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“Gratitude is one of Judaism’s foundational values, and very much belongs on Rosh Hashanah,” Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz, of Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun, told JNS. “We will never forget the nearly 3,000 victims of this terror attack, many of whom were members of the Jewish community.”
The cohort includes 392 new immigrants—246 men and 146 women.
The Israeli PM urges Christian allies to fight back against hatred and antisemitism.
Rare manuscripts by Maimonides, Newton, Avicenna and Galileo trace more than 1,000 years of scientific, religious and philosophical inquiry.
The milestone will be marked in 2030.
“Mamdani doesn’t get the right to wish us a peaceful holiday when his rhetoric directly puts the Jewish community in danger,” Moshe Spern, president of United Jewish Teachers, told JNS.
“It’s a very important role for the federal government to play to protect workers and religions of all faith, and that’s what you have my commitment to do,” Keith Sonderling said.
The contested text describes Israel’s military campaign in Gaza following the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attack as a “genocide” and states that Israel is a “colonial enterprise built on racism.”
“The big battle is not on the left, which is far gone, but on the right,” Troy A. Miller, president and CEO of National Religious Broadcasters, said during a recent visit to Jerusalem.
The 24th annual Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem, which will be broadcast around the globe on Oct. 4, is expected to unite tens of millions of Christians in 175 nations across every continent.
