What is ‘Lag’, what is ‘Omer’ and how are they related? Why the bonfires? And why can’t you get a haircut or get married before this date? I heard something about Rabbi Akiva, but what does he have to do with it…? For those who
Last week, Maariv published a column by EAJC Director General Dr. Haim Ben Yaakov in response to a comment by Israeli journalist and TV presenter Sivan Rav Meir. Its translation into English provided below. The Law of Return was unanimously approved by the Israeli Knesset about
On 23 April 2021 during the second reading The Parliament of the Republic of Moldova approved the bill on amendments and additions to certain legal acts. These amendments criminalise Holocaust denial and promotion of racism, xenophobia and fascism. The Jewish Community of the Republic of
The former Chief Executive of the Board of Deputies of British Jews Gillian Merron has taken her seat in the House of Lords as a Life Peer The news about Merron’s peerage was made public in last December and in January it was announced that
EAJC launched a new special project ‘Shoah’ devoted solely to the history of the Holocaust. The project is aimed to gather various unique, interactive materials about the Holocaust, helping younger generations learn and understand this subject deeper.
Migdal Or is an NGO educational network that was founded almost 50 years ago by the mayor of Migdal HaEmek and The Chief Rabbinate Council member Rabbi Yitzchak Dovid Grossman. Today Migdal Or network includes dozens of daycare centers, preschools, primary and secondary schools, after-school
The non-profit organization “Or le-Mishpahot”, created in 2008 by reserve lieutenant colonel Irit Oren Gonders with the aim of supporting parents whose children were killed in the Israeli wars, will once again hold this year its mourning events with the relatives of the fallen soldiers.
Pesach – the celebration of our Exodus and freedom – falls out this year at sundown on Saturday, March 27. Pesach is one of the most important and meaningful Jewish holidays which requires a lot of preparation. We are glad that the Congress has been
On all the festivals and Sabbaths of the year, an honored place is assigned to the day’s meals. The meal is not just a necessary accompaniment to the needs of life, but is an integral part of life. This prominence of eating does not pertain
