Our holy parshanim (commentators) sweeten our festival month of Tishrei, with many drashot, as to the ‘messages’ to be adduced from there being two parshiot read on Shemini Atzeret: first, the ...

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The first mitzvah given to the Jewish people was to establish their own calendar. The Jewish calendar, based on the lunar cycle, starts with the month of Nisan in the spring, when the Israelites left ...

Israel’s government cabinet unanimously approved the establishment of an annual day of remembrance to mark the October 7 massacre by some 3,000 Hamas-led terrorists who left at least 1,200 people dead ...

3. According to Leviticus 23:26-32: “The Lord said to Moses, that the tenth day of this seventh month [Tishrei] is the Day of Atonement…. Do not do any work on that day…. This is a lasting ordinance ...

(JTA) — For more than five months, the date of Oct. 7 has instantly evoked images of horror in the minds of Israelis as the bloodiest day in the country’s history and the deadliest for Jews since the ...

MINNESOTA, USA — As we approach the sacred season of religious holidays for the Jewish community, you might hear or see people greeting one another by saying "L'shanah tovah," or "good year" to ...

Sukkot Monday October 6, 2025 Yud-Daled B’Tishrei, Year 5786 Kaf-Alef B’Tishrei, Year 5786 ...