Holidays

We have great difficulty accepting our role as Victor, rather than Victim. We apologize for how well our country functions, for our victories, and for our stubborn refusal to roll over and die.

This Shavuot let's give G-d a gift too: Let's make this year different by doing just 1 more mitzvah

(JNi.media) Tisha B’Av (Heb: 9th of the month of Av) is a fast day according to rabbinic law and tradition, commemorating the destruction of...

To lead meaningful Jewish lives, our personal journeys must be actively shaped by the events and populated by the personalities of our peoples’ past.

Purim gives us a framework to understand our lives and remain optimistic in the midst of all the darkness

According to the wisdom of Kabbalah, the “correction of the world” will only happen when we first repair the relations between people.

To be honest, I have never met a cheesecake I didn’t like, but over the last few years, I have replaced the vanilla in my cheesecake with bourbon, with fantastic results. It’s a subtle change, but a good one! — Sandy Eller, Monsey, NY

Ari talks about the holidays of Shavuot and Yom Kippur, the Shofar that connects the two holidays, and the indigenous people of the Land of Israel.

How is it that Rachel’s tears evoke such a powerful response from God? If we can make sense of this passage, it may be able to shed light on our process of mourning on Tisha B’Av, and help our tears and grief become a catalyst for action.

In honor of Sukkos, The Jewish Press decided to feature pictures of six of the winning designs.

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For that one day we step out of ourselves and have an “out-of-body experience.” We are no longer part of this world as we know it.

Asara B’Teves, the 10th of Teves, commemorates the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem by the Babylonian ruler Nebuchadnezzar that ultimately culminated with the First Temple’s destruction on the 9th of Av the following year.

Ari Fuld discusses: What are we celebrating on Passover and what are the lessons to be learned?

The sages make a fascinating but perplexing comment concerning the actions of Aaron, brother of Moses....

The Seder celebrates freedom by emphasizing ideas I am not sure we remember, chief among them some unusually relevant this year

If we continue to live as though God had only commanded us to subdue the Earth, we must be prepared for our children to inherit a seriously degraded planet, with the future of human civilisation put into question.

Asara B’Teves, the 10th of Teves, commemorates the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem by the Babylonian ruler Nebuchadnezzar that ultimately culminated with the First Temple’s destruction on the 9th of Av the following year.

Marror is the reliving of the bitter enslavement and matzah is the under-eighteen-minutes redemption.

One can drink up to the Talmud's criterion to confuse Mordechai and Haman-but not beyond.

A new tune for Maoz Tzur-Happy Chanuka!

Ari Fuld uncovers and explores the real miracle and lessons of Chanukah.

It is incumbent upon every parent to prepare a “lesson plan” of meaningful Torah directions to give over to their family on this most meaningful night.

The number four seems to play a major role in the Pesach Seder. We have four questions, four sons, four terms of endearment and, of course, one of the major features we soon will be enjoying – the drinking of four cups of wine.

The temporary structure of the Sukkah highlights the historical significance of the permanent Jewish State in the Land of Israel Chag Sameach!

Sometimes terrible things – things like the Akeidah – actually unlock our potential and make us far greater than we otherwise would be.

“The whole world is learning that the gentiles can come celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles with the people of Israel,” said spokesman David Parsons of the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem.

Napoleon said referring to the Jews, "Certainly a people which has mourned the loss of their Temple for so long, will merit to see it rebuilt!"

May this Shemita year hasten the coming of the Mashiach.; Shana Tova U’Mevurechet

Enjoy this” sweet” new idea for a “Sweet New Year”! A refreshing and very simple idea to finish off any Yom Tov meal.