First Ever Book About the Jewish Festivals for Emerging Jewish Communities Released in Time...
The author of the book Ronit Treatman, the daughter of Israeli diplomats who speaks several languages and lives in Philadelphia, was inspired to write the book after she became involved with the Bnei Anousim, the tens of millions of people around the world descended from forcibly converted Spanish and Portuguese Jews through the organization Reconectar.
The Bitter and the Sweet
The fact that we can taste something as bitter is an affirmation of how sweet our lives generally are.
Should One Eat Seudah Shlishit This Erev Pesach?
Rabbeinu Tam has an ingenious solution for how to have Seudah Shlishit on Erev Pesach: eat matzah ashirah [egg matzah].
‘Shmurah Matzah’: For the Seder or All of Pesach?
The Shulchan Aruch does not even mention the opinion of the Rif and Rambam and states explicitly that the requirement of guarding applies only to the matzah used for the Seder.
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The Purim Edition 2021
A Year Ago We Put on Masks For Purim and Haven’t Taken Them Off...
Purim will essentially mark a full year of living through a pandemic that has radically changed our lives. While we are beyond grateful for the progress with treatments and vaccinations, the return to some sense of normalcy doesn’t seem imminent.
How Early Can One Read The Megillah At Night?
In Mishnaic times, the Megillah was read as early as the 11th of Adar in some towns.
Tu B’Shevat: Annual Reminder to Appreciate the Beauty of the Land of Israel
One can only marvel at the transformation of the landscape described by Mark Twain to that of today and look forward to a future when the native forest species described in the Bible dominate the landscape.
10 Things you didn’t Know About Tu B’Shevat
From almond trees and veganism to ancient languages and Middle Ages sources, Tu B’Shevat is one fascinating festival.
The 10th of Tevet & The Forgotten Kaddish
On this day we learn to not only look at tragic events, but also on what led up to them. This is all the more important when talking about the Holocaust
Seeing 20/20, Even In 2020
Be a visionary-Happy Chanukah 2020
MASTERING THE ART OF INSIGHTS
All agree that the Chanukah candles represent insights
Chanukah 1917: Jerusalem is Liberated
On December 11, the second day of Chanukah, British troops marched into Jerusalem. British commander and chief, General Edmund Allenby respectfully entered its walls by foot through the Jaffa gate as the city’s thirty-fourth conqueror.
Hanukkah: What, How and Why
A concise, comprehensive guide to the holiday of Hanukkah.
Channukah ‘En-LIGHT-enment’
Through this pleasant and special light, may we merit to continue to illuminate and enlighten ourselves and others, long after Channukah is over
Rabbi Wagensberg on Succos: “A Tale of Two Succos”
In the past, a question came to mind that had been bothering me regarding Succos. My difficulty was with respect to the Succah itself. I...
Ari Fuld on Sukkot: The Symbolism of Sukkot and its Lesson for Modern Times
On Sukkot we are told to be joyful, but why should we be more joyful on Sukkot than any other holiday, and what is the message for us today?
Keep Your Thoughts To Heaven This Sukkos
Since a sukkah is a diras aray, a temporary structure, we don’t need a reminder of the dwelling place being temporary compared to Olam Habah.
Canvas Sukkah: Practical Or Pasul?
It seems unlikely that even the stringent opinion requires that sukkah walls be completely motionless when a wind blows.
Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) Guide for the Perplexed, 2020
Wishing all a healthy and festive Sukkot
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) Guide for the Perplexed, 2020
Fascinating insights into Yom Kippur
Hashem Is Our Light
All of our good deeds should be rooted in this truth that Hashem commanded us and that is why we are doing the mitzvos.
Not Fearing Crises – Reflections on the Sounds of the Shofar
Rosh Hashanah is a seemingly a "deprived holiday." Almost nothing is written about this festival in the Torah, certainly less than about any other festival. Even the shofar is not mentioned explicitly in the Torah in the context of Rosh Hashanah. All that is mentioned is that Rosh Hashana is Yom Teruah - “a day of blasting”, or Zichron Teruah - “a remembrance of blasting”, but nothing more.
Rabbi Wagensberg on Rosh Hashana
May you all have a very Good Shabbos, a Kesiva V’chasima Tova
When Should You Do Tashlich This Year?
The Maharil explains that the custom of Tashlich – like many other Rosh Hashanah minhagim – is intended to evoke G-d’s mercy by recalling Akeidat Yitzchak.
The Meaning of Tu B’Av
Six events occurred on Tu B'Av, the 15th of Av, making it a festive day in the Jewish calendar.
Are We The Muse?
Dare I say that, the fact that we keep the Temple alive 2000 years after its destruction, continue to connect to God even after the Holocaust, and we pray even on this horrible day, INSPIRES God?
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