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Rosh Hashanah

September 9, 2010 by · Comments Off on Rosh Hashanah 

Rosh Hashanah, Holidays come on the heels of Labor Day on Wednesday at sundown – and 60 percent of women working outside the home – more families are making Rosh Hashana in a way that would have been unthinkable a generation ago: eating out out.

Lettuce entertain you, for example, is offering Rosh Hashanah dinner, five of its restaurants from Lincoln Park in Lincolnshire, compared with only two sites last year. Several places have been booked for days.

It’s not just that families are taking their rituals to restaurants – Thanksgiving has certainly been gaining momentum for years. But that is a holiday centered on food and football. Rosh Hashanah is a time of reflection, not partying.

“If we were having and Italian, I would feel very uncomfortable,” said Karen Lasky, who will be at Di Pescara in Northbrook. “But we are with all the traditional foods … and it is easier.”

For two decades, the resident of Glencoe cooked, baked and cleaned for weeks, since her mother and grandmother before her.

However, a couple of years ago, her husband suggested that they go out – and now no turning back.

“When in my home, I’m in the kitchen,” said Lasky. “This way, we all get to be together as a family … and no cleaning.”

Despite all the practical reasons, some women would not think the outsourcing of the holiday.

“I could never make it,” said Barbara Hoffman, a social worker who was planning a dinner for 25 at his home in Highland Park Wednesday night despite setting the time in his office. “While I’m healthy, I’ll keep doing this.”

For others, however, the only way you can connect fee humble 19th century to the 21st century is life if someone gets up on the stove. Who has days to grate the apples of the cakes that symbolize hope for a sweet year?

Joe Decker, chef / partner of Wildland Fire is excited to bring family recipes – as Kugel, noodle pudding – more cream to a menu known for its meat and martinis.

“It rekindles many memories for me,” Decker said. “I think my mother would be super proud.”

But others are still trying to silence that inner voice that says they are cheating, say restaurateurs.

“Customers call and say, ‘I do not feel well this year” or “My daughter-in-law does not want to ruin your home,'” Lester said Schlan, owner of Max and Benny who expects to serve 250 meals the festivities on Thursday. “Everyone feels that she has to explain.”

Mitzi No Kray of Northbrook, which will ring in the New Year at Max and Benny, as it has for the last couple of years. Not long ago, used to host a feast of several courses, including three soups. But at age 86, is becoming the platform to another person.

“The food here is delicious, the atmosphere is warm and we are with the family. Is not that what the holidays are about?”

Jewish Holiday

September 9, 2010 by · Comments Off on Jewish Holiday 

Jewish Holiday, Backed with the pin in his right hand gently Sarah Gottesman, Suzanne Levin put a gift bag on her lap in a nursing Southfield.

“I wish a new year and healthy and sweet,” Levin, 67, of Pleasant Ridge said Gottesman, 84, on a recent afternoon in MediLodge of Southfield.

Delivery of gifts for the Jewish New Year – honey sticks, apple sauce, and a Jewish calendar among them – is a way for local Jews to perform good deeds, called mitzvahs, as they approach the Jewish high holidays. Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year begins at sundown today for the 72,000 Jews in the Detroit metropolitan area. Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is 18 September.

Levin was one of about 100 volunteers with the women’s department of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit who helped pack and deliver gifts to the elderly Jews who live in nursing homes that are not predominantly Jewish. It allows older people the chance to reconnect with their faith and culture during an important time of year.

Jewish volunteers are rewarded

The scene inside a room at the Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Hills, one morning last week was a whirlwind of activity for about 100 women were quick to material bags with gifts for home residents.

The volunteers came together to work for a good cause: to ensure that even those who live alone are connected to their Jewish roots.

“We want you to know that they are part of the Jewish community and that we care about them,” said Suzanne Levin, 67, of Pleasant Ridge. Levin and her husband were coloring the Jewish New Year cards inside the temple as they prepared to deliver gifts to local elders.

