Now translated into 49 languages: Counting the Omer
By Andrew Silow-Carrol (JTA) — There are 49 days between the second night of Passover and the holiday of Shavuot, but who’s counting? Jews the world over, in…
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2023 March of the Living marks 80 years since the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising,
(Auschwitz, Poland) – The annual March of the Living took place on April 18, from Auschwitz I to Auschwitz-Birkenau, marking Israel’s national Holocaust Memorial Day….
Menachem Kaiser on his quest to reclaim a family home
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – When Canadian-born author Menachem Kaiser spoke at the Calgary Public Library on March 14, it was a rare literary treat….
As Netanyahu visits London, the UK’s chief rabbi calls for ‘Jewish unity’ around the world
by David I. Klein (JTA) — Ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s upcoming visit to London, the United Kingdom’s chief rabbi is calling for…
After naming its terms for a normalization deal with Israel, Saudi Arabia restores relations with Iran
by Ben Sales (JTA) — Saudi Arabia has taken significant steps this week toward better relations with two countries that see each other as sworn…