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 […]
In addition to the regular Torah reading this week, we read Parshas Parah, which is about the Parah Adumah (the Red Heifer). If one was rendered impure as a result […]
Erev Pesach (the day before Passover) is one of the busiest days of the year, and since this year (2021) it is on Shabbos, there are several issues that are […]
On Passover, we celebrate our liberation from Egypt and our independence from the reign of the brutal Egyptians. It would seem ironic that instead of celebrating this momentous occasion with […]
In the busy 2020 pre-Yom Tov rush, amid Covid concerns and dashed Pesach plans, the master chefs at Oorah and TheZone join together to bring you an epic evening of […]
An Oorah Holiday Guide Download Print Version We designed Oorah’s “10 Minute” guides to help you “find your way around” the Yomim Tovim that mark the Jewish year. Our heritage […]
The primary focus on Purim is the story of the Megillah (Book of Esther).The Megillah contains a rather long and detailed account of what transpired.It begins by telling us what […]