 5-3 to remove Veterans and Columbus Days as official holidays.
New York Jewish community members have attempted to exceed the length of a 32-foot-long challah made by Grandma Moses Bakery in Australia, which broke a Guinness World Record in 2019.
The report is “a nasty present” to Russian President Vladamir Putin, says a Jewish American expert on Soviet and contemporary left antisemitism, publicized on the anniversary of the Red Army’s liberation of Auschwitz.
David Eby blamed an unnamed member of his team for posting the wrong message.
Meirav Eilon Shahar, Israel’s representative to the United Nations in Geneva, issued a statement for International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
