Sabbath/ Holidays

In the long winter night of Jewish exile, the coming of the month of Shevat signifies renewed hope for a...

The old water mill at Decew Falls, Niagara Escarpment, St.Catharines, Canada Seven days you shall eat...

The Septuagint, which means “the 70” in Greek -- in reference to the general amount of...

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Elephants – the tanks of the ancient world -- figured prominently in the wars of the...

Chanuka gelt -- the traditional giving of coins to children -- has morphed into eight days...

Temple Valley Beth Shalom decorated for Shavuot. Photo published under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike. When...

Cave where Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai and his son Rabbi Elazar hid for thirteen years. Photo...

Caesarea, the seat of the Roman government over Judea. Photo by Ian and Wendy Sewell. Published...

Ben Gurion as a volunteer in the Jewish Legion 1918 It is 3922 years since the...