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Chag Shavuot Same’ach!
The festival of Shavuot (“Feast of Weeks” or Pentecost), beginning tonight is the culmination of the 7 weeks (hence the name) of counting the Omer – Sefirat Ha’Omer. We are instructed by G-d (ויקרא כ”ג:ט”ו – Lev. 23:15) to count, … Continue reading
Chag Same’ach! Yom Yerushalayim 5780 – 2020
Yom Yerushalayim, Jerusalem Day, the anniversary of Israel’s miraculous victory over combined Arab forces in 1967, began last night (Thursday). Usually the chag is marked with festive prayer services in synagogues around the country. This year, because of the restrictions … Continue reading
Posted in History, indigenous rights, Israel news, Judaism
Tagged archaeology, Jerusalem, Kotel, Six Day War, Temple Mount, Yom Yerushalayim
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Yom Hazikaron 5780 – Israel’s Memorial Day 2020
Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day for fallen soldiers and victims of terror, began last night at sundown with the sound of the siren, as Israel commemorated its fallen with a one minute siren at 8 pm and a surreal ceremony … Continue reading
Posted in History, Israel news, Judaism, Slice of Israeli life
Tagged corona, IDF, terrorism, Yom Hazikaron
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Yom Hashoah 5780- 2020
Yom Hashoah this year took on a much more subdued tone than in normal times due to the strictures imposed by the coronavirus pandemic. For the first time ever the ceremony was broadcast online while the host and choir addressed … Continue reading
Posted in History, Israel news, Judaism
Tagged Holocaust, Holocaust Memorial Day, Shoah, Yom Hashoah
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Chag Kasher Ve’sameach – Pesach in the shadow of corona
Looking back at what I have written for my Pesach posts over the last years, my heart aches, as it does for everyone, for what we enjoyed and for what we had been so looking forward to again this year. … Continue reading
