Category: Holidays/Festivals
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At exactly 8:00 p.m., a siren pierces the air across Israel. Drivers pull over and step out of their cars on busy highways. Offices fall silent mid-conversation. Families pause at the dinner table. For one full minute, an entire nation stands still. This is Yom HaZikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day for fallen soldiers and victims of…
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What does it mean to take on the memory of a people? As someone converting to Judaism at New London Synagogue, I have been sitting with this question all week. This week, the Jewish world paused. At 10:00 AM on 14 April, a siren sounded across Israel. Drivers pulled over. Pedestrians stopped mid-step. For two…