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Sukkah City was a public art and architecture competition planned for New York City's Union Square Park. The winning design was chosen as the City Sukkah, to stand, starting on September 22, 2010, for the requisite seven days of the harvest holiday. A committee of art critics and celebrated architects selected the 12 finalists from a field of ...
In this week's episode of Holiday Heroes, we're spending some time with Dorot, a New York City-based organization that provides services for the elderly. Holiday Heroes: Hanukkah in NYC Skip to ...
Muktzeh [a] / m ʊ k t z ə / (Hebrew: מוקצה "separated") is a concept in Jewish rabbinical law (Halakha). Muktzeh objects are subject to use restrictions on the Sabbath. The generally accepted view regarding these items is that they may be touched, though not moved, during Shabbat (the Jewish Sabbath) or Yom Tov (Jewish holiday).
Every few years, the Jewish calendar adds a leap month, which is determined by a 19-year rotation called the Metonic cycle. This keeps the high holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur aligned ...
Iranian Jews, end of Passover holiday. 27 Nisan sunset, April 8 – nightfall, April 9, 2021 Yom HaShoah: Public holiday in Israel. Moved to 26 or 28 Nisan when the 27th falls on Friday or Sunday respectively, interfering with Shabbat. Movable April 10, 2021 Shabbat Mevorchim: Shabbat preceding and beginning a week containing a Rosh Chodesh: 1 Iyar
Israel this week imposed holiday restrictions to try to halt the spread of the disease. Jews may only celebrate the traditional "seder" meal that kicks off the April 8-15 holiday season with ...
Hanukkah starts in December this year, but ends in January. Here's what to know about the Jewish holiday including the dates, what it means and more.
Every year a Passover seder was held for the residents, which was frequently reported on by the press. Chanukah parties were also held each year, and other Jewish holidays were marked as well. In the 1940s and 1950s, the Home celebrated Brotherhood Week with an interfaith event, inviting Protestants and Roman Catholics for the day. [16]