Posted on Sep 15, 2023
Jews around the world send Rosh Hashana wishes to detained reporter Evan Gershkovich
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Rosh Hashana — the Jewish New Year — starts Friday night, beginning a 10-day period of prayer, self-reflection and repentance.
Many American Jews will observe the holiday by attending services, hearing the sounds of a shofar (ram's horn), lighting candles and eating symbolic foods, among other traditions.
And a considerable number are also sending New Year's well-wishes to a single stranger thousands of miles away: Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been imprisoned in Russia since March.
Gershkovich, the son of Jewish parents who emigrated from the Soviet Union in 1979, was raised in New Jersey and had been living and working in Russia for six years at the time of his arrest on espionage charges that he denies.
Rosh Hashana — the Jewish New Year — starts Friday night, beginning a 10-day period of prayer, self-reflection and repentance.
Many American Jews will observe the holiday by attending services, hearing the sounds of a shofar (ram's horn), lighting candles and eating symbolic foods, among other traditions.
And a considerable number are also sending New Year's well-wishes to a single stranger thousands of miles away: Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been imprisoned in Russia since March.
Gershkovich, the son of Jewish parents who emigrated from the Soviet Union in 1979, was raised in New Jersey and had been living and working in Russia for six years at the time of his arrest on espionage charges that he denies.
Jews around the world send Rosh Hashana wishes to detained reporter Evan Gershkovich
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."More than 2,000 letters show the strength of community
In the meantime, Jewish people around the world want Gershkovich to know he's not alone.
Jewish Federations of North America, an umbrella organization representing hundreds of Jewish communities throughout the U.S. and Canada, organized a campaign inviting people to submit a letter to Gershkovich ahead of the holiday through an online form.
The organization combined portions of some of those notes into a "collective letter" that it has already sent to Gershkovich's lawyers, spokesperson Alisa Bodner told NPR by email. It will compile the individual letters into a book to deliver to Gershkovich's family after the holiday.
More than 2,200 letters had poured in from 21 countries as of Thursday night, according to Bodner. The submission form closes at 6 p.m. ET Friday."...
..."More than 2,000 letters show the strength of community
In the meantime, Jewish people around the world want Gershkovich to know he's not alone.
Jewish Federations of North America, an umbrella organization representing hundreds of Jewish communities throughout the U.S. and Canada, organized a campaign inviting people to submit a letter to Gershkovich ahead of the holiday through an online form.
The organization combined portions of some of those notes into a "collective letter" that it has already sent to Gershkovich's lawyers, spokesperson Alisa Bodner told NPR by email. It will compile the individual letters into a book to deliver to Gershkovich's family after the holiday.
More than 2,200 letters had poured in from 21 countries as of Thursday night, according to Bodner. The submission form closes at 6 p.m. ET Friday."...
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Happy New Year to my Jewish buddies! Even though I was not jewish, I belonged to a Jewish fraternity called Sigma Alpha Mu.
I am an alumnus of that fraternity. I joined the fraternity in 1986.
I even met a first sergeant in the Idaho National Guard who was a Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity alumnus as well. He ended up making command sergeant major.
https://sam.org/
I am an alumnus of that fraternity. I joined the fraternity in 1986.
I even met a first sergeant in the Idaho National Guard who was a Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity alumnus as well. He ended up making command sergeant major.
https://sam.org/
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