What’s in a name?
I knew a rabbi who loved food and would always say that Shavuot was his favorite holiday. Why? He explained, “On Passover, you can eat where you want, but you may not eat what...
Everything old is new again at Shavuot time
Shavuot, “The Feast of Weeks,” celebrates the harvest of first fruits and commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. It is celebrated seven weeks after the first day of Passover, marking the...
‘The battle for Jerusalem is far from over’
The Israeli government appreciates the courage of countries that have stood against the wave of global hostility and recognized the Jewish state's right to its eternal capital, Jerusalem, MK Dan Illouz told JNS on...
Israelis to mark 58 years since liberation of eastern Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria
Preparations were underway in Israel on Sunday as the Jewish state was set to celebrate Jerusalem Day, marking 58 years since the June 1967 reunification of the holy city and liberation of Judea and...
A Shavuot reflection on Judaism, Zionism and the environment
As Shavuot approaches, we celebrate not only the giving of the Torah—the covenant between the Jewish people and God—and the Festival of the Harvest, which marks the end of the wheat season and the...
Jerusalem Day and the lie of ‘East Jerusalem’
Yom Yerushalayim, or Jerusalem Day, is observed this year from Sunday evening, May 25, through Monday night, May 26. It celebrates the 68th anniversary of the reunification of Judaism’s holiest city.
Today, Israel’s control of...
Thousands expected at Western Wall for Jerusalem Day 5785
The Western Wall Heritage Foundation is preparing to host tens of thousands of visitors for Jerusalem Day 5785, marking 58 years since the reunification of the city during the Six-Day War.
Festivities begin Sunday evening with a...
Yom Yerushalayim: From Ethiopia To Jerusalem
"We’ve been dreaming of Jerusalem for many years. We’re the generation that fulfilled that dream. It shows the sacrifice that was there—the risks that were taken—the desire to get to Jerusalem at all costs."
—...
Full text: Netanyahu’s Independence Day message to Israel
Remarks by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in celebration of the 77th Independence Day of the State of Israel:
"My brothers and sisters, the citizens of Israel,
On our 77th Independence Day, the wonder of Israel's...
Remembering the fallen: Israel marks Yom Hazikaron
Israel’s Memorial Day for fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism begins on Tuesday evening and continues through Wednesday until the closing ceremony. The day honors those who made the ultimate sacrifice for the country's...