We American Jews have always been curious about how the High Holidays were observed abroad — or if they were observed at all.
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On this day last year, the sun rose on what was supposed to be a joyous Jewish holiday. By sunset, October 7 had become the ...
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Some 75 people gathered at Congregation Kadimah-Toras Moshe, a nearly 85-year-old Modern Orthodox synagogue in Brighton, Mass ...
A network of Jewish security institutions increased 30% since the Hamas Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel amid rising domestic ...
Hurricane Milton’s path is tracking through the Gulf of Mexico to St. Pete and Tampa. As Yom Kippur nears, rabbis and Jews ...
The Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashana, begins Wednesday at sundown. It marks the start of the Jewish High Holidays, a 10-day ...
Today, the Unetaneh Tokef's age-old formula for how to handle hard times falls short, writes a JDC official who has seen ...
When someone dies, their soul and spirit live on in their family members who remember them and carry on their legacy.
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