10/22/2014
Nuts Today
Nowadays, nuts are often in the news. While packed with a nutritious punch,…
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10/22/2014
Blessed Nut
The blessing over tree nuts is the same as that over fruits (Ha'etz).
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10/21/2014
What is Shemittah?
We have now completed the fall holidays and have fully entered the new…
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10/21/2014
Awareness
If you visit Israel, be aware that the laws of shmittah are in…
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10/20/2014
Religious Recycling
Organized recycling is a development of the modern world, and from the…
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10/20/2014
Items of Holiness
Take proper care of the items you use for religious purposes.
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10/15/2014
Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah
Tonight starts the holiday of Shemini Atzeret, literally the Gathering of…
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10/15/2014
Rain, Rain…
“Rain, rain, go away. Come again another day...” This cute ditty must have…
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10/15/2014
Enjoy the Holiday
Enjoy the holiday and rejoice in the beauty of the Torah
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10/14/2014
The Great Hoshana (Hoshana Rabbah)
Rosh Hashana is known as the Day of Judgment (Yom Hadin), the day on which…
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10/14/2014
Get A Willow
Prepare for Hoshana Rabbah by obtaining fresh willow branches.
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10/13/2014
Rejoicing for the World
Among the unique rituals performed on the holiday of Sukkot were the…
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10/13/2014
Water, Water Everywhere
Sukkot is considered the holiday on which God determines the world’s water…
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10/12/2014
Everyone Does The Wave
One of the main mitzvot of the holiday of Sukkot is the waving of the four…
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10/12/2014
More Than A Harvest Festival
Few people refer to Sukkot by the name Chag Ha'Asif, Feast of the…
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10/12/2014
Still A Mitzvah
Remember that the mitzvot of dwelling in a sukkah and taking the four…
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10/08/2014
The Sukkot Hoshanot Services
Walk into a traditional synagogue in the middle of morning services during…
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10/08/2014
Vanity of Vanities
Most people are unknowingly familiar with the beginning of the third…
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10/08/2014
Happy Holiday
Remember that Sukkot is Z'man Simchataynu, the time of our…
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10/07/2014
The Perfect Species
At this time of the year, Jews around the globe head out in search of the…
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10/07/2014
The Four Species
The waving of the four species is one of the most beautiful and symbolic…
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10/07/2014
Your Four
Call your local Jewish bookstore or rabbi to inquire about getting a set of…
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10/06/2014
Holiday Decorating
During the holiday of Sukkot, Jews live in sukkot (temporary…
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10/06/2014
Ushpeezin (Oo’shpee’zin)
During the festival of Sukkot, the sukkah is intended to be our home. For…
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10/05/2014
But Wait, There’s More
Now that the Jewish people have repented on Yom Kippur and, hopefully,…
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10/05/2014
Build Your Own Sukkah
Webster's Dictionary defines a tabernacle as a temporary dwelling,…
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