Jewish holidays

What Is Shavuot?

What is Shavuot? It is a holy celebration that commemorates when God gave the Torah to the Jews over 3000…

4 years ago

What is Shanah Tovah?

The celebration of the Rosh Hashanah or the Jewish New Year is not just all about in resolving or renewing…

4 years ago

Sukkot: What is It and Why is It Important

Sukkot is a seven-day long celebration of the harvest that also commemorates the protection that God gave the Jews as…

4 years ago

The History and Ingredients of a Happy Purim

Purim is the Jewish holiday that commemorates the freedom of the Jews in ancient Persia. They were about to be…

4 years ago

Hanukkah Songs: Celebrating the Festival of Lights

Hanukkah is a Jewish festival that occurs towards the beginning of December. Traditionally, the holiday begins on the 25th day…

4 years ago

Afikomen – The Origins and Tradition

Since the Passover meal Seder, it is tradition to place a stack of three matzahs at the table. Families break…

4 years ago

Hanukkah – The complete guide on Chanukah

Historical Background: In 169 BCE in Eretz Yisrael, during the period of the second Beit Hamikdash Antiochus, the king of…

4 years ago

How to blow a Shofar

It is a religious duty to blow the shofar during the celebration of the Day of Atonement or also called…

5 years ago

The Megillah (The Book of Esther)

The Megillah book is made of ten chapters. "The Book of Esther" is named after Queen Esther rather than the…

5 years ago

What is Kiddush?

The Hebrew term “Kiddush” contains three different meanings, every meaning was built in before the other one. Let us take…

5 years ago