This week in Jewish history: The Khmelnytsky pogroms and the founding of Hebrew University This week in Jewish history, we remember the Khmelnytsky pogroms and the laying of Hebrew University’s first cornerstones.
From the sausage aliyah to pumpkin spice olim: How two generations of post-Soviet Jews made Israel home In Israel’s cultural “solyanka,” post-Soviet aliyah spans generations — from those who rebuilt in the 1990s to today’s newcomers facing new fears and freedoms.
Prayers and readings for peace, Israel, and Ukraine to add to your Passover Seder Here are a few prayers and readings that you might consider incorporating into your Seder during these challenging times:
A Ukrainian Jewish Passover seder – it’s complicated! The Jewish community in Ukraine is still in desperate, constant need of our help.
Are Russian Jews in peril? Chief rabbi of Moscow flees into exile Rabbi Goldschmidt is not the first rabbi to flee Russia since the invasion of Ukraine.
No, Hitler did not have ‘Jewish blood,’ despite Russia saying so “I believe that Adolf Hitler also had Jewish blood,” the Russian Foreign Minister said.
Prayers and readings for Ukraine to add to your Passover seder This year we identify with the people of Ukraine who seek security, peace and freedom to choose their own destiny.
Fact check: Why is Israel not helping Ukraine? Social media posts suggest Israel is sitting the war out but is that true?
