Posts Tagged: Rosh Hashanah
Online Campaign Gathers Thousands of Rosh Hashanah Messages for Evan Gershkovich, American Reporter Imprisoned in Russia
More than 2,000 messages of goodwill have been sent to Evan Gershkovich — the Wall Street Journal reporter arbitrarily detained by the Russian authorities earlier...
Undeterred by Russian Attacks, Jews in Ukrainian City of Odesa Prepare for a Second Rosh Hashanah at War
For the second year running, Jews in the Ukrainian city of Odesa will mark Rosh Hashanah — the Jewish New Year — on Friday night...
Famed Chef Ina Garten Shares Rosh Hashanah Recipes, Recalls Baking Challah as a Newlywed
Acclaimed Jewish chef and cookbook author Ina Garten this week shared recipes for five dishes to serve on Rosh Hashanah, as well as tips about...
Remembering a Rosh Hashanah Amid the Holocaust; Could Today Be Different?
Charles Ticho of Hackensack, New Jersey, died last year at the age of 95, and inadvertently had a hand in founding the Israeli film industry. In...
Rosh Hashanah, 2023
In one sense you could say that Rosh Hashanah is a festival about parents and children. From the Torah, we read about Abraham’s tortured relationships. Sarah...
The Immaculate Reception: Are Miracles Possible?
I awoke Tuesday morning to find the following email in my inbox: "Dear Rabbi, as we approach Rosh Hashanah, I feel compelled to make a...
Police to Post Armed Guard Outside Every Jerusalem Synagogue
i24 News — Due to a sharp uptick in intelligence concerning terrorist plots, Jerusalem police will beef up the security in the capital for the...
A Rosh Hashanah Guide for the Perplexed, 2023
The evening of September 15, 2023, will launch Jewish New Year of 5784. Here are some facts about Rosh Hashanah, which marks the Jewish new...
Should We Experience Love and Joy on Yom Kippur This Year?
We are now in the Jewish month of Elul, where we say goodbye to the "lazy days of summer," and get back to business. The...
US Jewish Humanitarian Organization Distributes Rosh Hashanah Packages in Ukraine
Thousands of food packages will be distributed to needy Jewish communities across war-torn Ukraine ahead of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, which falls on...
Amid Bilateral Dispute, Mayor of Ukrainian City Says Thousands of Hasidim Expected for Rosh Hashanah Pilgrimage
The mayor of the Ukrainian city of Uman has said that she is expecting thousands of Hasidic visitors for the annual Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage to...
Benny Gantz’s Anti-Netanyahu Rosh Hashanah Message
JNS.org – In weekend interviews ahead of the Rosh Hashanah holiday, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz made a statement that explains his poor showing in...
In Rosh Hashanah Greetings, Lapid Offers Message of Unity to World Jewry
Israel’s Prime Minister Yair Lapid offered a message of unity in greetings to the Jewish communities around the world on the eve of Rosh Hashanah,...
Poll: 65% of Israelis Think Country is ‘Good Place to Live’
i24 News – Nearly 65 percent of the country's population say Israel is a good place to live, while 33 percent of the respondents think...
