subscribe by RSS
-
Recent Comments
peteca1 on The West’s hypocrisy at… danmillerinpanama on The West’s hypocrisy at… The West’s hyp… on Israeli Navy intercepts missil… anneinpt on Israeli Navy intercepts missil… anneinpt on Guest post: London Jewish Book… anneinpt on Good News Friday Brian Goldfarb on Israeli Navy intercepts missil… Brian Goldfarb on Guest post: London Jewish Book… anneinpt on Calling on my London friends t… Kay Wilson on Calling on my London friends t… Reality on Good News Friday Brian Goldfarb on Good News Friday OyiaBrown on Good News Friday Joseph on Israeli Navy intercepts missil… Betty on Israeli Navy intercepts missil…
Category Archives: Judaism
Good News Friday
This week’s edition of Good News Friday is going to be a bit of a mixed bunch. I will start with noting that today is a sad day: Asara BeTevet, the fast of the 10th of Tevet, commemorating the start … Continue reading
Posted in Israel news, Judaism, Technology
Tagged Alzheimers, Amnon Shashua, Asara beTevet, biomed, blind, Ehud Cohen, Elazar, floods, Good News Friday, Gush Etzion, hi-tech, Jerusalem, neurodegenerative disease, OrCam, rain, snow, storm, TyrNovo, weather
6 Comments
Happy Channukah!
Despite the extremely unseasonable, boiling hot temperatures outside here in Israel (it hit 31°C today) (even though winter doesn’t usually set in till after Channukah), and even though it is still only November, Channukah (or Hannukah or Hanukah or Chanuka … Continue reading
Posted in Judaism
Tagged Ari Lesser, Channukah, Hannukah, Judaism, Thanksgiving, Thanksgivukkah
5 Comments
US plans to return artefacts stolen from the Iraqi Jewish community – to the Iraqi government!
There is outrage in the American Jewish community (which ought to be echoed by every Jewish community in the world) at plans by the US National Archive to return the Iraqi Jewish archive, (thanks to reader Debby Potter for the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Arts & Sports, Judaism
Tagged archive, Baghdad, geniza, Harold Rhode, Iraq, Iraqi Jews, Judaism
2 Comments
Simchat Torah 5774 – Chag sameach!
The last and most joyous festival of the Jewish holiday season is almost upon us – Sukkot finishes tonight and Simchat Torah begins. Today, the last day of Sukkot, is known as Hoshana Raba. Here’s a short Hebrew article on … Continue reading
Posted in Judaism
Tagged Judaism, rain, Shemini Atzeret, Simchat Torah, Sukkot, Tefilat Geshem, Yizkor
9 Comments
Sukkot 5774 – Chag Sameach!
The festival of Sukkot, the most joyous festival in the Jewish calendar, begins tonight, lasting for 7 days (8 outside of Israel), running straight into the Simchat Torah festival on the 8th day (9th day outside Israel). Sukkot is the … Continue reading
Yom Kippur 5774 – Gmar Hatima Tova
Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is upon us once again, beginning in a few hours time here in Israel, when we will be entering a 25-hour fast with day-long prayer services, composed of beautiful, spiritual and emotional prayers and … Continue reading
