Kfar Kama, in lower Galilee, is one of only two Circassian communities in Israel; award ceremony set for February in Saudi Arabia

Some 10,000 Jewish pilgrims expected to gather in the Ukrainian city for Rosh Hashanah holiday, flying in to neighboring countries before catching a bus across the border

Lawmaker seems to downplay warning from Foreign Ministry office; was invited to visit by Ukraine's chief rabbi, who has said Ukraine unable to guarantee pilgrims' safety

Embassy in Jerusalem recommends that pilgrims who ignore advice make a will before they leave, and arrange a contingency plan not including US assistance

But 1,000 pilgrims have already arrived, thousands more expected; some Israelis shrug off war dangers, saying it's no different from home

After two years of coronavirus pandemic restrictions, massive religious festival gets underway, though some limitations remain

With at least 45 killed in Meron Lag B'Omer tragedy, Israel follows Saudi Arabia, India and Iraq as host of mass fatality crush at religious gathering

Rabbi Mendel Cohen was evacuated to Israel for urgent treatment, warns of 'great danger'; Odessa rabbi says local health system in collapse: 'We won't be able to help you'

After 2.5 million people visited Islam's holiest site in Mecca last year for pilgrimage, only between 1,000 and 10,000 to be allowed in this year by Saudi authorities