Learn To Speak and Chant the Havdalah Blessings and Perform the Saturday Evening Ritual Ceremony Stand outside on Saturday night awaiting the darkness and three stars to shine in the sky. It’s the moment Shabbat ends and Havdalah begins, the ceremony which separates (Havdalah means separation in Hebrew) the holy day from the rest of …
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Holocaust Videos and Film Resources for 5th – 9th Grades It is absolutely imperative that we teach about the horrors of the Holocaust, so that history does not repeat itself. It is a challenging subject to teach, especially to children. Middle school age children are old enough to understand what happened, but probably not quite …
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Manischewitz vs. Streits vs. Yehuda Matzo Matzo is just matzo, right? It’s that cardboard-like cracker that we eat for one week a year that leaves crumbs everywhere. It seems every family has their favorite brand, mostly a tossup between Yehuda, Streits or Manischewitz. But matzo has had a revival of sorts in recent years, you …
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Celebrate Shabbat In Style with Virtual Shabbat Backgrounds It’s been quite a change watching Shabbat services virtually over the past year. But, one thing we have all learned is that you don’t always need a physical sanctuary to bring sanctuary to people. I personally have greatly enjoyed not only watching my own synagogue’s weekly services, …
Kate Spade Seder Plate: The Perfect Passover Centerpiece Passover is not only a major Jewish holiday, but it’s quite a social one at that. You invite your friends and family over for seder, but you are also commanded to welcome the stranger, for we were once strangers in the land of Egypt. Consequently, if you …
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Shabbat Table Setting Preparation Checklist On Shabbat, the Jewish Sabbath, we recount God’s rest following six days of creation and we observe this time by resting ourselves. It’s a time in which we take a conscious break from the routines of everyday life, eat a festive meal around the Shabbat table, and reconnect with family …
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Creative Ways to Celebrate Israel with Fun Yom Ha’atzmaut Activities Israel declared independence on May 14th, 1948. Celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut, known in English as Israel Independence day, with a host of fun activities. Journey to Israel, metaphorically speaking, and “visit” key locales like Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, the Dead Sea, and spend time on a Kibbutz. …
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Does Passover End on the 7th or 8th Night? When is Passover over? It’s a question I ask myself each year when the inevitable battle with self-control starts to kick in and I start dreaming about cheesy pasta. As a member of the Reform movement, Passover lasts for 7 days, but my conservative friends must …
Brush Up on Your Passover Prayers and Blow Away the Seder Guests With Your Mad Hebrew Skills Are you leading the seder and want to brush up on the Passover prayers and blessings you will be in charge of reciting? Or, are you attending a seder for the first time and want to have an …
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13 Appropriate Passover Gifts for the Host at Your Seder If you’re attending a Passover seder and want to bring a gift, you’re in luck! We’ve curated a list of some fantastic Passover hostess gifts for you to choose from. These items will enhance the seder experience and show your host just how much you …
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