Hosting a Shabbat meal is a wonderful way to spend quality time with family and friends without the distractions of the everyday (email, ringing cell phones, distracting smartphone messages…). It…
What is Yom Kippur? Yom Kippur is one of the holiest days in the Jewish calendar. Observance of Yom Kippur traditionally includes fasting; abstaining from leather, lotion, and other physical…
What is Rosh Hashanah? Rosh Hashanah, which literally means the “head of the year”, is the Jewish New Year. The holiday of Rosh Hashanah is the perfect time to let…
What is Shavuot? The Festival of Harvest is more than a celebration of the first harvest of fruits and vegetables, it also commemorates the gift of the Torah at Mount…