(JHE) — Shemini Atzeret and Simchas Torah — the Jewish festival at the end of Sukkoth that celebrates the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings (and beginning of the new cycle), begin tonight. These are difficult times, … continue reading →
This Saturday, October 19, is Romania’s annual Night of Open Synagogues, sponsored by the Joint Distribution Committee and the Federation of Jewish Communities in Romania. From 7 to 10 p.m., the synagogues in more than a dozen towns and cities … continue reading →
There is still time to submit a proposal for the annual conference of the Memory Studies Association, to be held from July 14 to 18 2025 at Charles University and the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague. Deadline for submissions … continue reading →
As Israel and the Jewish world mark the first anniversary of the October 7, 2023 massacre, we post some images of Jerusalem found in synagogues, demonstrating the connection felt by Jews to the Holy Land. ShareTweetSharePin
The High Holidays are a season of both reflection and renewal. The past year has been a difficult one for the Jewish world, with Israel and Ukraine at war and spiking antisemitism in the aftermath of the October 7 massacre. … continue reading →
