IDF Widows and Orphans Organization is the only Israeli organization that supports IDF widows and veterans. “The families ...

Yom Hazikaron (Memorial Day) is a national day of mourning in Israel and in Jewish communities throughout the world for the more than 25,000 men and women who have given their lives for the ...

The Jerusalem Post, Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem, and the IDF Widows & Orphans Organization (IDFWO) will hold a moving ceremony marking Remembrance Day for members of Israel’s English-speaking ...

We would be insensitive – even cruel – if we did not mourn on Tisha B’Av [the 9th of the Hebrew month of Av] and Yom Hazikaron [Remembrance Day for the Fallen of Israel’s Wars and Victims ...

On Friday at sunset, the holiest day of the year in Judaism begins. It's called Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, and it lasts about 25 hours or until nightfall on Saturday. Yom Kippur comes at ...

Do we not celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut? What do we do on Yom Hazikaron? Do we join the IDF? What is our relationship with the IDF? There are all sorts of identity questions.” In order to create a ...

Yom Kippur will be observed from sunset on Friday, Oct. 11, until after nightfall on Saturday, Oct. 12. The holiday is held on the 10th day of the year on the Hebrew calendar, with Rosh Hashanah ...

Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, will soon mark the end of the Jewish "High Holidays." Considered the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur is the culmination of a 10-day ...

Like past years, this year’s arrangement is held during Yom HaZikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day, and Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day. The weeklong programming will feature guest ...

JUF Mission Israel 65 got back from Israel after traveling from April 10 to 17, 2013. They celebrated Yom Ha’atzmaut, Yom Hazikaron and Yom HaShoah.

Yom Kippur is the most important day of the year for the Jewish faith and ends the 10-day period of repentance and reflection known as the "High Holidays," which began with Rosh Hashanah. Yom ...