Israel’s labor federation ordered a strike to protest nonpayment of salaries to thousands of municipal workers, stranding hundreds of thousands of Israelis, shutting banks, government ministries, financial markets and an airport.
ENCINO, Calif., Sept. 21 (JTA) — What is a sukkah? To Rabbi Akiva, the sukkah represents the actual huts that housed the Israelites during their 40-year trek through the wilderness. To Rabbi Eliezer, the sukkah symbolizes the Clouds of Glory, encompassing God’s presence, that accompanied and protected the Israelites. To my four sons, who are […]
