Tag Archives: Rosh Hashana

Shana Tova Umetuka – 5779

Posted on 9 September 2018 by

Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, begins tonight, and lasts for 2 days, until sundown on Tuesday night.  The Jewish year follows the lunar calendar, and the number counts the number of years since Creation. This year we will mark … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel news, Judaism, Slice of Israeli life | Tagged , , , , | 8 Comments

Shana Tova Umetuka – 5778

Posted on 20 September 2017 by

Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, begins tonight, and lasts for 2 days, until sundown on Friday night.  This year, since Rosh Hashana falls on Thursday and Friday, we then run straight into Shabbat, giving us a 3-day festival (so … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel news, Judaism, Slice of Israeli life | Tagged , , , , , | 12 Comments

Good News for the end of the year

Posted on 19 September 2017 by

I missed my Good News Friday post last Friday because I ran out of time before Shabbat. This Friday will be the second day of Rosh Hashana so I won’t be posting a good news installment then either. So I … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Arts & Sports, International relations, Israel news, Mideast news, Slice of Israeli life, support Israel | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Shana Tova Umetuka – 5777

Posted on 2 October 2016 by

Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, begins tonight, and lasts for 2 days, until sundown on Tuesday night. The Jewish year follows the lunar calendar, and the number counts the number of years since Creation. This year we will mark … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel news, Judaism | Tagged , , , | 5 Comments

Shana Tova Umetuka – 5776

Posted on 13 September 2015 by

Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, begins tonight, and lasts for 2 days, until sundown on Tuesday night. The Jewish year follows the lunar calendar, and the number counts the number of years since Creation. This year we will mark … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel news, Judaism | Tagged , , , | 11 Comments

Good News Friday

Posted on 11 September 2015 by

In keeping with the Rosh Hashana spirit, this week’s Good News Friday is going to focus on inspiring and uplifting posts. Here’s a fantastic video of a huge slichot (penitential prayers) service at the Kotel this week. The sheer number … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel news, Judaism | Tagged , , , | 8 Comments