This Day, October 4, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

2024(2 of Tishrei, 5758):

Rosh Hashanah II

שנה טובה, כתיבה וחתימה טובה.

2024: In Cedar Rapids, Iowa, at Temple Judah

Zachary “Zach” Fournier is scheduled to replicate his successful shofar blowing skills which were unveiled on the first of Tishrei.

2024: All decent people mourn the death of Captain Ben Zion Falach  the ninth soldier to fall since the ground operation in Lebanon began as well as the deaths of Cpt. Eitan Itzhak Oster, 22, a team commander in the Egoz Commando Unit, from Modi’in, Cpt. Harel Etinger, 23, a team commander in the Egoz Commando Unit, from Eli, Cpt. Itai Ariel Giat, 23, of the Yahalom Combat Engineering Unit, from Shoham,

Sgt. First Class Noam Barzilay, 22, of the Egoz Commando Unit, from Kohav Yair,

Sgt. First Class Or Mantzur, 21, of the Egoz Commando Unit, from Beit Aryeh,Sgt. First Class Nazar Itkin, 21, of the Egoz Commando Unit, from Kiryat Ata,Staff Sgt. Almken Terefe, 21, of the Golani Brigade’s reconnaissance unit, from Jerusalem and Staff Sgt. Ido Broyer, 21, of the Golani Brigade’s reconnaissance unit, from Nes Tziona.

2024: Based on previously published reports Fawzi Amin Sido, a Yazidi women who had been kidnapped by ISIS when she was eleven and then sold to a man in Gaza was rescued by the IDF and returned to her family in Iraq which would appear to serve as a reminder that terrorism knows no boundaries.

2024: Ma’yan Tikvah – A Wellspring of Hope—is scheduled to host the second day of High Holidays in the Wood which “includes active interaction with the natural world, traditional and contemporary music, discussion, moments of quiet reflection, and ways to personally embrace the messages of the High Holy Days.

2024: As October 4th begins in the Middle East, Israel is confronted with fighting a four-front-war following the attacks from Iran. (Editor’s note: this situation is too fluid for this blog to cover so we are just providing a snapshot as of the posting at midnight Israeli time)

2024: As October 4th begins in Israel, an unprecedented wave of anti-Semitism that has included Hamas supporters calling for Zionist passengers on a New York subway to raise their hands, sweeps the United States and the Hamas held hostages begin day 364 in captivity while Jerusalem braces for more rocket attacks by Hezbollah  (Editor’s note: this situation is too fluid for this blog to cover so we are just providing a snapshot as of the posting at midnight Israeli time)