Shabbat and Holidays
Inspiration, information, tutorials, recipes, and more on Shabbat and the Jewish holidays celebrated throughout the year.
Walking through the anti-Semitic ridden streets of Kaunus, Lithuania, I found myself being accosted with expressions of disgust, such as “zhid” or “dirty Jew.” As I heard these words being […]
It was the third day following Avraham’s circumcision. Most people would be resting in bed recuperating. Not so Avraham. He sits outside his tent anxiously anticipating that a passerby may […]
On Yom Kippur we say Viduy and Al Cheit multiple times, again and again admitting to our failures, our misdeeds, how we slipped up in the past year. We confess our wrongdoings and ask […]
Enjoy this inspirational thought on the holiday of Sukkos, or Sukkot, with Oorah’s founder, Rabbi Chaim Mintz.
The Shulchan Aruch Harav (651:11) writes “It is customary to make three bundlings (ties) on the lulav, corresponding to the three Patriarchs. ” This instructional video will teach you how to make them.
