Posts Tagged: Rosh Hashana
Rosh Hashana 2023: World Jewish Population Reaches 15.7 Million
i24 News - The world's Jewish population reached 15.7 million over the past year, according to figures published by the Jewish Agency on the eve...
Israel’s New Gulf Allies UAE and Bahrain Send New Year Wishes to Israel and World Jewry
Israel’s new allies in the Gulf sent Rosh Hashanah best wishes to Israel and the Jewish people as a whole on Sunday in both English...
On Eve of Rosh Hashanah Israel’s Population Increases to Almost 9.4 Million People
On the eve of Rosh Hashanah, Israel’s population numbered almost 9.4 million people, growing by 146,000 people from the year before, according to figures published...
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog Issues Holiday Greetings
i24 News - Addressing not just the people of Israel, but the world's Diaspora Jews, Israel's President Isaac Herzog released a holiday greetings video. "I would...
‘Letters to God’ Bound for Western Wall Tripled During Coronavirus Pandemic
The average number of letters from around the world addressed to God and sent to Israel for placement in the cracks of Jerusalem's Western Wall...
Where Will America’s Rabbis Lead Us This New Year?
What was American Jewry’s greatest failing in 5778? If your answer is that our communal life hasn’t been sufficiently partisan or focused enough on the...
Rabbinic Official: ‘Disgraceful’ That Jewish Group Would Exploit High Holiday Liturgy to Spread Antisemitism, Anti-Israel Vitriol
It is disgraceful that any group, especially a Jewish one, would use the liturgy of the high holy days for anti-Israel and antisemitic purposes, a...
Jewish Students at U of Michigan ‘Deeply Offended’ by ‘Apartheid Wall,’ Mock Israeli Checkpoints Erected on Campus During Rosh Hashanah
Jewish students at the University of Michigan were “deeply offended” that an "apartheid wall" and mock Israeli checkpoints were allowed to be erected on campus...
In Rosh Hashanah Greeting, Muslim Mayor Calls London’s Jews ‘Shining Example’ of UK Capital ‘at Its Best’
London’s first-ever Muslim mayor issued a Rosh Hashanah greeting on Sunday, and called the British capital’s Jewish community a “shining example of London at its...
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...
IDF Chief Says Many Secret Operations Have Been Carried Out on Golan Front
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday met with the IDF General Staff forum, including Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon and IDF Chief-of-Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz,...
BEHIND THE SCENES EXCLUSIVE: Mariah Carey Dabbles in Hebrew on “American Idol” (VIDEO)
"American Idol" kicked off its 12th season last night on Fox, once again with a new judging panel that includes superstar Mariah Carey, country crooner...
Ten Ways You Know Rosh Hashana in Israel is Almost Here
1. Turn on the radio any time in the weeks between the date school starts and Yom Kippur, and it's a sure bet that on...
Eat, Pray, and Love Your Story
I was pleasantly surprised to see that a movie like Eat, Pray, Love, a film of this introspective caliber got made. The script clearly defied...
