PHOTO: The 70th anniversary Independence Day ceremony at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, on April 18, 2018. Photo by Hadas Parush/FLASH90 As Israel celebrates its 71st anniversary, ISRAEL21c brings you a fascinating statistical snapshot of this remarkable country By ISRAEL21c Staff As night falls on May 8, 2019, Israel will kick off its 71st birthday celebration in…
PHOTO: Dancing was part of the fun at last year’s Yom Ha’atzmaut celebration at the Mittleman Jewish Community Center. The Mittleman Jewish Community Center celebrate Israel’s 71st year of independence May 8 from 5-8:30 pm at the MJCC’s annual Yom Ha’atzmaut event. Make your way through Israel using interactive activities such as shifting through…
Photo: Marnie Fienberg, the daughter-in-law of Joyce Fienberg, who was murdered in the Pittsburgh synagogue attack, lights a memorial torch together with Chairman of The Jewish Agency for Israel Isaac Herzog (Credit: Noam Sharon) On Israel’s Remembrance Day for fallen soldiers and victims of terror, The Jewish Agency for Israel paid special tribute to the…
Photo: Chairman of the Jewish Agency and his wife Michal; Ilan Cohen, chairman of Masa Israel; Liran Avisar Ben Horin, CEO of Masa Israel Journey; Gilad Erdan, Israel’s Minister of Public Security and Strategic Affairs, and Minister of Information; and M.K Zvi Hauzer. On the eve of Yom Hazikaron, a day of remembrance in Israel…
PHOTO: An Israeli flag flutters on PSU’s campus during Israel Week last year. The Artists 4 Israel event brought artists to PSU campus to create a pro-Israel mural as well as custom designed t-shirts. Compiled by Deborah Moon Groups around the state are planning events to observe two Israeli holidays this month. Yom Hazikaron…
SHAVUOT: JUNE 8-10, 2019 Shavuot commemorates the anniversary of the day G-d gave the Torah to Moses and the Israelites at Mount Sinai. Traditions on Shavuot include all-night study of the Torah on the first night, reading the Book of Ruth and hearing the Ten Commandments in synagogue. By Rabbi Geela Rayzel Raphael The…
Just in time for Passover, the Six13 a capella group have released a parody medley of songs from the original animated film “The Lion King.” To celebrate the Israelites freedom from slavery, the boys use the nothing but the human voice to create “A Lion King Passover.” The group was inspired to create the video…
From a cry on the Moon to how many calories are in each square of this holey cracker, here are some fun facts about Passover bread Matzah is an unleavened flatbread that takes center stage in the Passover diet. According to tradition, it is forbidden to eat chametz – leavened breads, cookies or cakes –…
By InterfaithFamily The ritual foods of Passover tell the biblical story of the Exodus from Egypt and the story of the ancient rabbis who wrote the Haggadah. “During the seder, we don’t just tell the story of the Exodus, we see, smell, feel and taste liberation,” says Rabbi Jill Jacobs. What follows is a…
What happens when a French-trained pastry chef and the author of four best-selling cookbooks meets the ketogenic (keto) diet, the no-carbs-allowed diet that’s sweeping the nation? Now mix in Passover, (beginning this year Friday, April 19), replete with its ancient culinary traditions, and the result is a mouthwatering fusion of the old, the new and…
