As the Jewish Holiday of Lag BaOmer approaches – Lag BaOmer is the 33rd day of the Omer counting, between the Holiday of Passover and the Holiday of Shavuot – In this video Eliav Friedman, MSW, shares 5 things many Jews do on this day special.
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On the Jewish Holiday of Lag BaOmer, many Jews go to Mount Meron where the great 2nd century Tannaitic Jewish sage Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai is buried. Also known by the acronym Rashbi. In this video, Eliav Friedman, MSW, shares 5 fun facts about this famous Jewish sage, from his escape from the Romans and more.
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The Jewish Holiday of Chanukah falls out on the 25th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev. (Usually in December) We light a menorah of 8 branches in order to commemorate the miracle of the oil that lasted 8 days instead of 1. Eliav Friedman, MSW. shares 8 facts about Hanukah that you should really know. Happy Chanukah!
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Esau had been threatening to kill Jacob / Yakov and after many years finally they were about to meet for the first time. Jacob prepared for this dramatic meeting in 3 ways. Eliav Friedman, MSW. shares the 3 ways and the lesson we can take with us.
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Abraham or Avraham in Hebrew, was the first official Jew. Do you know how old he was when he had his son Isaac? Or that his father sent him away to Nimrod, the king at that time, who ordered him to be thrown into a fiery furnace. Watch this short video as Eliav Friedman, MSW shares 5 things about Abraham.
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Everyone knows that Adam and Eve ate sinned and ate from the Tree of knowledge. They ate the forbidden fruit. But what exactly was the forbidden fruit? If you ask the average American they’ll probably tell you it was an apple. Hence, everyone has an Adam’s apple… right? Well not quite. In this short video Eliav Friedman, MSW, shares the Jewish take on the forbidden fruit.
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Noah, the man who famously built the ark to save his family & the future generations from the flood. Did you know how long it took Noah to build the ark? How old was he when he had his first child? I’m sure there’s other things you never knew. In this short video Eliav Friedman, MSW shares 5 things about Noah & the Ark.
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Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the Jewish Year. It’s also one of the happiest. Yom Kippur is like the Shabbat, in that it’s a day of rest and no work is done on this day – but Yom Kippur is unique in that we also refrain from a variety of additional physical activities – Why is that? in this video Eliav Friedman, MSW shares 5 of the activities that we don’t do on this holy day and why…
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Judging others is something we always try to avoid – Yet, here we are the Jewish people celebrating a Holiday called “Rosh Hashanah” which is in essence, Judegement day, the day the world is judged by God Himself. So why the celebration and happiness? Eliav Friedman, MSW, shares an insight on our approach to Judgement day.
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Everyone’s heard of the Chanukah song Maoz Tzur. Jews of all backgrounds sing this famous song after lighting the Chanukah / Hanukkah candles for all 8 days. But do we think about what we are saying?
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