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Tag: Pilgrimage

0 History Holidays

Heart to the East

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 6 Aug

The author reminisces about a trip to Israel with their family in 1964, fulfilling their mother's dream to visit the Holy Land.

0 Torah Philosophy

Loss and Uncertainty

TEXTing · 17 Jan

Elana Stein Hain and Christine Hayes explore how the ancient Talmudic text in Tractate Hagigah can offer insights into the feelings of loss and uncertainty experienced by Jews worldwide after October 7th.

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Going to Dangerous Places - Uman’s Jewish Pilgrimage

Emes Ve-Emunah · 11 Sep 2023

The author questions the practice of Jewish pilgrimages to the Ukrainian village of Uman during the holiest time of the year, arguing that it detracts from the main focus of repentance and prayer to God.

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From 2009 | Pilgrimage to Uman

Nadine Epstein in Moment · 17 Aug 2023

The article discusses the pilgrimage to Uman, Ukraine, the burial place of Rebbe Nachman, founder of the Breslov Hasidic movement.

0 Politics Communities

Lufthansa apologizes for expelling ‘large group’ of Hasidic Jews from flight to Hungary

Jacob Henry in Forward · 10 May 2022

Lufthansa faced backlash after it expelled a large group of Hasidic Jews from a flight from New York City to Budapest following reports that some individuals did not comply with mask-wearing protocols.

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Holy Site, Holy Month

Tel Aviv Review · 19 Apr 2021

In her book "Sacred Place and Sacred Time in the Medieval Islamic Middle East: A Historical Perspective," Prof. Daniella Talmon-Heller explores the development of pilgrimage practices and temporal rituals during the early centuries of Islam.

0 Communities History

Visiting the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Grave in Queens

Menachem Butler in Tablet · 2 Jul 2014

Tens of thousands of visitors gathered at Montefiore Cemetery in Queens to mark the 20th yahrzeit of Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe.

0 Holidays Culture

The Editors in Tablet · 1 Oct 2009

Sukkot, a holiday marking the pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem, is celebrated by building temporary dwellings called sukkahs where meals are eaten and slept in.