Youssefi: Are Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur a call to end charity?
These High Holidays, while we give generously to our neighbours and fellow human beings who have been oppressed or are less fortunate, let’s remember that we must also strive for socio-economic and political conditions that eliminate the need for charity.
Israeli equestrian rider withdraws from world championships due to conflict with Yom Kippur
Dan Kramer, an Israeli equestrian rider has withdrawn from next month’s world championships because the competition will take place on Yom Kippur.
High Holiday Humour
Mark Mietkiewicz gets you through the High Holidays with some hilarious Jewish jokes.
How Peres and visiting Auschwitz shaped me as a leader
Shimon Peres’s commemoration and bearing witness to a site that will always speak to humanity’s capacity for cruelty will forever shape me as a leader
Yom Kippur – a chance to look to the future with optimism
Fasting and the denial of enjoyable pleasures on Yom Kippur indicate sorrow of a sort. But the actual tradition was developed with a sense of celebration
Forgiving is not easy for everyone
The problem is, I cannot forgive. My memories are of fighting, beatings, criticism and rejection
Colourful meal is sure to please
When planning to break the Yom Kippur fast, why not consider dishes with lots of colourful ingredients and loads of taste
Yizkor and remembrance
Although Yizkor won’t be recited until Yom Kippur, we are just days away from marking Rosh Hashanah, also known as Yom Hazikaron, the Day of Remembrance. During this period of introspection, our thoughts turn not only to our own actions but also to the memories of the loved ones who have shaped us. Yizkor, which […]
Chicago TV station sorry for Nazi symbol in Yom Kippur report
A Chicago television station apologized for using a graphic of a yellow badge that the Nazis forced Jews to wear during the Holocaust to illustrate its report on the start of Yom Kippur.
WGN aired the report on Tuesday night, hours into the Jewish Day of Atonement. The badge — shaped like the Star of David and featuring the word “Jude,” German for “Jew” — appeared atop concentration camp-uniform stripes and above the caption, “Yom Kippur.”
Viewers quickly responded on social media.
Broad City unveils Yom Kippur special, may film episode in Israel
There’s no doubt that Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer are the two coolest Jewish girls in television. The self-proclaimed “Jewesses trying to make a buck” offer very relatable, albeit, raunchy humour via their Comedy Central show, Broad City, and the first two seasons surely struck a chord with fans.
