Eliyahu Ackerman

קָמוּ בָנֶיהָ, וַיְאַשְּׁרוּהָ; בַּעְלָהּ, וַיְהַלְלָהּ Her children rise and call her fortunate; [also] her husband, and praise her  (Mishlei 31:28) A Great Woman Rebbetzin Shira Smiles The Midrash associates this verse with the Shunamite woman. She sought out Elisha Hanavi and invited him to eat a meal. Recognizing his greatness, she decided to make a room in her home to host Elisha.

As we prepare for the most consequential davening of the year, it behooves us to know important information about the unique tefillos we’ll be reciting and the historic machzorim we’ll be using. Here are ten interesting facts about the prayers for Rosh Hashanah that will help make your day more meaningful and impactful. 1. The Machzor: The word machzor, which means “cycle,” always referred to the book used for the tefillos for the entire annual cycle — daily, Shabbos, Yom Tov, and Yamim Noraim.

Seventy-eight years after the Altalena was sunk by the Haganah, the wreck of the Irgun arms ship has been located intact some 1,600 feet (500 meters) beneath the surface of the Mediterranean Sea. The search for the vessel, sponsored by the Heritage Ministry, headed by Otzma Yehudit’s Amichai Eliyahu, and announced jointly with party leader and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, is far more than an archaeological find.