Passover, also known as Pesach, is a significant festival in the Jewish calendar. It commemorates the liberation of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt and their journey to freedom. As the Passover celebration approaches,...
Read MoreHanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, is a joyous and meaningful holiday celebrated by Jewish people around the world. One of the most fascinating aspects of Hanukkah is the rich symbolism associated with it. Each...
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Tu Bishvat ( Tu B’Shvat ) (ט”ו בשבט) The fifteenth of the Hebrew month of Shvat is called “Tu B’Shvat”. It denotes the “New Year of the Trees”, traditionally the day on which the trees are judged for the coming year,...
Read MoreSeveral symbolic foods are eaten during the Passover Seder: Matzo, Haroseth, Beitzah (egg), Maror and or Chazeret, Karpas, Zroa and salt water, in which the Karpas is dipped. It has become a custom to display key symbolic foods...
Read MoreThe Passover holiday commemorates the liberation of the Jewish people from bondage in Egypt, under the leadership of Moses. It begins on the evening of the 14th day of the Hebrew lunar month of Nissan (usually in April), on the...
Read MoreBeauty of the Jewish Calendar The Jewish calendar is never dull and there is always something on the agenda. The weeks preceeding the holiday of Pesach are known to be especially hectic with all the many details that the...
Read MoreThe Fast of Gedaliah, or Tzom Gedaliah This fast day is observed on the day following Rosh Hashanah to commemorate the assassination of Gedaliah the son of Achikam, governor of Israel who had been appointed by Nevuchadnetzar,...
Read MoreYom Kippur The culmination of the Ten Days of Repentance which began on Rosh Hashanah is on the fast day of Yom Kippur, the holiest and most solemn of the Jewish holidays that occurs on the Tenth day of Tishrei. This day is...
Read MoreThe major Jewish religious holidays were set forth in the Torah. To these were added holidays that celebrate or commemorate specific events that occurred in Jewish history. Jewish holidays and commemorations are observed...
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