Jewish and Israeli Holidays
“Many volunteers have never had the chance to meet a survivor in person, and hearing their stories firsthand makes the impact of their work tangible,” an organizer told JNS.
Shelley Atlas Serber told JNS that her guide to Passover products can help people who are making the holiday at home after travel plans to Israel were canceled.
The brand told JNS that it will be “evaluating packaging differentiation and working with our retail partners to ensure clearer in-store separation and signage where needed.”
Sharon Liberman Mintz, of Jewish Theological Seminary, told JNS that the 1526 Haggadah “is one of the most exciting books that I have ever had the pleasure to turn the pages of.”
“When you get thousands of calls every day, that means there are thousands of people that care,” Rabbi Moshe Elefant told JNS.
A scholarly showdown over Jewish holiday foods spreads to more campuses across the United States.
The most-needed items include tuna, salmon, sardines, gefilte fish, grape juice, cooking oil and matzah.
The city Department of Education’s decision ends a decades-long practice of granting a designated day off for holiday preparations, requiring teachers to use personal or vacation days instead.
“This Purim,” the head of state said, “we are more determined than ever to remember and remind others: the light is always stronger than the darkness.”
Israelis gathered in costume in safe rooms, parking garages and underground train stations.
Photographer and therapist Sharon Abeles said a costume can “touch on wishful thinking and role-playing … and also allow journeying to new places to feel the personality of the one they choose to emulate.”
“These instructions save lives, and we are obligated to observe them,” Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi Kalman Ber wrote.
