Topic: Jewish Holidays

Apr 7, 2020

This year, instead of gathering for Seders, millions of Jews are separated from their families during Passover, as the world continues to grapple with COVID-19.

Aug 13, 2019

Jewish groups across the country marked Tisha b’Av, the traditional Jewish day of mourning, with vigils and protests to demand an end to the mistreatment of immigrants and refugees.

Jun 7, 2019

Watch an inspirational song about refugees by REVIVAL as the holiday of Shavuot approaches.

May 1, 2019

HIAS President and CEO Mark J. Hetfield shares a message for Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), when we recall what happens to people who are not allowed to make the flight for safety and freedom, and reminds us of the imperative to welcome those who flee hatred.

Apr 7, 2019

The new refugee-themed full HIAS Hagaddah is ready for the Passover table.

Dec 10, 2018

How Hanukkah Happened for HIAS (in D.C.) Dec 10, 2018 Last week the HIAS D.C.-based Community Engagement team participated in a number of events celebrating the holiday of Hanukkah. On Wednesday, December 5, HIAS joined EntryPointDC and other community partners for a 20s and 30s Hanukkah Happy Hour to celebrate the fourth night of Hanukkah. […]

Dec 15, 2017

To celebrate light in the darkness. To rededicate ourselves to building a better world.

Dec 8, 2017

Rosie and Warda and the Big Tent, a refugee-themed children’s book, is a story about the importance of acknowledging and honoring cultural differences while understanding that we also all share much more in common than we may initially realize.

Oct 10, 2017

The symbolic shelter was intended to send a timely and distinctly Jewish message in response to a slew of anti-immigrant policies proposed over the past several months.

Apr 21, 2017

Against the backdrop of Passover’s imperative to free ourselves and others from narrow places, we remember the six million Jews and millions of LGBTQ people, people with disabilities, Roma, Jehovah’s Witnesses and others who perished in the Holocaust.