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This is a test post only. The Organization is pleased to report the sucess of the 2019 Annual Convention. We are the leading voice for Jewish human service organizations – the go-to resource for advocacy, best practices, research & innovation and partnerships & collaborations; strengthening agencies so that they can better serve their communities and the people who …
Test Post: On the thirty fifth anniversary of his death, tens of thousands of people gathered at the grave site of Rabbi Yisrael Abuhatzeira, also known as the Baba Sali. On Wednesday the traditional public celebration in memory of the great rabbi known as a hilula, took place in the southern Israeli town of Netivot, which …
Test Post Only. We commemorate the Rabbi Israel was the scion of a distinguished family of Sephardic Torah scholars and tzadikkim who were also known as baalei mofet (miracle workers). He is the grandson of Rabbi Yaakov Abu Hasira.[2] The patriarch of this family was Rabbi Shmuel Abuhatzeira. Born in the land of Israel, Rabbi …
Test post. The eight-day Jewish celebration known as Hanukkah or Chanukah commemorates the rededication during the second century B.C. of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, where according to legend Jews had risen up against their Greek-Syrian oppressors in the Maccabean Revolt. Hanukkah, which means “dedication” in Hebrew, begins on the 25th of Kislev on the …
The jolly festival of Purim is celebrated every year on the 14th of the Hebrew month of Adar (late winter/early spring). Purim 2020 begins on Monday night, March 9 and continues through Wednesday, March 11, (March 12 in Jerusalem). It commemorates the salvation of the Jewish people in ancient Persia from Haman’s plot “to destroy, …