Jewish Holidays

Why is there a custom to decorate our homes and the Synagogue on the day of Shavuot? Why is there a custom to eat milchik foods on Shavuot?  Rabbi Chaimowitz elaborates on the beauty of this unique Festival and the sweetness of the Torah

The week of Hod: Pesach Sheni & Lag Ba'omer give us a chance to restart our lives.

Rabbi Lauffer elaborates on the laws and customs regarding the night of Passover and reciting the Haggadah 

Achashverosh made a great banquet for an unimaginable number of people. This was in accordance with the accepted practice at the time, wherein leaders used to throw luxurious banquets for numerous participants

For me, Hanukkah was a tense time and very confusing until I found myself

Our Jewish holidays carry with them messages which are actually relevant to all year round. In this short Sukkot video, Rabbi Yitzchak Botton reminds us how the Sukkah is really a mirror to life itself, here in this world

What is unique about the spiritual experience of Yom Kippur? Based on Mystical teachings, Rabbi Katz explains how to discover your true essence and inner-self on the holiest day of the year

Fast of Gedaliah Times for Major Cities Around the World: October 2 , 2019 | 3 Tishrei 5780

What is the purpose of the last day of Sukkot, called Shmini Atzeret? What is the objective of the Yizkor prayer? What is the uniqueness of the prayer for rain? In this episode of 'The Jewish Year', Rabbi Lauffer elaborates on the laws and customs regarding Simchat Torah

What happened and why we fast

On the 15th of Shvat, Heavenly treasures are opened on high to pour down abundance into the world

"If we think before counting the Omer, the mitzvah will be more potent and our reward double”

There is no day I wish for more than the resurrection of the dead, when we'll meet again

Here are some Western Wall facts in honor of Jerusalem Liberation Day

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