The Maccabeats and Netanel Hershtik Join the World in Making Havdallah

Shabbat (Sabbath) at the western wall in Jerusalem.

The custom of putting Tsitsit, fringes or tassels, on the corners of garments originates in the…

US health officials on Tuesday released a draft of long-awaited federal guidelines on…

The basic concept in Judaism relating to practice is the Mitzva, a commandment from HaShem.

A mikvah, מקווה, is an immersion pool that is used for ceremonial cleansing.

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

Orthodox believe that at Mount Sinai, God gave to Moses not only the written Torah but also…

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

Slow cooked stews dominated Saturday menus in Jewish homes for millennia, in every continent,…

The Magen David is the six pointed star also known as the Star of David. Magen David literally…

When a young boy reaches the age of thirteen he is termed a bar mitzvah, which literally means…

A get is a divorce under halacha, or Jewish law. The word can also refer to the document that…

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

Talking about Jewish food is both mouth-wateringly delicious and just a little complicated.

Rent a son! In Japan people actually hire someone to be a “father” or “friend” for a day.

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

One of the most well known Jewish customs connected with the observance of Shabbat (the…

It is often said of Judaism that it is less a faith than it is a way of life. For Judaism…