Shabbat/Holidays
In agricultural-based ancient Israel, Tu b’Shevat—the traditional new year for trees—was a meaningful occasion celebrated with singing and dancing.
After the required aliyot are read, Kaddish is recited and the maftir is called up to the Torah. Several verses…
On the first night of Rosh Hashanah, the meal begins with challah dipped in honey to symbolize sweetness, abundance and…
Misconception: During duchening (when the Kohanim bless the congregation), one should not look at the Kohanim mainly because it can…
When you lived in the rocky cave, there did you acquire your splendor and your beauty (From the poem Bar…
About 100 years ago, the Chofetz Chaim suggested that motion pictures were invented to help human beings visualize Divine judgment.…
I don’t know if Harry (name changed to protect his identity) really saw it or if he just imagined the…
Although everyone is familiar with the custom of dipping slices of apple into honey at the Rosh Hashanah meal, many…
Sukkot stands between the world of miracles and what is referred to as the world of nature.
By Rabbi Ari Z. Zivotofsky Misconception: The sole reason that we do not recite the complete Hallel1 on the last…
