The so-called “Yom Kippur” has been nothing but a real and opportune occasion for the Temple groups and extremist settlers to ...
It’s Jewish year 5786, and to celebrate the new year, Jews on Whidbey resurfaced on Tuesday after a long hiatus, to listen to the blowing of the shofar, a ram’s horn, and feast on apples and honey and ...
The first time that a shofar appears in the Bible, it isn’t blown. It isn’t even mentioned by name. It’s just described: And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, behind him was a ram, ...
Rabbi Alan Joseph, executive director of Bikur Cholim, told the Cleveland Jewish News they are expecting “a really busy ...
This column will appear as the Jewish community is in the midst of its holy day period known as the “High Holidays.” It is a ...
It’s the Jewish High Holiday season, and Jews the world over are preparing to visit their local synagogues — for community, for prayer, and to hear the arresting, soulful sounds of the shofar. An ...
The evening of September 22, 2025 will launch the Jewish New Year of 5786, underscoring family bonding, human fallibility, and the continuous evolution of one’s character and the benefits of renewal, ...
KINGSTON, N.Y. — In Jewish congregations around the world, Rosh Hashana will be celebrated on Tuesday, Sept. 23. This year, at Congregation Agudas Achim, the annual High Holy Day new year’s ...
KINGSTON, N.Y. — Congregation Agudas Achim, 254 Lucas Ave., has announced its schedule of Rosh Hashanah events. Rosh Hashanah Eve services and the lighting of candles will take place Monday, Sept. 22, ...
The past year has been especially challenging for Jews worldwide, with antisemitism on the rise and global unrest spreading. But with the High Holy Days nearing, Palm Beach’s Jewish community is ...
It sounds very dramatic to say that a rabbi was arrested for blowing shofar. And all the more dramatic when you add that this happened not in Paris or London or Chicago, but in Jerusalem, only a few ...