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Nissan is a month of remembrance and observance. For the past eight days we have celebrated Pesach with joy and happiness as we sat with family and friends retelling our story of national liberation and freedom. On this Wednesday evening, we sit together in sadness and grief as we collectively observe Yom HaZikaron laShoah, Holocaust Memorial Day, to recall the genocide of our six million brethren. Our holidays always require us to do two things: first, remember them; secondly, then keep or observe them. Pesach and Yom HaShoah, two observances inextricably linked together, calling us…n...

Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its partners assume any responsibility for them. Please contact us in case of abuse. In case of abuse, January 27th marked the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Notably, this day carries little significance in Israel. There are no national ceremonies or moments of silence to commemorate the 6 million Jews who perished in the Holocaust. Israel has a dual relationship with the Holocaust. O...

‘Restoring My Lost Childhood’: How children’s homes revived the youngest Holocaust survivors feature ‘Restoring My Lost Childhood’: How children’s homes revived the youngest Holocaust survivors A new online exhibit released by Yad Vashem in time for International Holocaust Remembrance Day reveals the story of how group homes across Europe provided children with a place to heal and reconnect with the Jewish people. (January 21, 2021 / JNS) It’s been 75 years, but Yaakov Guterman can still recall nearly everything about the nine months he lived in Zakopane, Poland. He remembers th...

From the blog of Peter Chester Arnold at The Times of Israel

“In a settled area it is prohibited; in the desert it is permitted.” If I have learned anything from the past year of reading the Talmud, it is that I have been born into a very difficult heritage and the punishment for breaking the multitude of rules can be quite severe. I understand that the Rabbis at the time of the Talmud had created guardrails around the Torah in order to ensure its laws were followed through the creation of stringencies. But if someone strayed, the consequences could be dire if you read the text as it is written. There are punishments of spiritual deaths or karet an...