Playing On Passover
It's still Passover! Enjoy Chol Hamoed (the interim days of the holiday - today through Sunday) by taking some time for an outing with friends or family.
Shabbat Delight
If enjoying a cup of tea, remember that the blessing over a cup of tea is Sheh’ha’kohl .
Fast Tomorrow
The Fast of the Tenth of Tevet is tomorrow. Refrain from eating or drinking from sunrise tomorrow until nightfall (when you make kiddush to sanctify Shabbat).
In Mourning
For the next three weeks, refrain from attending any live concerts as a sign of mourning the Temple (whose destruction is commemorated three weeks from today on Tisha b’Av).
17th of Tammuz
Tomorrow is the 17th of Tammuz, a minor fast day on which Jews refrain from eating and drinking from sunrise through nightfall.
After Brunch
Don’t forget to recite the Grace After Meals (Birkat Hamazon/Bentching) after your tasty bagel brunch.
Enter Adar
The Talmud (Ta'anith 29a) states: "Me'sheh'nichnas Adar, marbin b'simchah," With the beginning of Adar, rejoicing is increased. Today is the first day of Adar, bring joy into your day!…
The Blessings Over Food: Ha’ah’dama / Vegetables
The blessing recited over produce that grows from the ground is ha’ah’dama. Certain produce that are called fruit actually receive the ha’ah’dama blessing because of how they grow - for…
Rebirth of a Torah Institution in Berlin
Learn about the Hildesheimer Rabbinical Seminary in Berlin and its reopening in 2009, 71 years after it was closed by the Nazis.