2024(2 of Tishrei, 5758):
Rosh Hashanah II
שנה טובה, כתיבה וחתימה טובה.
2024:
In Cedar Rapids, Iowa, at Temple Judah
Zachary
“Zach” Fournier is scheduled to replicate his successful shofar blowing skills
which were unveiled on the first of Tishrei.
2024:
All decent people mourn the death of Captain Ben Zion Falach the ninth soldier to fall since the ground
operation in Lebanon began as well as the deaths of Cpt. Eitan Itzhak Oster,
22, a team commander in the Egoz Commando Unit, from Modi’in, Cpt. Harel
Etinger, 23, a team commander in the Egoz Commando Unit, from Eli, Cpt. Itai
Ariel Giat, 23, of the Yahalom Combat Engineering Unit, from Shoham,
Sgt.
First Class Noam Barzilay, 22, of the Egoz Commando Unit, from Kohav Yair,
Sgt.
First Class Or Mantzur, 21, of the Egoz Commando Unit, from Beit Aryeh,Sgt.
First Class Nazar Itkin, 21, of the Egoz Commando Unit, from Kiryat Ata,Staff
Sgt. Almken Terefe, 21, of the Golani Brigade’s reconnaissance unit, from
Jerusalem and Staff Sgt. Ido Broyer, 21, of the Golani Brigade’s reconnaissance
unit, from Nes Tziona.
2024:
Based on previously published reports Fawzi Amin Sido, a Yazidi women who had
been kidnapped by ISIS when she was eleven and then sold to a man in Gaza was
rescued by the IDF and returned to her family in Iraq which would appear to
serve as a reminder that terrorism knows no boundaries.
2024:
Ma’yan Tikvah – A Wellspring of Hope—is scheduled to host the second day of
High Holidays in the Wood which “includes active interaction with the natural
world, traditional and contemporary music, discussion, moments of quiet
reflection, and ways to personally embrace the messages of the High Holy Days.
2024:
As October 4th begins in the Middle East, Israel is confronted with fighting a
four-front-war following the attacks from Iran. (Editor’s note: this situation
is too fluid for this blog to cover so we are just providing a snapshot as of
the posting at midnight Israeli time)
2024:
As October 4th begins in Israel, an unprecedented wave of anti-Semitism that
has included Hamas supporters calling for Zionist passengers on a New York
subway to raise their hands, sweeps the United States and the Hamas held
hostages begin day 364 in captivity while Jerusalem braces for more rocket
attacks by Hezbollah (Editor’s note:
this situation is too fluid for this blog to cover so we are just providing a
snapshot as of the posting at midnight Israeli time)