Jewish and Israeli Holidays
Judaica artist Jeanette Kuvin Oren calls the stamp the “culmination of a lifelong dream.”
Residents of Gush Etzion city host Arab neighbors to build bridges.
Muhammad Oden was taken into custody along with two other Palestinians, who are believed to have facilitated the attack.
Hakhel refers to the communal ceremony coinciding with Israeli farmers’ return to work after the conclusion of the “Shemitah” sabbatical year in a seven-year cycle.
At the annual Feast of Tabernacles, lawmaker Sharren Haskel cuts her hair in solidarity with Iranian women protesting against oppression, and tells MPs that Judeo-Christian values require urgent action on behalf of the Persian people.
The clang of metal poles and the sounds of hammering are everywhere as Jerusalem’s apartment dwellers hurry to build their sukkot and squeeze them into small spaces.
The week-long festivities from October 9-16, coinciding with the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, will constitute the largest Christian gathering and solidarity mission to the Jewish state of 2022.
The Israeli opposition leader was kept overnight at Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center for observation after experiencing chest pain during synagogue services.
“Hate can have no safe harbor. It’s never defeated; it only hides,” Biden tells Jewish leaders at White House event for the High Holidays.
Jewish groups have sent volunteers to help bring strength and continuity to refugees during the holidays, though they’re finding the refugees are often stronger than they are.
On the Day of Atonement, Jews across the world pray and fast. For secular and non-Jewish Israelis alike, it’s a unique holiday without cars or commerce.
In the days leading up to the Day of Atonement, there’s a certain tension in the air.
