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Holocaust (Shoah)

They're Taking us to our Death

Rose Lipszyc tells her experience during the Holocaust.

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What Makes the Israeli Soldier the Best in the World

Listen to Colonel Sharon Gat tell you why Israeli soldiers are the best in the world.

Holy Days (videos)

10 Facts About Tu B'Shvat

Tu B'Shvat is the birthday of the trees.

Holy Days (videos)

Grover Plants a Tree

Grover, Brosh and Avigail celebrate Tu B'shvat by getting back to nature, learning how to plant trees, and making the world a better place.

Holy Days (articles)

Tu’B Shevat is the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat. Tu’B Shevat is when we celebrate the New Year for the trees. It is a Jewish Arbor Day and comes just at the end of the winter rainy season in Israel, which correlates to sometime near February.

Holy Days (videos)

Tu B'Shvat - in Machane Yehuda - In Jerusalem

The vendors in Machane Yehuda market in Jerusalem were ready for Tu B'shvat, the new year for trees in Israel

Holy Days (videos)

Technion Nobel Roots - Tu B'shvat in Israel

Prof. Albert Einstein started a Technion-Nobel tradition in 1923 when he planted a palm…

Holy Days (videos)

Why in the World do we Celebrate Tu B'Shvat

A crash course in why we celebrate Tu B'Shvat

Holocaust (Shoah)

Rescue

Despite the indifference of most Europeans and the collaboration of others in the murder…

Holy Days (videos)

Chinese food on Christmas

The Jewish people enjoying Chinese food on Christmas Day has a long history not only in…

Holy Days (videos)

Ever Wonder What Jews do on Christmas?

Ever wonder what Jews do on Christmas Day? This video might give you some insight.

Jewish Life

Twas the Night Before Christmas

Twas the night before Christmas, and we, being JewsMy girlfriend and me -- we had nothing…

Israel's Independence Day

Out of the tears of the Shoah God birthed the modern nation of Israel. On May 14, 1948 David Ben-Gurion proclaimed Israel an independent nation. Israel's Independence Day, Yom Ha-Atzmaut, is…

Holy Days (articles)

Jexodus

Inspired by a deep desire to follow the mitzvah of tikkun olam - doing good in or repairing the world - and further fueled by a sense of social responsibility toward minorities, underdogs, and the…

Jewish Life

Nefesh B'Nefesh Yom HaAtzmaut

Inspired by the words of the Declaration of Independence, this brief five minute video is a powerful compilation of thoughts of several prominent Jewish people, ranging from government officials,…

Holy Days (videos)

The Last Trump

Yom Kippur.The Last Trump.

Holy Days (videos)

Burial vs Cremation: A Jewish Perspective

A discussion of traditional versus current trends regarding burial is presented.

Traditions

Holocaust Testimony. Jackie Albin

Jackie Albin’s Holocaust Testimony at Beth-El Shalom

Holocaust (Shoah)

Yom Kippur Fast

Holy Days (articles)

L'Shana Tova

Holy Days (articles)

Tisha B'av at the Kotel

It is not unusual for the Jewish people by the tens of thousands to flock to the Western Wall to commerate Tisha B’Av each year to pray, recite liturgy and/or the book of Lamentations, or simply sit…

Holy Days (videos)

Canada Gets Tough on Anti-Semitism

The government of Canada took an historic step …by signing the Ottawa Protocol to Combat Anti-Semitism. By doing so, it recognized anti-Semitism as a pernicious evil and a global threat against the…

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