8 Tips for a Healthy Hanukkah from JudaicaWebStore.com
We love parties & latkes as much as the next person. But this year our staff members are watching out for their health this Hanukkah. And we’re going to share some tips direct from them to help you stay on the healthy eating track this Hanukkah! 1. Cookie Conundrum Skip (most of) the cookies. You […]
The Haftorah
What is the Haftorah? Traditionally, on Shabbat and certain holidays and fast days, a passage from one of the Biblical books of the Prophets is read after the morning Torah reading, the “Haftorah”. Both the Torah and the Haftorah texts derive from the Hebrew Bible. The Torah consists of the Five Books of Moses: Genesis, […]
Israel Independence Day
YOM HA’ATZMAUT, a.k.a. Israeli Independence Day, celebrates the anniversary of the creation of Israel on May 14, 1948 (the 5th of Iyar in 5708). On that day, David Ben Gurion, Israel’s soon to be first Prime Minister, declared the establishment of the State of Israel and the end of the British Mandate. From then on, […]
Tribal Identity and the Jewish Flag
We are so used to seeing various national flags, that we hardly think about them, but did you know the unique choice of colors, design and symbols of a country’s flag make up a carefully chosen work of art embedded with deep cultural significance? Tribal Identity The Jewish people, in fact, had multiple flags for […]
