If you're fired up about Shabbat and want to bring the peace of Shabbat into your home, it's worth asking the question, «How, exactly, do you celebrate Shabbat?» Everyone is sitting around the set table waiting. What to do now? Where do we begin? What comes after what? Of course, Shabbat night is an evening of joy and fellowship. But it is worth starting it with some traditions that [...].
«Первый день седьмого месяца да будет для вас священным — не делайте никакой работы. Это день, когда трубят в трубы.» Числа, четвёртая книга Торы, 29:1 С Новым годом Вас! Именно так, ведь уже в эту пятницу, 18-го сентября 2020 с заходом солнца наступает еврейский Новый год, или первый день седьмого лунного месяца 5781 года! Рош […]
Who are Jews and what does it mean to be a Jew? These questions are answered by one wonderful holiday: Hanukkah! Many people think of Hanukkah as a holiday of lights and oil for candles. «The menorah burned for eight days with oil that was only supposed to be enough for one day,» they usually say. Therefore, supposedly, we light a Hanukkiah for eight days in a row and eat cakes baked [...]
Hanukkah is the Jewish holiday of light and joy, victory over a great enemy and hope for a better future. And these are just the elements we have all been missing this year, aren't they? So it's definitely worth celebrating Hanukkah! Here's what you'll need: Knowing the main events of the Hanukkah story, we can easily understand the whole holiday and [...].
