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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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Fear Your Mother & Father is a famous commandment in the Torah – and one of the ways to fulfill commandment is to “Not sit in your father’s seat” – it’s pretty straight forward, but Rabbi Pessin shares another approach
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The Torah puts the verse regarding the commandment of Not Eating Blood next to the commandment of Orlah (Lev.19:23) (which forbids the eating of a fruit from a tree that is not yet 3 years old. So what is the Connection Between “Prohibition of Eating The Blood” and “Waiting 3 Years To Eat Fruits” – Rabbi Ari Enkin shares the lesson.
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Imagine if every negative word spoken about somebody would create a physical mark on someone’s skin? So this actually happened in biblical times. Why did this happen? Zev Freundlich shares the lesson
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In the Gemara of Sotah 49B the Sages give us a long list of signs that indicate that the Mashiach’s coming is imminent. Rabbi Pessin shares 5 signs from the Talmud, that when they happen, we can know that Mashiach is near. Every year anticipate the coming of Messiah / Mashiach these signs show that he’s nearer than we think.
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The story of the Jewish People has been told over every year for over 3000 years since, from our time as slaves in Egypt, eating matzah, the splitting of the sea to the very last detail. We continue to tell it, and continue to live it. Happy Passover Holidays
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Passover the Jewish holiday of Freedom – The pyramids of Giza the only wonder of the ancient world still standing. Despite centuries of studies and research scientists still don’t fully understand how the Egyptians built them. Ancient Egyptians believed that through these pyramids they would achieve immortality…
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On Passover Night at the Seder it is customer for Ashkenazic Jews to wear the Kittel, the special white garment, worn on Yom Kippur. But why do we also wear it at the Passover Seder? The Maharal of Prague gives an insight into this Jewish custom and how it can uplift your seder night.
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Tu Bishvat is the Holiday of Trees, but if I am not a farmer, and don’t have a tree in my yard, what does it have to do with me? Rabbi Pessin shares a Tu Bishvat lesson for life
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