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When do the Jewish High Holidays start? The 10-day season begins this week with Rosh Hashana
Read full article: When do the Jewish High Holidays start? The 10-day season begins this week with Rosh HashanaRosh Hashana, the Jewish new year, starts at sundown on Wednesday, Oct. 2, and continues through the evening of Friday, Oct. 4.
Jews spitting on the ground beside Christian pilgrims in the Holy Land sparks outrage
Read full article: Jews spitting on the ground beside Christian pilgrims in the Holy Land sparks outrageA video that shows ultra-Orthodox Jews spitting on the ground beside a procession of foreign Christian worshipers carrying a wooden cross in the holy city of Jerusalem has ignited intense outrage and a flurry of condemnation in the Holy Land.
Jewish community in San Antonio celebrates completion of new Torah, sacred handwritten scroll
Read full article: Jewish community in San Antonio celebrates completion of new Torah, sacred handwritten scrollCreating a Torah is a holy ritual that takes months. That's why the completion of a new Torah in San Antonio, was worthy of a huge celebration including a parade, dancing, and the blowing of the traditional shofar.
Record number of antisemitic attacks in 2021, San Antonio incidents included
Read full article: Record number of antisemitic attacks in 2021, San Antonio incidents includedAntisemitism has been on the rise over the past several years, and a new study released last week by the Anti-Defamation League shows the trend is only growing.
The meaning of Passover’s week-long observance, why it still matters
Read full article: The meaning of Passover’s week-long observance, why it still mattersThis past Friday marked Passover, an important Jewish holiday. However, many people don't know the holiday lasts a full week, and what that week means.
“They are us. There’s no distinction”: Terror of synagogue standoff is no isolated incident to Texas Jewish leaders
Read full article: “They are us. There’s no distinction”: Terror of synagogue standoff is no isolated incident to Texas Jewish leadersNews of Congregation Beth Israel hostages' safe escape is met with intense relief, but communities feel pain and fear over the latest in a series of antisemitic attacks and incidents in Texas and beyond.