Jewish Holidays

Which animal horns are kosher to use as a shofar and how is a shofar prepared?

What is the purpose of the Fast of Gedaliah? Why was Gedaliah Ben Achikam murdered? Rabbi Reisman explains how the Fast of Gedaliah enables us to continue the momentum of Rosh Hashanah.

His faith and trust in G-d helped him overcome the tragedy and even reach out to the one who caused it.

Where else will you find crowds of people happy and dancing until they are exhausted, only because of the fact that they have a “Book”? We rejoice because we are what we are in the merit of this Book.

9 facts about the Tenth of Tevet

This is how it looks inside the tomb of Mordechai and Esther in the city of Hamadan in Iran (according to one tradition). Rare and exciting

The Haggadah is one of the most popular texts in Jewish literature. Rabbi Gottlieb shares deeper insights to the holy text of the Haggadah based on Kabbalah, Jewish philosophy and logic

What is the reason for counting the omer? When, according to the Torah we are obligated to count the days from Passover to Shavuot. On the second day of Passover, in the days of the Temple, an omer of barley was cut down and brought to the Temple as an offering. What is the significance of this grain offering referred to as the Omer? Rabbi Gottlieb teaches us the profound meaning of counting the omer

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

Who was Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai? What is Kabbalah? Rabbi Gottlieb elaborates on the uniqueness of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, the Zohar, mysticism and Lag Ba'omer

There’s no other explanation for shooting a mortar blindly and hitting the target straight on, not once but twice

What is the purpose of the fast on the Seventeenth of Tamuz? Learn how this fast day will help us improve our behavior and conduct towards our fellow Jews

Explaining the different customs regarding buying new clothes and going swimming during the three weeks.

Why is it called The Holiday of Love?