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Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, is this week. Here's what to know about the holiday
Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, is set to begin this week, and it comes a little later than last year's holiday. The holiday, which also can be spelled Rosh Hashanah, marks the beginning of the ...
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When Is Purim? All About the Festive Jewish Holiday, Its Meaning and How To Celebrate
It's done once on Purim night (this year, that'd be the evening of ... of his wife because she didn't follow orders. His new wife, Esther, is Jewish, but King Ahasuerus doesn't know that.
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World Jewish population rises slightly to 15.2 million
the Jewish New Year. The statement did not provide a reason for the difference. “When also including those who are eligible for Israeli citizenship under the Law of Return, the world total rises ...
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New president, new year: What the election of Claudia Sheinbaum might mean for 40,000 Mexican Jews
But this year, 5785 in the lunisolar Jewish calendar ... Derobles said she trusts the new president was raised with Jewish values. But those markers of identity don’t mean anything if she doesn’t put ...
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Primary School Assemblies: Rosh Hashanah
Themes: the festival of Rosh Hashanah and the Jewish New Year; being responsible for our actions; asking for forgiveness; aspirations for the future. CHARLIE: The dates of all our festivals come ...
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Americans are more hesitant to identify as Jewish in public due to rising antisemitism, survey shows
Thirty percent of Jewish Americans experienced an antisemitic incident in 2024, a 20 percent increase from the year before, according to a new survey released Wednesday by the American Jewish ...