rosh hashana

Israeli soldiers arrest a Palestinian man during a raid on the West Bank city of Hebron, September 20, 2017. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)

From denial to recognition: There is no ‘humane’ occupation

As Israelis, as Jews, as human beings, we must confront the daily reality that takes place throughout the occupied territories. And in doing so, we must face ourselves. By Frima (Merphie) Bubis As we began building our sukkot, the Yom Kippur reading from the Book of Jonah echoed in my head: “How can you be sleeping…

By +972 Magazine October 8, 2017

A view on the toilet in the workers' residence. (Activestills.org)

Home Field – Visiting agricultural workers in Israel, part 5

In a series of posts based on field visits and meetings with migrant workers in Israel, Noa Shauer and Shiraz Grinbaum highlight the conditions, hardships and exploitation of foreign workers. In part 5, they met with agricultural workers in the northern Israeli moshavim of Sdei Trumot and Revayah, trying to re-evaluate their working conditions after…

By Activestills June 1, 2014

WATCH: Atonements and Apologies, 5773

Every year around this time – the Jewish High Holy Days – I send out a note of reflection. This year, I’ve made use of my resources and friends and put the whole thing to video! However, if you are still inclined to read, here is the text… Hello and Shana Tova. A Happy New…

By Roee Ruttenberg September 25, 2012

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Atonements and Apologies, 5772

The text below is something that I share with many wonderful people in my global network of friends, colleagues and loved ones. This year, I thought it appropriate to post it to my virtual network, as well. Dear friends, And so another year has passed. And so another cycle has ended, even as a new…

By Roee Ruttenberg October 7, 2011

"The Sacrifice of Isaac", Domenichino, Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain (Wikimedia)

A Palestinian drasha for Rosh Hashana

A few weeks ago, Rabbi David Shneyer invited me to address his congregation at a temple in Bethesda Maryland, during the Rosh Hashana service. So on Thursday morning, I drove to Maryland to speak to about 1,000 Jews about my understanding of parashat hashavua – the Torah portion read this week. The Rosh Hashana reading…

By Aziz Abu Sarah September 30, 2011

Shana tova, insha’allah

Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year, begins this evening – as does Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim festival marking the end of Ramadan. One of the holiday traditions – besides overeating – is the sending of greeting cards. Over recent years, as social media has taken over our lives, personalized greeting cards have been replaced with…

By Lisa Goldman September 7, 2010

In the winter of 1950, snow fell in Tel Aviv. (photo: David Eldan, license: GPO)

Wishes for a faithless year

The Jewish New Year begins as the cruel Middle Eastern summer draws to an end. My non-Jewish ex-wife used to say: “Your new year makes sense. Something is actually beginning. Nothing is tangibly beginning on the first of January. Of course the days are getting longer but you really wouldn’t notice that until late February.”…

By Yuval Ben-Ami September 7, 2010