by Elyshia Johnson | Oct 7, 2019 | Newsletters, Reflections from Israel
By: Meira Weber The first month of the Jewish year is always an exciting one. Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year, catapults us right into a festive celebration of this year’s potential – we say special prayers, we blow the shofar, and we eat special foods that...
by Kim Troup | Oct 2, 2018 | News from the Land
by Sondra Oster Baras October 2, 2018 It is truly special for me to live in a Jewish country where the calendar is a Jewish one. Jewish holidays and memorial days are marked as national holidays, with both religious and secular Jews finding meaning in these special...
by Elyshia Johnson | Sep 13, 2018 | News from the Land, Newsletters
By: Sondra Oster Baras On Tuesday night and Wednesday, we will be observing Yom Kippur, otherwise known as the Day of Atonement, the holiest day of the year. It is a time when Jews all over the world spend the day in fasting and prayer. This year also...
by Kim Troup | Sep 22, 2017 | Shabbat Shalom
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) Leviticus 16 This year, Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, falls on Shabbat so we suspend the regular order and read the Torah portion for this holiest day of the year. The portion begins with a mention of the death of Aaron’s sons, which...
by Kim Troup | Sep 17, 2013 | News from the Land
The news in Israel is focusing on two subjects right now: Syria and Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur, otherwise known as the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the year when Jews all over the world spend the day in fasting and prayer. This year, though, marked the 40th...
