Shavout, the Feast of Weeks, is celebrated seven weeks after Passover to commemorate the first fruits of the harvest, and associated with the giving of the torah on Mount Sinai.
Shavuot is a spring holiday celebrates the revelation of the Torah to Moses at Mount Sinai, the traditions and “rules” by which one should live, and celebrates these rich traditions that have been…
Some people may try to be creative with the traditional Rosh Hashanah foods, but nothing quite replaces the perfect combination of apples and honey this time of year.
An exciting and uplifting historic short movie, highlighting the miraculous events of the Six Day War, and emphasizing the Divine hand orchestrating these remarkable events from behind the scenes.
Simchat Torah comes after the conclusion of the Feast of Tabernacles, and references “rejoicing in the Torah,” which is certainly depicted in the lighthearted video below:
Teshuvah, tefillah, and tzedakah, translated respectively as repentance, prayer and charity, are key tenets of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur liturgies in Jewish culture.
The Philadelphia Biblical University Institute of Jewish Studies Class of 2000 Music Team recorded a beautiful version of a Passover pastime, “Dayenu.”