How? On the first night of Chanukah, one candle is lit. Each night after that, one candle is added to the menorah so that by the eighth night, eight candles […]
Shabbat and Holidays
Inspiration, information, tutorials, recipes, and more on Shabbat and the Jewish holidays celebrated throughout the year.
Who’s Who? Jewish Year/Secular Year Event 0/3760 BCE Creation of the World 2448/1312 BCE Hashem takes the Jews out of Egypt and gives them the Torah at Har Sinai 2928/832 […]
Chanukah is a joyful eight-day holiday celebrated in early winter, usually in December. It commemorates events that took place nearly 2,200 years ago! Back then, the Beit Hamikdash (Holy Temple) […]
The Mishna teaches, ‘Be bold as a leopard… and strong as a lion, to do the will of your Father Who is in Heaven.” Lions and Leopards The Chidushei Harim1 […]
How We Keep Shabbat: This table is a short overview of the 39 melachot (activities prohibited on Shabbat). However, the laws and details of Shabbat are complex and must be […]
What Is Shamor? “שָׁמוֹר אֶת יוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת לְקַדְּשׁוֹ כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוְּךָ ד’ אֱלֹקיךָ” Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as Hashem your God commanded you. Devarim 5:11 Shamor means […]
Two Parts Of Shabbat Every Jewish soul was present at Har Sinia (Mount Sinai) when Hashem (God) gave us the Torah. So YOU were there too! Do you remember? When […]
Farewell To Shabbat Havdalah is the name of the short ceremony we do after nightfall at the conclusion of Shabbat. The word havdalah literally means to differentiate or distinguish. This […]
It’s Official! Kiddush is a blessing over wine. Its how we bring Shabbat into our home. Ever heard someone say, “Make it official!”? That’s what kiddush does for Shabbat. Although […]
Start With A Glow The mitzvah to light candles before the start of Shabbat is an important one. It fulfills the mitzvot of both kavod and oneg Shabbat.1 The added […]
