It was also stated that other Jewish ceremonies performed in the past, including the blowing of the shofar on Rosh Hashanah, the waving of the four species during Sukkot, kneeling and prostration ...

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Shopping in Tel Aviv's Four Species market ahead of Sukkot. (credit: FLASH90) In the past, I have railed against the whole Black Friday/Cyber Monday industry. But this year I want to take another ...

The cedar is also one of the four species used during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, representing the different types of people within the Jewish community and their unity. The cedar's deep roots ...

In a study published in the peer-reviewed journal Zootaxa on April 4, Kraus described his trip to four different islands, each of which housed a not-yet-classified species of reptile. He was ...

Louisiana voters rejected four proposed amendments to the state constitution. Increased Democratic voter turnout, particularly among Black voters, contributed to the amendments' defeat.

Revision of the genera Anauchen, Bensonella, Gyliotrachela and Hypselostoma (Gastropoda, Eupulmonata, Hypselostomatidae) of Southeast Asia with description of 46 new species. ZooKeys , 2025; 1235: ...

More information: Jose Avila-Cervantes et al, Novel island species elucidate a species complex of Neotropical crocodiles, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2025.108341 ...

They've also determined which lakes and reservoirs were most likely to reel in each species. "Fish Ohio records show that largemouth bass, saugeye, crappie and sunfish are four of the most popular ...

four females and five males, have learned how to forage and hunt new prey, formed pairs, established territories, build nests and laid eggs. It's the first time the species has bred in the wild ...

In a landmark shift, a new study has found that climate change is now the most pervasive human-caused threat to imperiled species in the United States, surpassing other long-standing hazards like ...