THE seven weeks between Passover and Shavuot are marked in tradition by the ceremonial Counting of the Omer. There are several interpretations that apply to this Biblical injunction: 1. Sefirat…
THE seven weeks between Passover and Shavuot are marked in tradition by the ceremonial Counting of the Omer. There are several interpretations that apply to this Biblical injunction: 1. Sefirat…
Painting by Gabriella Jacobs of Pretoria. The Universality of Pesach The annual celebration of the Israelite's liberation from slavery in Egypt is one of the most popularly observed festivals in…
An elaborate, hand-painted Miriam's Cup by Israeli artist Yair Emanuel. The cup, which comes with a matching plate, shows dancing women. This cup, and a number of others, can be…
Hand-painted Miriam's Cup by Israeli artist Yair Emanuel, illustrated with dancing women. This cup, and a number of others, can be bought from the website traditionsjewishgifts.com One can often be…
Painting by Gabriella Jacobs of Pretoria. "This is the bread of affliction … let all who are hungry come and eat … this year we are enslaved, next year may…
'This is the bread of affliction, let all who are hungry come and eat, this year we are enslaved, next year may we be free..." is the traditional statement opening…
THE State of Israel came into existence on 5 Iyar 5708 (corresponding to 14 May 1948) ending nearly 2000 years of Jewish homelessness. In Progressive Judaism the annual commemoration of…
IN THE dozen years between 1933 and 1945, at least 6,000,000 Jews were murdered in a systematic and organized act of genocide that is unprecedented in history.Jewish communities from Poland…
In the days of the Bible, the way Jews connected to God was by sacrifice - setting aside an animal or grain offering as kadosh, sacredly separate; not to be…