A combined New Year's Eve and Hanukkah celebration fills us with warmth amid a collision with mourning and pain for the hostages and their families
Visitors from around the world are arriving to experience the festivities.
The Bat Mitzvah marks a special transition from childhood to adulthood, celebrated at clubs with vibrant energy, personalized design, and a variety of unforgettable attractions and activities.
In these moments, we can try to view these emotions not as conflicting but as parallel emotions.
Rabbi Amar used to hold a public Mimouna event every year with rabbis and public figures, but this year, he canceled it.
The past debate on public celebrations – either on Purim or Independence Day – suggests we might move to the fifth stage, acceptance.
Being alive is cause enough to celebrate. On this birthday, I am counting the years, the days, and my blessings.
During leap years, while we await actual Purim in Second Adar, we have the opportunity to reflect on how the Purim story relates to modern history and our contemporary lives.
These types of events often artificially attempt to instill a feeling in the crowd to “rally the troops.” This time the crowd was the source of the energy.
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