As the shadow in jars of honey to symbolize hope for a sweet new year, they talked about the importance of performing good deeds during the high Jewish holidays – Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, which begins at sundown today – and throughout the year.

“If you look at the laws of the Torah, are all about being good to other people,” Levin said her husband, Stewart Levin, 75.

Happy New Year In Hebrew

September 8, 2010 by · Comments Off on Happy New Year In Hebrew 

Happy New Year In Hebrew, JERUSALEM (AP) – Israelis usher in Jewish New Year or Rosh Hashanah, at sundown on Wednesday with a general feeling of pessimism that a new round of talks in the Middle East sponsored by the United States can achieve peace.

President Barack Obama wants an agreement within a year, but the Israelis are deeply skeptical after decades of failed efforts.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged widespread doubts.

“There are many obstacles, many skeptics and many reasons for skepticism,” he said in a speech on vacation. He called the talks “an important step in an attempt to achieve peace,” but said, “It is an attempt because there is no certainty of success.”

Still, some were encouraged by the simple fact that the Israelis and Palestinians talking again after negotiations broke down over the war in Gaza almost two years ago.

“The Middle East quagmire becomes even more toxic, even more dangerous when the water stops,” commentator Nahum Barnea wrote in Yediot Ahronot. “But even those who fear, like me, that no agreement will come from these ceremonies, you must be happy that something is moving.”

Obama wants Israelis a happy New Year with the hope of greeting published in Yediot Ahronot and said the new peace talks succeed. A second round is scheduled for next week in Egypt.

Throughout Israel, Jews were much more excited about Rosh Hashanah that renewed peace talks. Frantically cleaned up, went into crowded markets, cooked and clogged the roads on the way to a family dinner to mark the beginning of new year’s party two days beginning at sunset.

Israeli military closed the border crossings in the West Bank until the end of the holiday out of concern that militants might carry out attacks.

Rosh Hashanah this year coincides with the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan – both religions are based on the lunar calendar.

For Jews, the feast begins a period of 10 days of soul-searching that leads to the solemnity of the fast Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur. Muslims prepare to celebrate the end of Ramadan and fasting during the day with a three-day festival called Eid al-Fitr, which begins on Friday.

In Jewish west Jerusalem, the outdoor market of Mahane Yehuda was full of guests to deepen fruit and vegetables, bread and sticky cakes steaming glass of honey. Sales of two popular tourist spots – honey and grenades – were brisk.

Observant Jews prepared for long hours in synagogues during the holidays. Highlights include the ritual sounding of the shofar, the ram’s horn trumpet, immersion and an apple in honey to symbolize a sweet new year.

At the same time, hundreds of thousands of secular Israelis took advantage of a weekend of four days rare. With the heat wave in full season, the beaches of the Mediterranean and the Sea of Galilee are expected to be filled.

In the Arab areas of Jerusalem’s Old City, where the main Muslim and Jewish holy sites are located just meters (yards) away, the walls were filled with bright lights and women haggled the price of new clothes as children bounced off the trailer in preparation for Eid al-Fitr.

A steady stream of faithful Muslims flowed through the cobblestone streets toward the al-Aqsa mosque, where Muslims believe the prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven. Hobnobbing Palestinian Muslims and Israeli Jews – even when it prevented the eyes of others – inspired at least some of the residents of this densely populated district of cobblestone tense.

“Some people believe that there can be coexistence,” said Ibrahim Othman, a Palestinian smiling man of 70 years of age.

A few steps away, 25 years old, Cherkis Chaya sat at home in the Jewish quarter.

“From my roof, you can see the Kotel and the Al-Aqsa mosque,” said Cherkis, referring to the Hebrew name of the Wailing Wall. “You can see thousands of people bowing in prayer – is amazing and inspiring.”

