Tradition

• A Stone to Remember

  Many cultures have different ways of dealing with death. One Jewish custom is to place a stone on the grave of someone who died.  

• Bar Mitzvah

  When a young boy reaches the age of thirteen, he is termed a bar mitzvah, which literally means a son of commandments or son of good deeds. For girls, the term is bat mitzvah. It is at this age that the child is considered old enough

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• How to Make Latkes

  Potato pancakes, also known as latkes in Yiddish, are a traditional Chanukah food.

• Kiddush-Jewish Tradition

  Kiddush is from the Hebrew word for holy or sanctify, to set apart as holy. God set the Sabbath apart as holy. Saying the kiddush on Friday evening dates back about 2,500 years. 

• Mekhitza-Jewish Tradition

  A mekhitza is a dividing wall or barrier that is used to separate men and women. It could be simply a separate room, a curtain, or anything else that serves as a barrier. Many synagogues do not have a mekhitza; it is used primary by

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• Mezuzah on the Doorpost

  If you visit a Jewish home one thing that you may see is a mezuzah. A mezuzah is a small container which is commonly rectangular in shape which can be decorated with a variety of designs. 

• Shehecheyanu

  Moments in Jewish life can make time seem to pause. A family unwraps a shiny new ritual object, a Kiddush cup, a newly written or dedicated Torah scroll, or begins to dwell in a sukkah. A child takes a first step, or a traveler reaches

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• Tallit

  A tallit is a prayer shawl. Tallitot (plural of tallit) are rectangular in shape and have fringes called tzitzits at the four corners. 

• The Bar Mitzvah and Jewish Tradition

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

• The Shochet-Jewish Tradition

  Have you ever wondered what a shochet is? It is known that Torah observant believers keep a special tradition to avoid certain kinds of animals, such as pigs, shell fish, and other creatures forbidden by the Torah in Leviticus 11. 

• True Blue

   

  It is very common to associate the color blue with the Jewish people. It is on the flag of Israel which was influenced by the prayer shawl, commonly worn during prayer in Jewish congregations, which often has blue on it as

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• Who Are Sephardic Jews?

  Sephardic Jews are from Spain and Portugal. Sephardic custom claims the original Jews in Spain were exiles spoken of in the Jewish book of Obadiah. “And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel, that are among the

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