by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 1, 2022 | Purim, Shavuot (Pentecost)
In the story of Creation, God ends every day by noting the day and saying it was good. The formula established on the first day reads, “And there was evening and there was morning, a first day” (Genesis 1:5). One notable divergence is when God comments, “And there was...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 27, 2022 | Jerusalem Day, Temple
Jerusalem Day commemorates the reunion of the Jewish people with their holiest site, the Temple Mount, during the 1967 Six-Day War. It is celebrated annually on the 28th of Iyar and is marked officially throughout Israel with state ceremonies and memorial services....
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 26, 2022 | Jerusalem Day
On the 28th of Iyar, Israel celebrates Jerusalem Day which commemorates the reunion of the Jewish people with their holiest site, the Temple Mount, in the 1967 Six-Day War. What few people know is that the day after taking part in the unification of Jerusalem, Rabbi...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 3, 2022 | Israel, Israel's Independence Day, Redemption
Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Day of Independence, is observed on the fifth day of the Hebrew month of Iyar. It commemorates the signing of the Israeli Declaration of Independence on May 14, 1948, on the eve of the end of the British Mandate. At the time,...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 3, 2022 | Israel, Israel's Independence Day, Israel's Memorial Day
Yom HaZikaron, Israel’s Remembrance Day, is observed on the 4th of Hebrew month of Iyar. The full name of the day Yom HaZikaron LeChalalei Ma’arachot Yisrael ul’Nifge’ei Pe’ulot HaEivah (Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers of the Wars...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 1, 2022 | Holiness, Kedoshim, Purity, Shabbat
Leviticus Chapter 19 begins with a deceptively simple commandment: You shall be holy, for I, Hashem your God, am holy. Leviticus 19:2 There has been much speculation about this verse. At first glance, the imperative seems impossible as it requires the nation of...
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