Category Archives: holidays

Sukkot 5773 – The Temple of Jerusalem in Art

Reading and Learning about the holiday of Sukkot which starts at sunset on Sunday I was reminded that Sukkot is among other the date when the First Temple of Jerusalem was consecrated by King Solomon. My idea for this festive … Continue reading

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Kol Nidre 5773

“All [personal] vows we are likely to make, all [personal] oaths and pledges we are likely to take between this Yom Kippur and the next Yom Kippur, we publicly renounce. Let them all be relinquished and abandoned, null and void, … Continue reading

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Happy 5773!

  5773 years ago the world was created (and it will not end when the Mayans stop counting!). In the tradition of The Catcher in the Sand here are some of the best pieces of music and humor created around … Continue reading

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Say Cheese … Hag Shavuot Sameah!

  It’s Shavuot, a long weekend in Israel (actually also in the US because of Memorial Day). As on all Jewish holidays here is some fun and interesting stuff from the Internet related to the holiday. The holiday celebrates the … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday, Israel!

  These are maybe the most Israeli two days in the year. Memorial Day – the day we remember the soldiers fallen in the wars of Israel and the victims of the terror attacks against Israel precedes the celebration of … Continue reading

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Passover Rocks – Hag Sameakh!

  Passover is two days ahead, and it’s time for the traditional collection of clips which welcomes all Jewish holidays on The Catcher. This time it is all about rock music.     (video source AishVideo)   To remember the … Continue reading

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Hag Purim Sameah!

The traditional holiday posting for this Purim gathers music and filmed images, all fun I hope, related to this fun holiday.It’s probably the easiest Jewish holiday to cover 🙂   (video source rogatkaproductions)   The first clip shows a Western … Continue reading

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The New Year of the Trees

Tradition is tradition and as on all Jewish Holidays, The Catcher in the Sand celebrated Tu B’Shvat – The Jewish New Year of the Trees with a collection of interesting and fun information, songs, clips gathered from the Internet and … Continue reading

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NU ESTE TOTUL PIERDUT ( leapșa de sărbători )

Ce poate fi mai potrivit in aceasta perioada de sarbatori decat o leapsa? Ma alatur deci leapşei iniţiate de Lucia Verona (http://luciaverona.blogspot.com/2011/12/nu-este-totul-pierdut-leapsa-de.html.), continuată de Horia Gârbea (http://horiagarbea.blogspot.com/2011/12/nu-este-totul-pierdut.html), de Andrea Hedeş (http://andreahedes.blogspot.com/2011/12/nu-este-totul-pierdut-leapsa-de.html), si last but not least de prietenul meu rim … Continue reading

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Hanukkah Rocks!

  As the whole Jewish world prepares to light tomorrow night the first candle of the Hanukkah festival, I searched the net as I always do for the traditional round of significant clips, songs, images related to the holiday to … Continue reading

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