The Kiddush cup is a special Jewish artifact, which has come to be a symbol of the Jewish Sabbath celebration. The Jewish Sabbath, known as Shabbat, is celebrated on a Saturday and for religious or traditional Jews, it is marked
Passover is one of the best known Jewish holidays. But, when is Passover celebrated and what exactly is Passover ? Passover itself is an eight day holiday, beginning on 15th of the Jewish month is Nisan . The origins of the
The Jewish holiday of Passover is one of the most symbolic festivals in the Jewish calendar. There is no better way to explain its meaning that through the unique Seder plate that is used to celebrate the festival. Passover itself
The Jewish holiday of Passover, or Pesach to give it the Hebrew name, is one of the most significant festivals in the Jewish calendar. The holiday itself lasts for eight days and begins on the fifteenth of the month of
Tu Bishvat which means “Fifteenth of Shevat” is the “New Year for the Trees” or Rosh Hashana La-ilanot. Tradition says that on this day sap begins to run and it is time to plant trees in Israel! The Talmud teaches of
During the diaspora, Tu Bishvat was being forgotten. In the 16th century, Kabbalists [mystics] in tzfat gave the holiday new relavence by popularizing the Seder Tu Bishvat . The Tu Bishvat seder is loosely based on the Pesach seder. Similar
The Torah teaches of four yearly beginnings: The first of Nisan is new year for the kings and festivals; Elul 1 starts the year for animal tithing but Rabbis Eliezer & Shimon say the first of Tishrei ; Tishrei is Rosh HaShanah
This Year Purim is celebrated on March 8, 2012 According to the Megillah, the scroll which tells the incredible story about Purim, the Purim date is the fourteenth day of Adar, which usually comes out in the Gregorian calendar sometime
In honor of this happy holiday, there are many traditions. According to the Talmud, it is mandatory to be happy and gay throughout the whole month of Adar, as it is a time to celebrate the redeeming of the Jewish
This Jewish Holiday of Purim expresses our gratitude to the Almighty for saving the Jewish people from the conniving scheme to wipe them out. The story of the Jewish miracle takes place in Persia. Let us take you back over two
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