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Observing Yom HaShoah

Holocaust Remembrance Day is April 14th, a memorial day for those who died in the Shoah (Holocaust). It reminds us of the horrors that Jews and other persecuted groups faced.

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This Week's Torah Portion

This Week's Torah Portion

Sh'mini
שְׁמִינִי
The Eighth [Day]

On the eighth day Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel. - Leviticus 9:1
Torah
Leviticus 9:1-11:47
Haftarah
II Samuel 6:1-7:17
When
/ 24 Nisan 5786
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A Man at the Door

This poem imagines a child experiencing the Holocaust and urges us to stand against injustice.
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Reform Zionism: A Sacred Responsibility

Reform Zionism calls us into relationship with Israel in its most vulnerable moments. It asks us not to watch from a distance, but to share in the responsibility of building and protecting the Jewish state.
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Yom HaShoah

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Yom HaShoah, also known as Holocaust Remembrance Day, occurs on the 27th of the Hebrew month of Nisan.
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Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut

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Yom HaZikaron (Israel Memorial Day) and Yom HaAtzmaut (Independence Day) are observed in Israel as national holidays.
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Lag BaOmer

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Lag BaOmer is a minor, festive holiday that falls on the 33rd day of the seven-week period between Passover and Shavuot, a period of time
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