Tag: Holiday
High Holiday Blend
Certainly, even someone in a spiritual coma on Rosh Hashanah can be awakened by the sound of the shofar.
The Perfect Holiday Gift: New Missile Alert System from Home Front Command
The new home warning system will kick in only if a missile threatens the user's particular area, leaving everyone else to continue with their daily routines.
EasyJet Claims ‘Disruptive Passengers’ to Blame for Separation, Removal from Flight
An EasyJet spokesperson denies Jewish passengers were deliberately separated out from the other travelers prior to departure from Barcelona en route to Paris.
A Family Holiday: Happy Birthday Israel
Students wearing blue shirts participate in a weekly project called “Students & Baskets.” They come to open air markets on Thursdays and help the elderly carry their bags home.
New Jersey Businesswoman Launches ‘Give18’ for Victims of Terror
The CEO of Ora's Amazing Herbal found that starting a campaign to help victims of terror was as satisfying as starting her own business.
The Maccabeats’ Latest Chanukah Tune is a Real Sizzler! [video]
The Maccabeats a capella singing group has come up with another sizzler of a tune, this one even offering a perfect recipe for Chanukah.
Israel Moves to High Alert for Yom Kippur
Israel moves to high alert and security restrictions are in effect on the Temple Mount today in advance of Yom Kippur.
POLL: Fellow Jews, Do You Celebrate Thanksgiving?
Thanksgiving is an American secular holiday that most Jews have no problem celebrating due to its lack of overt religious symbols (unlike the American holidays right before and after it). Still, there are always holdouts for some reason or another. Let's hear what you do...
My Park
I grew up a few blocks from the Ramat Gan National Park, a man made urban park, which isn't really national, with a nice,...
Looking For God In Our Skyscrapers
The collective subconscious that pulls the young people of Tel Aviv’s trendy Shenkin Street to alternative lamentations on the city rooftops discovers something in Tisha B’Av.
Tshuva: No Shabbat Desecration Occurred
Yitzchak Tshuva expressed regret that the gas flow's arrival into Israel was being presented as having desecrated the Shabbat or the Pesach Holiday.