Tag: Ceremony
Preparing for the Big Day in Jerusalem, ISRAEL
Jerusalem, ISRAEL... That says it all.
Burying the Past
Remnants of Torah scrolls are buried in the Warsaw, Poland Jewish cemetery.
US Secy of State Won’t Attend Inauguration of Next President
US Secy of State John Kerry said it was "frankly inappropriate" for President-elect Trump to express an opinion on actions by another leader.
Palestinian Authority Embassy Opens at the Vatican
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas inaugurates his new embassy in a ceremony at the Vatican.
Hillary Clinton Taken from 9/11 Ceremony for Medical Reasons [video]
Clinton "stumbled off the curb," her "knees buckled" and she lost a shoe, as she was being helped away from the ceremony.
Prime Minister Netanyahu Meets in Moscow With President Putin
"The tunes that were heard we remember from childhood," Prime Minister Netanyahu's staff wrote with nostalgia about the ceremony in Moscow for the Unknown Soldier.
Woody Allen Brunt of Rape Joke at Cannes Ceremony [video]
It looks like the French have just learned the art of the Roast and are still not so adept at it. Where's Don Rickles when you need him?
Bearded IDF Paratroopers Banned from Yad Vashem Ceremony
Bearded Jewish soldiers are not let into an institution dedicated to documenting the tragic fate of millions of bearded Jews.
Netanyahu Helps Complete Torah Scroll in Memory of Paris Terror Victims
PM Netanyahu inscribed the final letters in a Torah scroll dedicated to the memory of the victims who died in last month's Paris terror attacks.
Jewish Men: Watch Out Smashing the Glass Under the Chuppah!
Jewish males alert: A bridegroom actually gashed his foot while smashing the glass under the chuppah during his wedding in Tel Aviv.
Defense Minister Ya’alon: Assad Has Lost Control
According to rebel sources in Syria, the number of dead as a result of the chemical gas attack on a suburb of Damascus has topped 1,300, including women and children.
Jewish Agency Hands Gondar School to Ethiopia
Jewish Agency for Israel Chairman Natan Sharansky handed Getnet Amare, the mayor of Gondar, Ethiopia, the keys to the school that had prepared thousands of Jewish...
Did She or Didn’t She?
Why should someone who did convert in an Orthodox ceremony be sending out all the signals that they didn't?
Palestinians Preparing for Prisoners’ Release
The Palestinian authorities have finalized the preparations for the release of 26 prisoners, seen as a confidence building gesture from Israel to help sweeten...
A Day of Agony
Memorial Day in Israel is not a day of picnics and sales or barbecues and fun. It is agony. It is pain.
IOC Adds Insult to Injury: Widows ‘Get’ their Minute of Silence 4 Days Too...
I suggest Monday, July 23, 2012, will go down in the annals of Olympic history as Throw the Widow a Bone Day.
Jew Marries Gorilla in Historic Ceremony
With the Golden Gate Bridge symbolically in the background, the nuptial union between the pioneer Jewish anthropologist and the stunning, white wedding-gowned gorilla marked a historic bridge between mankind and the world of the primates, and another one of Judaism’s great contributions to human culture. Rabbi Christine Christy, dynamic leader of California’s Progressive Democratic Liberal Reform Jewish Movement, officiated at the tear-filled ceremony.
Nefesh B’Nefesh Landing Ceremony
Watch the live feed from the airport as your family & friends LIVE as they arrive in Israel as new Olim!