Jewish Holidays

Holocaust commemorations have--and should have--some common elements.

Would Yom haShoah be associated with other tragedies, connected to heroism--or stand on its own?

After much debate, a compromise date--satisfactory to none--is chosen.

This singular event presented profound theological challenges--and for some, shattered their belief in God.

Responding to the challenge of faith in a post-Holocaust world.

Religious observance of Yom Ha'atzmaut draw on a variety of Jewish customs.

Tradition gives a separate reason for the fall of each Temple.

The customs and rituals all relate to mourning practices.

In mystical terms, this is a period of time leading to the unification of the male and female aspects of the Divine.