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Category Archives: Slice of Israeli life
Good News Friday – Purim Same’ach edition
Purim has started (or is starting) around the Jewish world, and we are celebrating a “triple Purim” which is quite a rare event. It started tonight at sundown and lasts till tomorrow night when Shabbat begins. But in walled cities … Continue reading
Good News Friday
It’s a strange Friday-Shabbat this week, from the sadness of Asara BeTevet to the happiness of Shabbat, and it’s a bit discombobulating (I love that word!) to add some good news to the mix. It’s also a very short day … Continue reading
Posted in Slice of Israeli life, Technology
Tagged coronavirus, Good News Friday, vaccine
3 Comments
The silver lining to the coronavirus lockdown during the Jewish Festivals
We are at the height of Sukkot at the moment and I would love to write about the special prayers and celebrations that are taking place in Jerusalem and around the Jewish world, but with coronavirus still ravaging our population, … Continue reading
Posted in Israel news, Judaism, Slice of Israeli life
Tagged 5781, coronavirus, Judaism, lockdown, Rosh Hashana, Simchat Torah, Sukkot, Yom Kippur
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Yom Kippur 5781 – Gmar Hatima Tova!
Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is upon us once again. It begins in a few hours time here in Israel, when we will be entering a 25-hour fast to pray for forgiveness for any wrongs we have committed towards … Continue reading
Posted in Judaism, Slice of Israeli life
Tagged 5781, coronavirus, Israel, Judaism, Yom Kippur
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Shana Tova Umetuka – 5781
Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, begins tonight (Friday night), and lasts for 2 days, until sundown on Sunday night. The Jewish year follows the lunar calendar, and the number counts the number of years since Creation. This year we … Continue reading
Posted in International relations, Israel news, Judaism, Slice of Israeli life
Tagged 5781, Abraham Accords, Bahrain, coronavirus, Judaism, peace accords, Rosh Hashana, UAE
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Tisha B’Av 5780 – 2020
Tisha B’Av, the 9th day of Av began last night at sundown and finishing at sundown tonight. Tisha Be’Av is the saddest day in the Jewish calendar. As I wrote in a previous Tisha Be’Av post: The fast commemorates the … Continue reading
Posted in Judaism, Slice of Israeli life
Tagged 9th Av, archaeology, Jerusalem, Judaism, Kotel, Tisha B'Av
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