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Yom Kippur – Yom HaKadosh – “The Holiest Day”

Yom Kippur – Yom HaKadosh – “The Holiest Day” By: Rabbi Yisroel Jungreis Merits for Yom Kippur One of the emotional prayers that we recite from Rosh...

Eulogy or legacy?

Rabbi Yossy Goldman (JNS) Sadly, rabbis often officiate at funerals and are called upon to deliver a hesped, a eulogy. But the most gifted speechwriter cannot...

Israel’s largest four-species market set for 25th year in Jerusalem

(JNS) The largest four-species market in Israel is set to open for Sukkot in Jerusalem’s Valero Square, located adjacent to Mahane Yehuda Market. Several dozen...

Synagogues Prepare for High Holidays Amid Rising Threats: A Comprehensive Security Outlook

Synagogues Prepare for High Holidays Amid Rising Threats: A Comprehensive Security Outlook Edited by: Fern Sidman As the High Holidays approach, synagogues across the United States...

Rosh Hashanah guide for the perplexed, 2023

Rosh Hashanah guide for the perplexed, 2023 By Yoram Ettinger. The evening of September 15, 2023 will launch Jewish New Year of 5784. 1. Genesis. Rosh Hashanah,...

Repentance reimagined

(JNS) Time always flies, but somehow during this time of year it seems to fly faster than ever. Can you believe it’s only 10...

Explainer: Tisha b’Av, the saddest day on the Hebrew calendar, begins Wednesday evening

By World Israel News Staff Tisha b’Av, the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av, begins Wednesday evening, according to the Jewish calendar –...

Why the Bread & Egg in Ash Before 9 Av?

By Yehuda Shurpin(Chabad.org) The ninth day of the Jewish month of Av (known as Tisha B'Av) is a day of fasting and introspection, when we commemorate the destruction of...

18 Tisha B’Av Facts Every Jew Should Know

By Menachem Posner(Chabad.org) 1. Tisha B’Av Is the Saddest Day of the Jewish Calendar Tisha B’Av, the 9th day of the month of Av (Jul. 26-27, 2023), is the saddest day...

Shavuot: The Holiday With 5 Names!

By Rabbi Ari Enkin, Rabbinic Director, United with Israel This coming Saturday night begins the holiday of Shavuot! It’s the day we received the Torah...

10 Facts About Ruth Everyone Should Know

By Menachem Posner(Chabad.org) 1. Ruth Is the Quintessential Convert to Judaism Many female converts to Judaism choose the name Ruth, and for good reason! Ruth, whose story is...

“Great Parade” –  Lag BaOmer Street Fair and Carnival Returns to Bklyn After Six Years

“Great Parade” -  Lag BaOmer Street Fair and Carnival Returns to Bklyn After Six Years Listen to this article at: TJVNews.com The Parade, Coming Amid NYC...

500,000 Lag BaOmer Celebrants to Safely Return to Meron

By Bruria Efune(Chabad.org) While preparations for Lag BaOmer are underway at Chabad Houses around the world this week, emissaries in one city are especially hard at work: Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok and Chana Ruth Halperin of Chabad-Lubavitch of Meron, a...

The Last Days of Passover – Parting of the Red Sea

The Last Days of Passover - Parting of the Red Sea By: Menachem Posner   What Was the Parting of the Red Sea? The miracle of the parting...

Fighting antisemitism in the spirit of Passover

Adam Teitelbaum (JNS) Last week, Jewish people around the world gathered to celebrate Passover, a holiday that commemorates the flight of enslaved Hebrews from oppression in...

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