Yellow Light, Red Light, 1-2-3 It was a typical, busy day, and I was driving back from some errands. Thankfully, the line at the bank wasn’t too long, and I […]
Shabbat and Holidays
And Sit There The verse in this week’s Torah reading, Parshat Vayishlach, says (35:1), “And God said to Yaakov (Jacob), “Get up and go up to Beit-El and sit there, […]
It was the twenty-fifth of December, And when she closes her eyes she remembers, Just how it was. A Jewish girl from Queens, Had fulfilled her secret dreams, Decorating that […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz I know that women have special prayers they recite after they light Shabbat candles. Should we also be praying after we light Chanukah […]
There are a number of foods that are customary to eat on Chanukah (Hanukkah). Below are the history and explanations of two such traditions, dairy foods and waffles. Eating Cheese […]
Because We Were Lax On Chanukah, we celebrate the salvation God granted us from the oppression of the Greeks. The Greeks disrupted the service in the Beit Hamikdash (Holy Temple), […]
Chanukah wouldn’t be the same without latkes. Especially the first night. This year, I tell myself, I’m going to get a head start. It’s Erev Chanukah (Hanukkah Eve). Most times, […]
Even the Minor is Significant in Judaism Nothing in Judaism is trivial, no matter how apparently minor. A Torah Jew believes that every element of the Torah is laden with […]
The Rabbis teach that, ideally, one should light the menorah at the entrance to one’s house, so that the mezuzah is on the right of the doorway and the menorah […]
The Harm of Passive Exposure You’re likely familiar with the Chanukah (Hannukah) story: The Syrian Greek tyrant, Antiochus, outlaws the practice of Judaism and forces our ancestors to worship the […]
