After These Jewish Prayer Services, Things Come ‘To Life’ at Open Bar

Category : Yad Vashem in Jerusalem

By LUCETTE LAGNADO Carlos ChattahMain sanctuary of ‘The Shul’ near Bal Harbour, Fla. It replicates three synagogues—in Warsaw, Krakow and Prague—destroyed by the Nazis in World […]

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Jewcy Horoscopes: Pisces, the Dual-Natured Water Sign (Feb. 21-March 20)

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Jewcy Horoscopes: Pisces, the Dual-Natured Water Sign (Feb. 21-March 20) and others signs… By Emma Morris             PISCES (FEBRUARY 21-MARCH […]

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What is the Source of the Mimouna?

Category : shabbat kiddush

New York Jewish Guide Jewish Guide-           The celebration of the Mimouna began several centuries ago. What is the source of the […]

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ABCs of Honoring Parents- In Judaism, every day is Mother’s Day and Father’s Day

Category : Yom Kippiur

by Rabbi Shraga Simmons It’s one of the Ten Commandments [1] – right up there with belief in God and “don’t murder.” The Talmud regards it […]

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Jewish History Moroccan Experience and Culture

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Jewish History The roots of Morocco’s Jewish communities date back to 587BCE, when Jewish refugees, fleeing the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem and its Holy Temple, […]

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A Brief History of Challah

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On my favorite cooking show “Chopped,” I was horrified to see them repurposing our precious Shabbat delicacy – challah.   by Marnie Winston-Macauley Okay, I confess. […]

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The Symbolic Foods at a Passover Seder

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By Rabbi Ted Falcon and David Blatner from Judaism For Dummies Almost every Passover Seder (ritual dinner) includes various ritual foods and other items. Nothing on the seder table is […]

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The New York International Gift Fair – Judaica Pavillion

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The New York International Gift Fair is one of the most significant gift shows of the year  which why I have been compelled to go every […]

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How-to-Guide to a Hanukkah Gingerbread House

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As a finishing touch to my gingerbread house this year, I pressed a tiny white mezuza made out of vanilla taffy onto the doorpost and […]