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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A Sage in the Talmud delves into the idea of ‘what is the strongest thing in the world?’ They enumerate 10 strong things – but which is above all? Is it stone? Is it metal? But fire can melt metal..maybe it’s fire? What do you think? Watch the video and see how the fascinating dialog transpires and reaches the pinnacle of power…
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From the teachings of ‘Anaf Yosef’ based on a Midrash – We see, regarding the 4 species of the Sukkot Holiday, that there is more than meets the eye – Rabbi Aaron Pessin shares a beautiful insight into the Etrog, Lulav, Hadas and Arava.
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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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Elul the month before Rosh Hashanah on the Jewish Calendar is a time for Self Reflection and Teshuva (Repentance) as[…]
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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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Watch as hundreds gather at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, after midnight, for the prayers of repentance (The Sephardic Selichot) before the upcoming Jewish High Holidays.. Rosh Hashanna and Yom Kippur…
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The 33 days between Passover and Lag Ba’Omer, are days which have some aspects of mourning. We don’t listen to music, shave, cut hair or have celebrations. The question that’s asked is, why are these weeks treated differently than other national tragedies that have befallen the Jewish people? Rabbi Ari Enkin shares
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The Jews have an obligation to wipe out the Amalekites off the face of the earth. Who are the Amalekites today? How do we fight and win this battle? As the Jewish Holiday of Purim approaches, Rav Burg shares an insight into this ongoing war against Amalek.
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