Triple Purim: How Jerusalemites celebrate this year’s three-day extravaganza
This year, the festival is extended to three days in walled cities – adding the day before and the day after – giving rise to ...
Jewish Journal13d
Purim’s Underwater Icon
When asked to picture an image that represents the essence of Purim, one is likely to immediately conjure up a mask, gragger ...
The Times of Israel22d
Rosh Chodesh Adar – Simcha!
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The Jerusalem Post Blogs23d
Israel votes against Ukraine at UN General Assembly, alongside US, Russia
Jewish men in the street during Tikkun HaKlali near the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in Uman, on eve of the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, September 15, 2023. (credit: CHAIM GOLDBEG/FLASH90 ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency1y
Tens of thousands of Jews flock to Uman for Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage despite another year of wartime warnings
But despite the warnings, tens of thousands of Jewish men and boys are expected to travel to Uman, Ukraine, for an annual Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage that pays tribute to the influential Hasidic ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency6y
2,000 Rosh Hashanah pilgrims to Uman swindled out of tickets worth $1.3 million
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Some 2,000 people planning to travel from Israel to the Jewish pilgrimage site in Uman, Ukraine, for Rosh Hashanah were swindled out of about $1.3 million. Three people were ...