An Oorah Holiday Guide The When and Why of Shavuos The holiday of Shavuos (or Shavuot) occurs on the 6th of the Hebrew month of Sivan. It is celebrated as […]
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Shavuos is in the air and the master chefs at Oorah and TheZone join together to bring you an epic evening of cooking, planning, recipes and more! From our kitchen […]
As the focal point of the Passover Seder, the Seder Plate, or Ke’arah in hebrew, traditionally graces the table on Passover night. There are several different foods, each with its […]
A haggadah includes the basic script for the Seder meal, as well as instructions on how to lead it. Ready to count down the best haggadahs with us? Let’s explore […]
Few things recall memories of Seder night like the words “Maxwell House”. And that’s probably exactly what their marketing team was aiming for, back in 1923, when they started giving […]
To explore the connection between mitzvah and matzah, we need to go back in time for a bit. It was the third day following Avraham’s circumcision. Most people would be […]
The seventh day of Passover has special characteristics to it, similar to the first day of Passover. It is celebrated with festive meals and certain additional restrictions apply on that […]
We dip our maror into charoset during the seder to commemorate our toil in Egypt.It recalls the mortar that the Jews used to build the Egyptian buildings. This standard Ashkenazi […]
In the busy 2020 pre-Yom Tov rush, the master chefs at Oorah join together to bring you an epic evening of Pesach meal planning. Enjoy the whirlwind of cooking, planning, […]
Free Within On Erev Pesach, 1978, Yosef Mendelovich sat in a Soviet prison cell. His face was gaunt with starvation, his body clothed in rags. For months, he had been […]