If you’re excited about the idea of Shabbat and want to bring the spirit of Shabbat into your home, it’s worth asking: «How, exactly, do you celebrate Shabbat?» Everyone is sitting at the set table, waiting. What do you do now? Where do you start? What comes next? Of course, Shabbat evening is a time of joy and fellowship. But it’s best to begin by observing certain traditions, […]
«The first day of the seventh month shall be holy to you—you shall not do any work. It is a day for blowing the trumpets.» Numbers, the fourth book of the Torah, 29:1 Happy New Year! That’s right—this Friday, September 18, 2020, at sunset, marks the Jewish New Year, or the first day of the seventh lunar month of the year 5781! Rosh […]
Who are the Jews, and what does it mean to be Jewish? These questions are answered by one wonderful holiday—Hanukkah! Many people think that Hanukkah is a holiday of light and oil for the menorah. «The menorah burned for eight days on oil that was supposed to last only one day,» people usually say. That is why we light the Hanukkah menorah for eight days in a row and […]
Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday of light and joy, victory over the enemy, and hope for a better future. And those are exactly the things we’ve all been missing so much this year, aren’t they? So, we definitely should celebrate Hanukkah! Here’s what you’ll need: By knowing the key events in the history of Hanukkah, we can easily understand the entire holiday and its […]