Rosh Hashanah

September 8, 2010 by · Comments Off on Rosh Hashanah 

Rosh Hashanah, The festival marks the Jewish New Year. As leaders in Israel and Palestine to renew efforts to end the conflict in the Middle East, a local group calls for a year of peace in San Diego.

About 100 people with the newly formed Coalition of San Diego of Israel gathered together on the eve of Rosh Hashanah. They carried banners with messages of peace and blew the shofar – a traditional Jewish symbol. They said the Shofar sounds like a warning to Israelis, Palestinians and the San Diego community to seize the opportunity for peace.

Audrey Jacobs, co-president of the San Diego Coalition for Israel, said his group was formed last spring to meet the growing tensions in the community.

Jacobs said a case that sparked controversy was the Justice in Palestine Week 2010 – End of Apartheid “event organized by the UCSD Muslim Student Association in May. The students called for a resolution of UCSD to get rid of all economic ties with companies doing business with Israel.

“The incident happened at the UCSD increased awareness that San Diego is one of the focuses in the country specifically on campus for anti-Israeli sentiment,” said Jacobs, “and the community here, they felt powerless and have a way to actively express their support for the Jewish state. ”

Nasser Barghouti, a coordinator of the Coalition for Justice in Palestine San Diego, said his group’s mission is “to protest against the Israeli oppression of the Palestinian people, to help the Palestinian cause and promote the Palestinian point of view.”

Barghouti said the coalition is diverse and includes prominent members of the Jewish community and a growing number of local college students.

“It’s a growing movement,” said Barghoiti. “There is now developing an awareness about this issue and that action must be taken, completely non-violent action must be taken to really try to pressure Israel to respect international law.”

Barghoiti said an example of local action including a boycott and divestment movement against companies that have been documented to support the Israeli occupation.

Barghoutii said he is not optimistic about peace talks in the Middle East. He said negotiations would not succeed because it is an uneven playing field and the Israelis have more power, money and support.

“Moreover, the Palestinians have been living in a situation of military occupation in the West Bank and under siege full – a concentration camp in the Gaza Strip and apartheid in Israel,” said Barghoiti.

Members of the Coalition of San Diego Israel say that cling to the hope that the New Year will bring peace and resolution, both here and abroad.

“This is an extraordinary moment when we must unite and support this effort internationally and locally,” said Jacobs.

Jewish New Year

September 8, 2010 by · Comments Off on Jewish New Year 

Jewish New Year, Judgement Day (tonight at 9 issued in the observation of the TV), Benmergui has the task of explaining the history, significance and importance of the Jewish New Year begins this Wednesday at dusk This is also a daunting task, because – the words of the Rosh Hashanah Benmergui is “a very personal experience, and for all each of us differently, but participation in this film, produced with headquarters in Winnipeg Lank / Beach Productions, Benmergui to take your best shot reach beyond its point of view to reach a deeper understanding of the Jewish holiday staff first.

Benmergui, provided the communicator Comodo is a bit more “(It is) a time of deep reflection on the creation of life, inherent to review our contract with God, our commitment to your law, your opinion of our human actions, finally, wonderfully, our commitment to advance the ethics of loyalty Diligence Although New Year is likely to try to fool one, within a limited 60-minute film to explain the roots and defined and the symbolism of this ritual complex and ancient religious, on Judgement Day is very effective in providing an idea of the party and will be received by the followers have light and faith for non-curious.

These values, delivered through our families, schools and communities, our lead to careers in international development. We ThinkImpact part takes as a team, an organization based in Washington, DC, which reaches the poorest of the poor in rural Africa, and I think it’s time for everybody to reconsider Jews in philanthropy is a I knew years back. This Rosh Hashanah, our promise to you difficult questions and refuses to promote dependency on aid. The genus has not solved the problem of children in Kenya Teresa’s face. Nor is it to play again in nitrogen malaria, HIV or inadequate education. Unfortunately, despite the generosity in the world, poverty are millions of people very seriously. One billion of them can not drink a glass of clean water.

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