Posted by bonniekgoodman on October 26, 2014
https://jbuzz.wordpress.com/2014/10/26/jbuzz-musings-october-26-2014-women-of-the-walls-historic-torah-scroll-smuggling-reading-at-kotel-bat-mitzvah/
Posted by bonniekgoodman on October 12, 2014
https://jbuzz.wordpress.com/2014/10/12/jbuzz-musings-october-12-2014-bible-lands-museum-oldest-siddur-on-display-despite-mystery-surrounding-the-book/
Source: Algemeiner, 10-8-14
Sukkot starts on the 15th day of the Jewish month of Tishrei, commemorating the Exodus from Egypt, the construction of the Holy Tabernacle, and the 40 year wandering in the Sinai Desert. Sukkot (סכות), and the Sukkah (סכה), which is a Jewish ritual hut, are named after the first stop of The Exodus – Sukkota (סכותה)….READ MORE
Posted by bonniekgoodman on October 8, 2014
https://jbuzz.wordpress.com/2014/10/08/jbuzz-features-october-8-2014-sukkot-feast-of-tabernacles-guide-for-the-perplexed-2014/
Source: Jewish Press, 10-3-14
Yom Kippur commemorates God’s forgiveness for the sin of the Golden Calf and God’s covenant with the Jewish people….READ MORE
Posted by bonniekgoodman on October 3, 2014
https://jbuzz.wordpress.com/2014/10/03/jbuzz-features-october-3-2014-yom-kippur-guide-for-the-perplexed-2014%e2%80%8f/
Posted by bonniekgoodman on October 23, 2013
https://jbuzz.wordpress.com/2013/10/23/jbuzz-musings-october-23-2013-high-intermarriage-numbers-reveals-troubling-future-for-judaism-in-the-us/
Source: Haaretz, 9-18-13
Some of the traditions and customs of this holiday, such as sleeping under the stars for a whole week, may seem strange enough to the onlooker, but these 10 things you probably don’t know will make it seem even stranger….READ MORE
Posted by bonniekgoodman on September 18, 2013
https://jbuzz.wordpress.com/2013/09/18/jbuzz-features-september-18-2013-10-things-you-probably-dont-know-about-sukkot/
Source: Huffington Post, 8-30-13
As we approach Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and Yom Kippur, Day of Atonement, Jewish congregations around the world confess their communal transgressions….READ MORE
Posted by bonniekgoodman on August 30, 2013
https://jbuzz.wordpress.com/2013/08/30/jbuzz-news-august-30-2013-a-prayer-of-atonement/
Source: Haaretz, 7-14-13
Eicha? How? How could this have happened? This is the question that pervades the liturgy of Tisha B’Av – the annual fast commemorating the destruction of the Temples – which we mark this coming Tuesday….READ MORE
Posted by bonniekgoodman on July 14, 2013
https://jbuzz.wordpress.com/2013/07/14/jbuzz-features-july-14-2013-observing-tisha-bav-to-rebuild-jerusalem-morally-and-spiritually/
Source: Religion News Service, 7-12-13
(RNS) Most people have heard of Hanukkah and Passover and maybe Yom Kippur – the Jewish Day of Atonement. But Tisha B’Av? Translated as the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av, it counts as one of the most important days on the Jewish calendar….READ MORE
Posted by bonniekgoodman on July 12, 2013
https://jbuzz.wordpress.com/2013/07/12/jbuzz-features-july-12-2013-tisha-bav-an-unloved-jewish-holiday-gets-a-makeover/
Source: The Jewish Press, 7-11-13
In this season of the Three Weeks, as we approach Tisha B’Av, perhaps it is worth re-examining the story told in the Gemara and the version found in the Midrash, and particularly the role of Rabbi Zechariah ben Avkulos….READ MORE
Posted by bonniekgoodman on July 11, 2013
https://jbuzz.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/jbuzz-features-july-11-2013-the-hero-of-tisha-bav/
