Public holidays in Israel

Statement by the Prime Minister on Yom HaShoah

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Wednesday, April 7, 2021
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OTTAWA, ON, April 7, 2021 /CNW/ - The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day:

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  • OTTAWA, ON, April 7, 2021 /CNW/ - The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day:
    "At sunset today, we will join Jewish communities and others in Canada and around the world to remember the six million innocent Jewish children, women, and men who were systematically murdered by the Nazis during the Holocaust.
  • We will also honour and pay tribute to the resilience of the survivors, and recognize those who risked their lives to save others.
  • "Traditionally, Jewish communities gather to light a memorial candle, recite prayers in memory of the victims, and recount the stories of Holocaust survivors.
  • Today, and every day, we vow, 'Never again,' and promise to remain vigilant against antisemitism and all forms of hatred, wherever and whenever they occur."

BURNING MAN-ISCHEWITZ JEWBELONG's FREE Virtual Passover Seder!

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Thursday, March 11, 2021
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On the first night of Passover, Saturday, March 27th, 2021, JewBelong will present BURNING MAN-ISCHEWITZ, their second virtual Passover Seder, with Matt Broussard (Comedy Central) as host.

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  • On the first night of Passover, Saturday, March 27th, 2021, JewBelong will present BURNING MAN-ISCHEWITZ, their second virtual Passover Seder, with Matt Broussard (Comedy Central) as host.
  • We're excited to provide a space for Jews and FOJs (Friends of Jews) to participate in a free, relevant, creative but also traditional Passover Seder.
  • JewBelong.com also has a free, downloadable Haggadah complete with all of the Seder steps, original songs, a fantastic skit that tells the story of Passover, Burning Bush: A Passover Drinking Game, and more.
  • JewBelong's virtual Seder will premiere at 7:00 pm ET on Saturday, March 27th, 2021 and be available for the rest of Passover.

American Legion leader calls on public to light up the night on Memorial Day

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Monday, May 18, 2020
National holidays, Public holidays in Israel, Remembrance Days, Memorial Day, Yom Hazikaron, Legion, Candle, Calendars, Holidays

Oxford added that American Legion posts can alert their local media of this nationwide call for remembrance, with candles to be lit at dusk on May 25.

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  • Oxford added that American Legion posts can alert their local media of this nationwide call for remembrance, with candles to be lit at dusk on May 25.
  • Any way you choose, light a candle of remembrance, or three, for the fallen to let the world know that Memorial Day matters deeply to The American Legion, even if ceremonies and public observances are significantly changed this year."
  • Stories and images from such Memorial Day observances can be posted on legion.org/legiontown as well as social media channels like Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, tagging The American Legion National Headquarters.
  • The American Legion, www.legion.org , is the nation's largest and most influential veterans organization.

Holocaust Remembrance Day Message: We Remember

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Monday, April 20, 2020
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NEW YORK, April 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --In observance of Yom HaShoah, Day of Holocaust Remembrance, AJC CEO David Harris issued the following statement:

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  • NEW YORK, April 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --In observance of Yom HaShoah, Day of Holocaust Remembrance, AJC CEO David Harris issued the following statement:
    In the Jewish tradition, we are commanded to remember (zachor) and not to forget (lo tishkach).
  • This week we commemorate Yom HaShoah, the Day of Holocaust Remembrance.
  • On this solemn occasion, 75 years after the end of World War II:
    We remember the six million Jewish martyrs, including 1.5 million children, who were exterminated in the Holocaust.
  • We remember the richly hued and ancient Jewish civilizations that were destroyedfrom Salonika, Greece, to Vilnius, Lithuania.

Holocaust Remembrance Day Message: We Remember

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Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Holocaust remembrance days, Public holidays in Israel, Yom HaShoah, Holocaust historiography, Yom, Aftermath of the Holocaust, Bibliography of The Holocaust, Genocide, Traditions, Culture, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust

NEW YORK, May 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --In observance of Yom HaShoah, Day of Holocaust Remembrance, AJC CEO David Harris issued the following statement:

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  • NEW YORK, May 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --In observance of Yom HaShoah, Day of Holocaust Remembrance, AJC CEO David Harris issued the following statement:
    In the Jewish tradition, we are commanded to remember (zachor) and not to forget (lo tishkach).
  • This week we commemorate Yom HaShoah, the Day of Holocaust Remembrance.
  • On this solemn occasion, 74 years after the end of World War II:
    We remember the six million Jewish martyrs, including 1.5 million children, who were exterminated in the Holocaust.
  • We remember the richly hued and ancient Jewish civilizations that were destroyedfrom Salonika, Greece, to Vilnius, Lithuania.

Sim Shalom Online Synagogue Offers Services for Passover and Yom Hashoah

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Wednesday, April 17, 2019
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NEW YORK, April 17, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Sim Shalom Online Synagogue offers services during the Festival of Passover and on Yom Hashoah.

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  • NEW YORK, April 17, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Sim Shalom Online Synagogue offers services during the Festival of Passover and on Yom Hashoah.
  • To attend all of Sim Shalom's services free go to our website and click where it says go live.
  • Sim Shalom is an interactive online Jewish Universalist synagogue which is liberal in thought and traditional in liturgy.
  • Created in 2009 by Rabbi Steven Blane on Manhattan's Upper West Side, Sim Shalom offers a means of connecting the unconnected.

Statement by Minister Rodriguez on Yom Kippur

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Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Yom Kippur, Book of Leviticus, Jewish fast days, Jewish culture, Hebrew calendar, Human behavior, Yom, Multiculturalism in Canada, Atonement, Public holidays in Israel, Jewish holidays, Kol Nidre

Jewish communities in Canada and around the world observe Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement

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  • Jewish communities in Canada and around the world observe Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement
    OTTAWA, Sept. 18, 2018 /CNW/ -Today at sundown, Jewish communities across Canada and around the world will observe the beginning of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement.
  • On this solemn day, families and friends gather to pray and fast.
  • This year, as we mark the 30thanniversary of the Canadian Multiculturalism Act, Yom Kippur also gives us all a chance to highlight the contributions of the Jewish Canadians to our country.
  • As Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism, Iextend my best wishes to everyone observing the holy day of YomKippur.

Statement by the Prime Minister on Israel Independence Day

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Wednesday, April 18, 2018
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OTTAWA, April 18, 2018 /CNW/ - The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement in celebration of Israel Independence Day, also known as Yom Ha'atzmaut:

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  • OTTAWA, April 18, 2018 /CNW/ - The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement in celebration of Israel Independence Day, also known as Yom Ha'atzmaut:
    "Tonight at sundown, Israelis, Jewish communities, and others in Canada and around the world will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel.
  • "In 1948, Canada was one of the first countries to formally recognize Israel.
  • Seventy years later, Canada and Israel are united by democratic values and close people-to-people ties.
  • "On behalf of the Government of Canada, Sophie and I wish everyone celebrating Israel Independence Day a Yom Ha'atzmaut Sameach.