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Category: Holidays

Sukkot

It celebrates 40 years of survival because of gifts that God provided- manna and Sukkahs. We just finished celebrating the High Holidays- the Days...

Passover

Passover is the story of who we are, where we come from, and what we stand for. Matza:  The symbol of spiritual freedom. It...

Kol Nidre

Kol Nidre Prayer: All vows, prohibitions, oaths, consecrations…that we may vow, swear, consecrate, or prohibit upon ourselves- (from last Yom Kippur until this Yom...

Chanukah

It’s Not The Jewish Christmas. First, a little history. The Hebrew word, Chanukah, means re-dedication. In 167 BCE, Israel had been conquered by the...

Purim

The Reluctant Queen! First, a quick synopsis of the main players in this drama: King Achashverosh – King of Persia on the hunt for...