Sephardic Hanukkah Halakhot for the Holiday
Explore Hanukkah traditions and rituals with the Sephardic Hanukkah Halakhot Guide, offering insights into observance practices and customs.
Jewish holidays, also known as Jewish festivals or Yamim Tovim, are holidays observed in Judaism and by Jews throughout the Hebrew calendar. They include religious, cultural and national elements, derived from three sources: biblical mitzvot, rabbinic mandates, and the history of Judaism and the State of Israel.
Explore Hanukkah traditions and rituals with the Sephardic Hanukkah Halakhot Guide, offering insights into observance practices and customs.
It may come as a surprise that the first acts of thanksgiving celebrated by settlers and Native Americans were actually not by the Pilgrims, but by Spanish settlers, many of whom were B’nai Anusim.
Counting the Omer is a beautiful concept. It emphasizes the importance of gradual development, echoing the physical and spiritual journey
Discover the story, mitzvot, and joyous customs of Purim, from Megillah reading to festive meals, gifts, and celebrations.
Tu Bishvat (ט”ו בשבט) (lit., “fifteenth of Shevat”, as ט״ו is the number “15” in Hebrew letters), is the new year for trees. According to the Mishnah, it marks the day from which fruit tithes are counted each year. Starting on this date, the biblical prohibition on eating the first three years of fruit (orlah) and the requirement to bring the fourth year fruit (neta revai) to the Temple in Jerusalem were counted.
