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Finding meaning this Passover
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (692+ words) At the Seder, we not only tell the story of the Exodus, we experience it. Through the simanim, the symbolic foods we eat, we relive the journey from oppression to redemption. We recite blessings and prayers over the wine, matzah,…...
Rain and dew symbolism in Jewish faith and seasonal prayer
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (717+ words) Morid ha’tal. According to many customs, these words are inserted at the beginning of the second blessing of the thrice-daily Amidah prayer, starting with the Mussaf prayer on the first day of Passover. The basic meaning is clear. In the…...
Why keep the Sabbath?
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (27+ words) US President Donald Trump urged Jewish Americans to observe a national Sabbath, a rare and monumental statement that brought the importance of keeping the holiday to light....
A turning point in religious history
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (883+ words) It also commemorates a turning point in Western religious history, one that provided a blessing to Jews...the First Amendment. That clause not only made religious liberty a fundamental right immune from royal...and build new lives without sacrificing their…...
What "Mazel Tov" reveals about Judaism's long relationship with luck
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (502+ words) When someone in a synagogue lobby in Tel Aviv or a wedding hall in Brooklyn shouts "Mazel tov!" they are, quite literally, invoking a "good constellation." The word mazel traces back to the zodiac, to......
Why does Mimouna matter?
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (540+ words) social fabric that evolved through successive religious and political transformations. This history deepened...capturing the festival’s forward-looking ethos. The significance of Mimouna can be understood in three interconnected dimensions: religious, socioeconomic, and political. Approaching Mimouna...
Advantage vs purpose in Ecclesiastes
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (35+ words) [An illustrative image of King Solomon. (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)]There is a clear connection between Kohelet and Sukkot. ‘Kohelet’: Advantage vs purpose in Ecclesiastes - opinion There is a clear connection between Kohelet and Sukkot....
Inside Shavuot’s enduring call to faith, loyalty, and Jewish purpose
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (662+ words) The scene was dramatic and spellbinding, as, amid thunder and lightning, with the great shofar sounding in the background, the 10 Commandments – the basis of our beliefs – were finally revealed. Say the rabbis: Birds stopped in mid-flight, waterfalls were suspended, and…...
Dwelling of the divine within: Lessons from the mishkan
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (857+ words) At Mount Sinai, the Torah was given to the people of Israel, and with it, a great and unique responsibility: to be the nation that leads the world in the path of morality and divine values. To that end, the…...
Religious Services Ministry
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (43+ words) The Jerusalem Post Chief Rabbinate Council denies Tzohar kashrut...Council as required,” Director General of the Ministry of Religious Services Yehuda Avidan said....