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Category Archives: Jewish Holidays
Why is the Shofar made from an animal’s horn?
In Judaism, the shofar is the ceremonial horn that is blown to mark the beginnings of the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah (“New Year”) and Yom Kippur (“Day of Atonement”) although it may be sounded on other occasions, depending … Continue reading
The Significance of the Different Notes of the Shofar
On the Jewish New Year, the Jewish people are commanded to blow the Shofar. The Shofar is a horn fashioned from a kosher animal. The Shofar is blown in Jewish houses of prayer that are known as Synagogues. Every single … Continue reading
Bows and Arrows on Lag B’Omer
In Lag B’Omer is a minor festival in the Jewish calendar. It is celebrated on the thirty-third day of the Omer. The Omer is a period of time that occurs between the second night of Passover and festival of Shavuot. … Continue reading
Counting of the Omer
What is the Omer? The Omer is the period of time that falls between the festivals of Pesach and Shavuot. An Omer is actually a unit of measure. In the time of the Temple, on the second day of Pesach … Continue reading
Shavuot Customs and Traditions
The festival of Shavuot is celebrated in commemoration of the revelation at Mount Sinai. There are a number of beautiful and interesting customs connected with the day;
Pesach Sheni
Pesach or Passover is a holiday that many have heard about. A less well-known Jewish holiday is Pesach Sheni or the Second Passover. This intriguing festival falls a month after Pesach, on the fourteenth day of the Hebrew month of … Continue reading
Lesser-Known Pesach Customs
There are hundreds and hundreds of laws concerning the holiday of Pesach and not a small number of customs that vary from community to community. The following are a number of customs that are, on the whole, lesser-known. It is … Continue reading
Passover
What is Passover? Passover is an eight-day festival that is celebrated in the Hebrew month of Nissan between the fifteenth and twenty-second. The festival is in commemoration of the redemption of the Israelite people from ancient Egypt. Jewish people observe … Continue reading
The Purim Synagogue Spectacle
It’s always amusing to think what people who are unfamiliar with the Jewish festival of Purim would make of the reading of the Megillah ceremony in Synagogues on the night and day of Purim. Purim is a minor holiday celebrating … Continue reading
And Charvona should be remembered for the good
There is a famous children’s Purim song in Israel based on a prayer recited after the reading of the Megillah on both the night and day of Purim. The prayer is called “Shoshanat Yaakov”- “The Rose of Jacob,” and is … Continue reading