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Plate of lox, as featured in Allan Sherman's song

There is Nothing Like a Lox

Do you like Jewish food? What is your favorite? Bagels and cream cheese? Blintzes?
There is Nothing Like a Lox

Shabbat Candles

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

Yiddish Part Two

Prior to the Holocaust, Yiddish, a language more resembling Middle High German than anything…
Yiddish Part Two

Minyan

In many Jewish synagogues a minyan is required for public prayer times. A minyan is a group of…
Minyan
Candles

Candles

Candles are very special in Jewish tradition because they are said to represent the light from…
Candles

The Shochet-Jewish Tradition

Have you ever wondered what a shochet is? It is known that Torah observant believers keep a…
The Shochet-Jewish Tradition
Sha'Atnez

Sha'Atnez

Sha'atnez is the term used for clothing made with a mixture of wool and linen fibres. This…
Sha'Atnez

Tallit

A tallit is a prayer shawl. Tallitot (plural of tallit) are rectangular in shape and have…
Tallit

Shema

"Shema Yisrael, Adonai Elohenu, Adonai Echad." These wordsare the first words in every mezuzah.…
Shema

Shofar

The shofar, made from a ram's horn, has been used by our people for thousands of years. The…
Shofar

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