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April 2019
Passover (Pesach) commemorates the story of the Exodus, in which the ancient Israelites were freed from slavery in Egypt. Passover begins on the 15th day of the month of Nisan in the Jewish calendar, which is in spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and is celebrated for seven or eight days. It is one of the most [...]
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“Footsteps of My Father”, the riveting documentary about Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds. Producer Ms. Stanlee Stahl will introduce the movie and take questions.
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Holocaust Remembrance Day "Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day" known colloquially in Israel and abroad as Yom HaShoah (יום השואה) and in English as Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Holocaust Day, is observed as Israel's day of commemoration for the approximately six million Jews and five million others who perished in the Holocaust as a result of the [...]
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Israel’s Independence Day – Yom HaAtzma’ut
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In honor of the State of Israel’s 71st birthday, the Jewish Federation invites everyone to a screening of the newly released film “Hummus: the Movie”. Light refreshments will be served including a hummus bar.
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The Jewish Federation NEPA is headed to NYC Sunday, June 2, 2019 to March in the Israel Day Parade! We hope you'll join us! Bus transportation & Parade T-shirt is only $15/pp. Pick up at the Scranton JCC and Budget Inn and Suites on Rte. 80 (times will be announced soon) Bus will stop in Teaneck [...]
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The festival of Shavuot (or Shavuos, in Ashkenazi usage; Shabhuʿoth in Classical and Mizrahi Hebrew "Weeks") occurs on the sixth day of the Hebrew month of Sivan (late May or early June). Shavuot commemorates the anniversary of the day God gave the Torah to the entire Israelite nation assembled at Mount Sinai, although the association between the [...]
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Tisha B'Av ("the Ninth of Av,") is an annual fast day in Judaism, named for the ninth day (Tisha) of the month of Av in the Hebrew calendar. The fast commemorates the destruction of both the First Temple and Second Temple in Jerusalem, which occurred about 655 years apart, but on the same Hebrew calendar date. [...]
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