Jewish Holidays
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Viduy A linear translationby Rabbi Nosson Scherman A linear translation of the Yom Kippur Viduy, with overview, commentary and insights based on Chazal and the classic commentators.(31 Pages) 5.5′x8.5′ Publisher: ArtScroll, 1987 This item is sold by: Note: Judaism.com is the longest established Jewish book and Judaica store on the Internet! Direct link: http://www.judaism.com/display.asp?type=books&type=holidays&type=yk&etn=DCJAE You might also like: Interlinear Viduy ...
Read MoreTu Bishvat – New Year for the Trees
Rosh Hashanah is what people normally think of when they call to mind the Jewish New Year. In truth, however, there are four Jewish new years, and Rosh Hashanah is the one that marks the beginning of a new calendar year. There is also a new year for trees. This holiday is called Tu Bishvat. It normally occurs in January ...
Read MoreTit’Haru! The Ten Days of Repentance
Teshuvah, Tefillah, Divine Justice, Free Choiceby Rav Avigdor HaLevi Nebenzahl The sichos compiled in this volume were given, over the years, by Rav Nebenzahl, Rav of the Old City of Jerusalem, between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur. Ranging from in-depth analyses of Parashas Haazinu and its relevance to this period, to discussions of faith, the 13 midos of Hashem, free ...
Read MoreTisha B’Av – A Day of Mourning and Repentance
Tisha B’Av or the Ninth of Av is a Jewish holiday commemorating a number of catastrophes in Jewish history. Tisha B’Av is the saddest date on the Jewish calendar and is observed through fasting. Many aspects of mourning are observed by the entire Jewish community – no parties, listening to any kind of music, shaving or haircuts, no eating and ...
Read MoreThe History of Chanukah
The history of Chanukah, otherwise known as Hanukkah dates back more than 2,000 years ago, where the Jewish people were living under the oppressive regime of the Syrian ruler Antiochus Ephipanes IV. Antiochus IV was the successor of Seleucus one of the Generals of Alexander the Great. Antiochus IV was rather the opposite of Alexander the Great’s respect for the ...
Read Morethe dreidel game played during chanukah
The Dreidel Game Played During Chanukah Dreidel is a traditional Chanukah (Hannukah) game played mostly in Jewish homes around the world. Dreidel in Hebrew means sevivon, which in Yiddish is to turn around. The Dreidel is one of the most popular symbols of Chanukah. Dreidels are essentially tops with four sides having Hebrew letters embedded on each side. Dreidel is ...
Read MoreThe Companion Guide to the Yom Kippur Prayer Service
by Moshe I SorscherThis reader-friendly guide is designed to use alongside the Yom Kippur prayer book, the corresponding page numbers of four of the most popular traditional Hebrew/English machzors are indicated throughout this guide. Includes short descriptions as well as transliteration of the most important and well known prayers and hymns. Let this guide lead you towards more meaningful prayer!.(118 ...
Read MoreTenth of Tevet – A Day of Fasting and Introspection
One of the more solemn of the Jewish holidays is the Tenth of Tevet. This holiday is a day of fasting and also a day of introspection. Like other important Jewish holidays, this is a day of repentance and of coming to terms with the sins of the past so as to move cleanly into the future. While this holiday ...
Read MoreSukkot – A Joyous Seven-Day Festival
One of the most uplifting of the Jewish holidays is a festival called Sukkot. This holiday lasts for seven days and occurs after Yom Kippur. The purpose of the holiday is to rejoice. Jews observing this special festival are not allowed to work on the first and second day, though they are allowed to work on the remaining five days. ...
Read MoreSimchat Torah
After Yom Kippur, Jewish people celebrate a seven-day festival and holiday that is called Sukkot. Sukkot is a time of great rejoicing in which people build outside dwellings called “sukkahs,” which they festively decorate and eat meals in. After Sukkot, there is a two day festival. In Israel, this two-day festival is called Shemini Atzeret. Some Jews, however, divide the ...
Read MoreSfas Emes Days of Awe
Insights on Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippurby Rabbi Yehudah AlterEdited by Rabbi Yosef SternPart of the ‘Sfas Emes Holidays’ series.Rabbi Yosef Stern has distilled the incredibly rich discourses of the great Sfas Emes, Rabbi Yehudah Aryeh Alter of Ger, into enlightening English essays. Insights on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Publisher: Mesorah This item is sold by: Note: Judaism.com is ...
Read MoreSefirah (Counting of the Omer) – Getting Prepared to Receive the Torah
There are forty-nine days or seven weeks between the Jewish holidays of Pesach, commonly known in English as Passover, and Shavuot. According to Jewish custom, these days are to be counted aloud. This counting is known as “counting of the Omer.” The seven weeks or forty-nine days is known as Sefirah. The exact beginning or end of this period is ...
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