Eli Akerman H. Rosh Hadracha Kinneret B’Colombia Yom Kippur is the holiest day in Judaism, a day of repentance and forgiveness. On this unique date, Jews across the world fast for a full day; some spend the day in synagogues and others in a special place that enhances the atmosphere of introspection and personal reflection. […]
Sergio Edelstein In the beautiful cultural baggage that we inherited from Judaism, there are two holidays: Tu B’Av and Yom Kippur. These two holidays are both very different, but paradoxically have a commonality that relates us to one of the main educational motifs in the Tnua: the Madim – uniform. What do these two holidays
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Ajad Haam (1904) (In this article) I take, a comprehensive view of the whole range of tradition about Moses, and ask myself first: What essentially is Moses? In other words, what manner of thing is the national ideal which has its embodiment in Moses? There are heroes and heroes; heroes of war, heroes of thought,
By: Gabriel Shnaider, Rosh Chinuch, Hanoar Hatzioni B´Perú Every year, on the twenty-second of Tishrei, the Jewish people celebrate Simchat Torah. This chag begins automatically after Sukkot, concludes the reading of the Torah and marks the beginning of a new reading cycle. This chag is characterized by the great joy it evokes, where both adults
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By: Gabriel Shnaider, Rosh Chinuch Hanoar Hatzioni B´Peru Sukkot is a holiday celebrated from the fifteenth to the twenty-first of Tishrei. Just days after the tension of Aseret Yemei Teshuva, we experience joy and union. The holiday of Sukkot has different rituals that characterize it: the sukkah, the Arbaat Haminim and the Ushpizin, among others.