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Sukkot: The Festive Symbolism of the Four Species

Sukkot: The Festive Symbolism of the Four Species

Sukkot is one of the most joyful holidays in the Jewish calendar.
The holiday of Sukkot

The holiday of Sukkot

Today evening begins the holiday of Sukkot or “Feast of Booths”.
Two years since the October 7 massacre: the hypocrisy of world leaders and a new wave of anti-Semitism

Two years since the October 7 massacre: the hypocrisy of world leaders and a new wave of anti-Semitism

Today marks exactly two years since the bloodiest attack on the Jewish people since the Holocaust.
Terrorist attack in the Manchester synagogue: politics as a catalyst for antisemitism

Terrorist attack in the Manchester synagogue: politics as a catalyst for antisemitism

On October 2, 2025, on Yom Kippur — the holiest day of the Jewish calendar — a terrorist attack occurred at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in the Crumpsall area of North Manchester.
Yom Kippur – may you be inscribed in the Book of Life for good!

Yom Kippur – may you be inscribed in the Book of Life for good!

Today, October 1st, with the sunset, Yom Kippur begins — the holiest and most important Jewish holiday.
This day in history: the ‘Habima’ theater found its home

This day in history: the ‘Habima’ theater found its home

“Habima” found its home in Israel On October 1, 1945, the theater “Habima” — the first national theater of the Jewish people — ceremoniously opened its building in Tel Aviv.This was not just a cultural celebration: for the first time in the history of the Jewish revival in the Land of Israel, a Jewish theater […]
100 rabbis sound the alarm: Europe on the verge of a Jewish exodus

100 rabbis sound the alarm: Europe on the verge of a Jewish exodus

More than a hundred rabbis from different corners of Europe have signed a collective warning to the leadership of the European Union.
Days of Trembling before Yom Kippur

Days of Trembling before Yom Kippur

In Israel and Jewish communities around the world, special days are now being observed — Yamim Noraim, or “Days of Awe”.
Pages of history: the birth of Israeli civil aviation

Pages of history: the birth of Israeli civil aviation

The birthday of Israeli civil aviation is considered to be September 28, 1948, when the first president of the state, Chaim Weizmann, arrived in Israel from Geneva on board a military aircraft, Douglas C-54 Skymaster, converted for civilian use.
Alarming reality: the majority of Jewish students worldwide are forced to hide their identity

Alarming reality: the majority of Jewish students worldwide are forced to hide their identity

In university campuses around the world, a tragedy is unfolding that was recently hard to imagine.
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