Jerusalem – Drops Of Light

Selichot Prayer at Western Wall in Jerusalem (Aneinu Prayer)

September 8, 2022 Drops of Light Project #Shorts, Current Events, High Holidays, Jewish Holidays, Yom Kippur

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…

Tisha B’av: The Saddest Day of the Year… but

July 26, 2020 Drops of Light Project Jewish Holidays, R. Burg, Mordechai, Tisha-Bav

Tisha B’Av is the saddest day of the Jewish year but if you notice, the actual laws of the day[…]

Tisha B’Av & Holocaust – Did You See the Concentration Camps In Europe?

July 19, 2020 Drops of Light Project Holocaust, Jewish Holidays, R. Kaplan, Dovid, Tisha-Bav

On Tisha B’Av we mourn the Holocaust along with all other Jewish Calamities. Have you ever been to Europe to see the Holocaust concentration camps? Did you feel moved after your trip to Poland? Inspired with the words “Never Again” on your lips? Rabbi Kaplan explains how we should channel that feeling.

Passover Seder: Why Next Year In Jerusalem? (70 Sec)

April 7, 2020 Drops of Light Project Jewish Holidays, Passover, R. Pessin, Aharon

We finish the haggadah by saying Next Year in Jerusalem. We say this twice a year, but why is it not happening? Where’s Mashiach and the redemption? Some say that it’s because we say “Next Year!” Why not Now? Perhaps we are delaying it, by saying “NEXT YEAR”? Rabbi Pessin shares a beautiful insight into what exactly we mean by Hashana Habah BYerushalyim.

The Role of Fire in Judaism (2 min)

June 4, 2019 Drops of Light Project Jewish Holidays, R. Klatzko, Benzion, Shavuot

When the Jewish people received the Torah on mount sinai, there was smoke, fire, and lightning. Was it so important that the Torah be received in fire? What role does fire play in Judaism?