Mexico’s Jewish Community Set to Observe Passover
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Mexico’s Jewish Community Observes Passover
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS While the majority of Mexicans commemorated Easter on Sunday, April 17, and members of the local Islamic community are currently observing the holy month of Ramadan, which this year runs from April 2 through May 1, Mexico’s Jews this week celebrate Passover, or Pesach, which began on the night of Friday, April 15, with a
Read moreJewish New Year Starts Friday
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS A blast of the ram’s horn on the night of Friday, Sept. 18, will summon Jews across Mexico to synagogues and local congregations to celebrate the beginning of the holiest period in the Jewish calendar. Starting at sunset, members of the Jewish community throughout the world will begin the celebration of Rosh Hashanah, ushering in the start
Read moreChabad Mexico to Host Giant Menorah-Lighting Ceremony
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Chabad-Lubavitch, the Hassidic Jewish congregation and umbrella organization that serves as an outreach to all Jewish communities throughout the world, will host its annual giant menorah-lighting ceremony on the last night of the eight-day Chanukah festival, Sunday, Dec. 9, at 5:30 p.m. at Mexico City’s Ángel de Independencia statue. The event, which
Read moreFirst Chabad Yeshiva Opens in Mexico
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Chabad-Lubavitch, a worldwide Hassidic movement to promote Judaism and Jewish religious studies and practices, opened its first yeshiva rabbinical school in Mexico on Sunday, Aug. 26. The new yeshiva, which is under the direction of Rabbi Mendel Mayzlesh, son of Rabbi Yossef Mayzlesh, director of Chabad in Mexico, is the first and only Tomchei
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