Jewish and Israeli Holidays
Ukraine’s deputy health minister says a special directive allowing religious pilgrims to enter the country has been approved, subject to pandemic-related restrictions.
SeeTree co-founder and CEO Israel Talpaz said “when I retired from Israel’s intelligence community, I hooked up to agriculture with the goal of bringing the expertise, technologies and capabilities that I learned in the defense world to the world of agriculture.”
The organization, which arranges the annual Tisha B’Av walk around Jerusalem’s Old City, this year advocated to expand Jerusalem’s municipal borders as Israel faces threats to divide the city.
Following a security assessment, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett allows Jews to continue to visit the site to mark the fast day.
The network of tunnels beneath the Temple Mount has been the subject of much mystery and controversy, but the cisterns – some of which are linked to biblical sources – are just as fascinating.
The holiday marked by Jewish calamities associated with internecine strife is an annual reminder to move past the divisiveness of politics, enmity and isolation.
Some 77 lectures were pre-recorded for people to enjoy, including lectures in Spanish, French, English and Hebrew. An additional 80 lectures were delivered live.
“Throughout the last year-and-a-half, we have looked for ways to support Jewish communities around the country,” said managing director of OU Torah Initiatives Rabbi David Pardo.
He used the same 107-year-old Torah that his father used, which has long been in the family.
The commission of inquiry set a deadline of about six weeks for its work, which will be held in close cooperation with Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit, who ordered a criminal investigation into the deadly stampede.
“We heard from young adults that they don’t just want to go back to the way things used to be,” says chief strategy officer Al Rosenberg.
It’s been a while since we’ve entertained a crowd, but now’s the time to bring it on. Start with Shabbat dinner and celebrate all weekend long.
