For some American Jews, Purim during war means rethinking celebrations
Purim is meant to be a joyous holiday, but many synagogues are wrestling with how they should celebrate in the wake of the Israel-Gaza war.
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Purim is meant to be a joyous holiday, but many synagogues are wrestling with how they should celebrate in the wake of the Israel-Gaza war.
In the Jewish vernacular, caring for the dead is called chesed shel emet (“true kindness”) because bestowing honor upon the dead is a favor that cannot be returned by the beneficiary.
Even before the Gaza war, antisemitism was on the rise. That has deeply unsettled many American Jews, accustomed to seeing the U.S. as a safe haven.
The war in Gaza has shifted something in the psyche of New York — at workplaces and in restaurants, on university campuses and in playgrounds, over Instagram and along lampposts.
A round up of the most recent community solar developments from the US, including a 12MW portfolio acquisition by Standard Solar from New Leaf Energy, construction plans for a 15MW cluster in Illinois and the winners of the Department of Energy’s community solar awards.