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What to Wear on Yom Kippur

On Yom Kippur, focusing on the spiritual above the physical is one of the core tenets of the day. That said, there are a few…

Why Does Rosh Hashanah Last for Two Days?

Like Passover, Sukkot and Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, is celebrated for two days among Diaspora Jewish communities. However unlike those other holidays,…

Is Yom Kippur in the Bible?

While many Jewish holidays were established by rabbinic tradition, Yom Kippur has been a sacred day for Jewish people since the ancient Israelites journeyed through…

Things You Can’t Do on Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is considered the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. To preserve the sanctity of the day and keep Jews…

Personal Hygiene on Yom Kippur

Many people would never dream of going to synagogue without showering or brushing teeth. But on Yom Kippur, many Jews choose to abstain from these…

How to Greet Someone on Rosh Hashanah

Rosh Hashanah celebrates the Jewish new year, and like the secular new year, the most common greeting for the holiday is “Happy New Year.” Jews…

How to Greet Someone on Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. And though it is a day of fasting, repentance and self-examination,…

Hadlakat Nerot: The Spark of Transition

You have to love that our most ancient ritual, Shabbat, starts with a most contemporary aesthetic: dining by candlelight. In Jewish tradition, lighting candles at…

9 Things You Didn’t Know About Shavuot

Along with Passover and Sukkot, Shavuot is one of the three major Jewish pilgrimage festivals. It falls out precisely 49 days after the second day…