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Marking the horror of Oct. 7 amid Simchat Torah's mandate to be joyful
JERUSALEM (RNS) — Jews around the world are attempting a difficult spiritual straddle this week: how to celebrate the joyous holiday of Simchat Torah on the first anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas ...
Anti-Israel protester gets wrist-slap for trying to ID ‘Zionists’ on packed NYC subway train
An anti-Israel protester got a slap on the wrist for allegedly barging onto a packed Manhattan subway train last summer and ...
The Jews of October 8th – opinion
Since October 7th, we've been making Kiddush every week. No matter where we are or who is present, I will take a bottle of ...
Arutz Sheva7d
Sivan Rahav-Meir: What I learned from Meirav Berger, Agam's mother
More hostages were released yesterday, including Agam Berger. I have so many memories, stories, and moments with her mother, ...
Los Angeles Times24d
Opinion: After the surgeon general’s warning on alcohol, people of faith should rethink sacramental wine
From the weekly Kiddush (a blessing said over a wine cup) on Shabbat to holidays like Purim, Passover and Simchat Torah, wine occupies a sacred space in Judaism. But this month, the surgeon ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency3y
Torah scroll the Nazis stole for their post-Holocaust ‘Jewish museum’ returns to service in Prague
(JTA) — A Torah scroll that the Nazis stole from for their planned museum on Judaism in Prague will return to use there on Simchat Torah, a holiday that falls later this month and celebrates the ...
Arutz Sheva13d
Orit Mark Ettinger: Those responsible for murder go free - my heart hurts and is dizzy
Orit Mark Ettinger, daughter of Rabbi Miki Mark and sister of fallen soldier Pedaya, expresses deep pain at the release of ...
Jewish Press4d
New Data Shows Majority of Israelis Support Annexation
The findings were made public two days prior to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit with President Trump.