Spring is in the air and for you it might mean spring cleaning/Pesach cleaning, but it also might mean sprucing up the house and giving your home a makeover. Even if you’re not going for such a wide-scale project like renovating your kitchen, you can switch up the small things in your home, like the […]
Category Archives: Judaica
Judaicapedia: What is Challah?
Friday night dinner. What comes to mind? Hot chicken soup, maybe some gefilte fish, and of course, hot fluffy challah. Unlike the other foods mentioned, challah is actually a religious ritual, just as Kiddush is. This fluffy braided bread has its place at the Shabbat table, as Motzi– breaking bread- is done after Kiddush and […]
Judaicapedia: What is a Shofar?
The shofar is one of the oldest musical instruments, but today is seen as something more holy and less musical, as the Shofar in the Bible is said to have been used during the Temple service. Today, the shofar is blown a few times a year; during the weekdays of the Hebrew month of Elul […]