About me - Judy Lash Balint

Judy Lash Balint is a Jerusalem-based journalist and writer and author of Jerusalem Diaries: In Tense Times. (Gefen) and Jerusalem Diaries II: What's Really Happening in Israel (Xulon Press 2007) She is a contributor to the 2006 and 2009 Fodor's Israel Guide

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Religion & Spirituality > Judaism The sequence of holy days in Jewish life and practice

Celebrating the Zionist Festival Jerusalem-It's the 29th of Cheshvan, not a particularly noteworthy day for most Jews in the world. But for Jews from Ethiopia, this date has long been observed as one of their main holidays, known as Sigd-a day celebrating their connection to Jerusalem and commitment to Jewish unity. For the ...

Religion & Spirituality > Judaism Biblical festivals come to life in Jerusalem

It’s 5:00 a.m on Shavuot morning and I’m having trouble finding an empty seat at any synagogue in Jerusalem’s Old City. Every synagogue is already packed as I make the mistake of lingering a few minutes too long at the Western Wall amongst the tens of thousands who have made their way there after a night of...


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