Happy Chanukah! Learn From Everything…
This Jewish Holiday of Hanukkah, we light candles to celebrate the miracle that happened with the oil. Enough oil to[…]
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Purim: Under The Mask
On the Jewish Holiday of Purim we read the Book of Esther. In Hebrew its called Megillat Esther, literally the scroll of Esther. But these words are rooted in the following Hebrew words: Megaleh and Hester – So Who is hiding behind the mask?
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Purim: When Things Seem Dark | Nissim Black
When Queen Esther was walking to meet King Achashverosh, we are taught that she lost her connection to God at that moment, and felt in total darkness. On Purim we see how, although times can be difficult and dark – God is hidden in this physical world and He’s in every aspect of our lives and Orchestrating our salvation at every moment. Nissim Black shares a drop of light…
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Number 8: The Deeper Meaning
As we celebrate the #8 days of Chanukah / Hanukkah, in which we thank God for the miracles He did for us. I share some insight into the prominent characteristics of the number 8, based on Jewish teachings, the Hebrew language and some ideas of my own…
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A Jew In The White House
Everything is contained in Torah. In this weeks Torah portion of Vayetze, Yaakov our forefather goes to live by the House of Lavan. Yaakov works for him for 20 years, he gave him his all – he worked hard for Lavan. He became wealthy and successful at which point Lavan”s attitude towards Yaakov changed. God tells Yaakov what to do in such a situation…
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Do This 3 DAYS Before Judgement Day
Rosh Hashana is also known as Judgement Day, where the whole world, Jew and non-Jew are brought in front of the heavenly court one by one, to be Judged by God, which will determine your coming year – Rabbi Aharon Pessin shares a secret from our teachings, on how to keep the primary prosecutor out of the courtroom on this special day.
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5 Things Jews Do on Lag Ba’Omer
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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Chanukah – 8 Fun Facts! The Festival of Lights
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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5 Fun Facts About Abraham Our Forefather
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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Was The Forbidden Fruit an Apple?
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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