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In the late 1950s and early 1960s, when former French colonies in North Africa gained their independence and anti-Jewish sentiment intensified among Muslims in response to the Israeli-Arab conflict, hundreds of thousands of Jews fled and many of them settled in France. Today, seven of ten French Jews are of North African origin, and they tend ...
Listing of Jewish Holidays for 2025. Listing of Jewish Holidays for 2026. Special Dates on the Chabad Chassidic Calendar. Observances, study, FAQs, videos, and music for all minor and major Jewish holidays, festivals and fast days.
20 wrz 2018 · It is on that day that Muslims in general, and Shia in particular, commemorate the sacred day of Tasu’a and then a day later – Ashoura – the 9th and 10th of the Islamic month of Muharram ...
4 paź 2024 · For Jews, Friday ushers in the weekly observance of Shabbat, a day of rest and renewal. For Muslims, Friday is Jumu'ah, a special day dedicated to congregational prayer and spiritual empowerment. When most people think of holidays, they envision annual celebrations, but in Judaism, one sacred observance occurs every week: the Sabbath.
6 dni temu · Today is the yahrtzeit (anniversary of the passing) of Rabbi Don Isaac Abravanel (1437-1508), one of the leaders of Spanish Jewry at the time of the 1492 expulsion. A minister in the king's court (after having served as treasurer to the king of Portugal), he chose to join his brethren in their exile. He began writing his extensive and highly ...
15 kwi 2022 · The next days bring a rare convergence of festive times for Jerusalsem's major religions: Judaism’s Passover, Christianity’s Easter and Islam’s Ramadan.
13 paź 2024 · Passover commemorates the biblical story of the Exodus. The major Jewish holidays are the Pilgrim Festivals—Pesaḥ (Passover), Shavuot (Feast of Weeks, or Pentecost), and Sukkoth (Tabernacles)—and the High Holidays— Rosh Hashana (New Year) and Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement).
