Posts Tagged: Jewish new year
Israel’s Population Reaches 8.4 Million on Eve of Rosh Hashanah
JNS.org - In advance of Rosh Hashanah, Israel’s population has reached 8,412,000 people. According to data released by the country’s Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel’s population...
Which Month Marks the Jewish New Year?
JNS.org - Tishrei is among the most well-known months on the Hebrew calendar because it contains the High Holidays and marks the beginning of the year....
How Anti-Semitism Hides Among the Intellectual Elite – Ed Husain’s Offensive Tweet
Over the weekend, a number of newspapers breathlessly published a story about an El Al flight that was delayed due to the apparent inconsiderateness of some...
Reflections on Rosh Hashanah 5775
As we mark the end of another year with the advent of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, we pause to take stock of the...
Jewish New Year in Review: 5774
JNS.org - As Rosh Hashanah approaches and the Jewish calendar turns to 5775, JNS.org takes a look at the biggest Jewish news stories from the...
El Al Reunites Parents of Lone Soldiers From ‘Protective Edge’ for Rosh Hashana
In a special initiative to enable families to spend the Jewish New Year together, an airlift of 21 flights from El- Al Airlines flying from...
Israel’s Population Reaches 8.9 Million Ahead of Rosh Hashanah
JNS.org - The Israeli population has reached 8.9 million, the country's Central Bureau of Statistics revealed in its annual report ahead of Rosh Hashanah. As...
A Trembling World Waiting to Be Reborn
As the sun sets before Rosh Hashana, the universe goes into a comatose state. A slumber descends on all existence, everything comes to a...
Jewish and Chinese Calendars Are More Similar Than You Think
The Gregorian calendar - the most commonly used calendar on earth today - is solar. It is based on the time it takes the earth...
Tu B’Shevat Guide for the Perplexed, 2014
1. Judaism stipulates four New Years, one of them is the New Year for the trees, Tu Bishvat (Arbor Day), the 15th day of the month...
Netanyahu Applauds Israeli Achievements in Annual New Year Greeting (VIDEO)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered his annual Rosh Hashanah greeting to Israel and the Jewish world ahead of the New Year holiday on...
Use Rosh Hashanah to Reflect on the Real ‘You’
As legend has it, there was once a man who suffered from short-term memory loss. Every night, before going to sleep, he would compose a...
On Rosh Hashana, Mourning, and the Yom Kippur War, Revisited
1. With the Jewish high holy days approaching, I'm nervous at the realization that this year will be the first year that I will stay inside...
Yom Kippur Guide for the Perplexed 2012
1. Yom Kippur is observed on the tenth day of the Jewish month of Tishrey, whose astrological sign is Libra (♎). Libra symbolizes key themes...
