How does your family celebrate Friday night Shabbat?

The word Bar Mitzvah (spelled בר מצוה in Hebrew) means "one to whom the commandments apply".

When a Jewish family moves into a new home, relatives and friends can bring housewarming gifts…

Anti-Semitism is viral and has infected almost all large organized groups from all sides of the…

הפטרה (Haftarah), the name given to the reading from the Prophetic books which follows the…

"Shema Yisrael, Adonai Elohenu, Adonai Echad." These wordsare the first words in every mezuzah.…

Bread plays a very important role in Jewish tradition. In the Torah when Holy visitors come to…

There are several Jewish traditions surrounding the death loved ones. We say the mourner’s…

Tzedakah is from the word meaning righteousness. A tzadek is a righteous person.

When reading sometimes it is helpful to have something to guide us so we don’t skip a line of…

Many understand the Torah to be the five books of Moses. And that is true but what many Jews…

In many Jewish synagogues a minyan is required for public prayer times. A minyan is a group of…

Many cultures have different ways of dealing with death. One Jewish custom is to place a stone…

The Yiddish language is a wonderful source of rich expressions, especially terms of endearment…

This video presents a brief history of the controversial origins of the national anthem of…

Do you like Jewish food? What is your favorite? Bagels and cream cheese? Blintzes?

Prior to the Holocaust, Yiddish, a language more resembling Middle High German than anything…

Once the Beth Din had evidence that the new moon had been seen, (see FIXING THE CALENDAR) a new…