Jewish and Israeli Holidays
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett promises to “study the report’s conclusions in-depth” to ensure that future Lag B’Omer festivities are handled “completely differently.”
The celebration will be “an entertaining and festive occasion consisting of music, lighting candles, singing Hanukkah songs and the traditional eating of doughnuts.”
The young scribe was Luna Amron, daughter of a prominent and wealthy Roman Jewish family.
Her path was not a smooth one. In fact, for more than a thousand years after it was written, her story was forgotten.
Activities include services, rituals, meals, festivals, community art projects, concerts and candle-lightings.
Archaeologists and student volunteers unearth a destroyed fortress burned by Yohanan Horkanos the Hasmonean during a battle against the Seleucids some 2,100 years ago.
Everyone loves potato latkes but no one likes the mess of frying them or the guilt associated with eating them. Try this baked version.
Decorate holiday tables with dreidels of all sizes and colors. Photocopy song sheets to “Maoz Tzur” (“Rock of Ages”). Finish the pumpkin pie before a new round of sweets arrives. Continue the tradition and the story.
Kids won’t even know there are four different veggies in this variation on a holiday staple.
“Jewish communities around the world grow closer by learning about each other’s unique customs and cultures,” said Sigal Kanotopsky.
After nearly two years of being apart, participants in more than 1,500 cities and 109 countries worldwide will return to live activities as part of Shabbat experiences from Oct. 22-23.
The “Luzzatto High Holiday Mahzor,” which contains several versions of prayers that have since disappeared from Ashkenazi tradition, was purchased by an anonymous American collector.
