WASHINGTON (JTA) — Michael Oren writes of being in a reverie on Sept. 30, 2013, his last day as Israel’s ambassador to Washington, when he heard President Barack Obama tell his boss, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: “If war comes, we’re with you, because that’s what the American people want.” The remark left Oren wanting something […]
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NEW YORK (JTA) — Ahead of the Democratic presidential debate on Tuesday, there has been plenty of discussion of Sen. Bernie Sanders: how he will fare after his recent heart attack, whether he can come back in polls that show him drifting into third place behind Joe Biden and Sen. Elizabeth Warren and how his […]
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HALLE, Germany (JTA) — Just two days after a deadly neo-Nazi attack here, this city in eastern Germany slowly stirs to life. On this morning, a woman walks a small dog along the sidewalk, crossing the street to avoid the police tape and masses of candles melting down. A mother passes by pushing a baby […]
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Photo Credit: Jewish Press Three Hebrew words for gathering are associated with Sukkot: “asifah,” “aggudah,” and “kehillah.” * The holiday is called Chag HaAssif (Exodus 23:16 and 34:22) because, Rashi explains, Sukkot is a person’s last chance to gather (“asifah”) and bring his produce indoors before the rainy season. Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: […]
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Photo Credit: Jewish Press “When I call out the Name of Hashem, attribute greatness to our G-d” (Devarim 32:3). Rashi explains this pasuk as follows: “When I mention Hashem’s name, I will bring greatness to Hashem and bless His Name.” Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: ‘banner’, zid: ThisAdID, pid: 16, onscroll: 0 […]
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COLOGNE, Germany (JTA) — When the breaking news from Halle started to pour in Wednesday afternoon, the Jewish community around the world was still in the midst of commemorating the holiest day of the year in Judaism, Yom Kippur. Equipped with a rifle, ammunition and other military gear, the 27-year-old gunman tried to break into a […]
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Photo Credit: Jewish Press Question: In which direction should a person wave the lulav first? Menachem Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: ‘banner’, zid: ThisAdID, pid: 16, onscroll: 0 }); Answer: The Torah (Leviticus 23:40) states, “U’lekachtem lachem bayom harishon pri etz hadar, kappot temarim, va’anaf etz avot ve’arvei nachal, u’semachtem lifnei Hashem […]
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