Ketubah: the Jewish Wedding Contract

The Yiddish language is a wonderful source of rich expressions, especially terms of endearment…

You will get a real laugh from this excerpt from the show Seinfeld.

Anti-Semitism is viral and has infected almost all large organized groups from all sides of the…

Who are the Ashkenazi Jews?

The Maccabeats are a wonderful singing group that shares Jewish music with their own special…

The Western Wall is the western portion of the retaining wall of the Temple Mount where the…

What do you know about the Hebrew language?

How does your family celebrate Friday night Shabbat?

The Hebrew Scriptures, also known as the Tanak contains 39 books divided into 3 sections. The…

T'fillin, or phylacteries, are square black boxes traditionally worn on the head and arm.

The custom of reading from the Torah on Saturday mornings is so old that it is difficult to be…

When a Jewish family moves into a new home, relatives and friends can bring housewarming gifts…

The Yiddish language is a western Germanic oral and written dialect used by the Ashkenazi Jews…

How familiar are you with some Israeli food? You’re probably familiar with Hummus and falafel,…

Tzedakah is from the word meaning righteousness. A tzadek is a righteous person.

Have you ever wondered what a shochet is? It is known that Torah observant believers keep a…

The word Bar Mitzvah (spelled בר מצוה in Hebrew) means "one to whom the commandments apply".