Ever wonder what the sounds of the shofar are all about? Oorah’s founder, Rabbi Chaim Mintz, delivers a short Rosh Hashana message for Oorah’s families. You can watch Rabbi Mintz’s […]
Shabbat and Holidays
Inspiration, information, tutorials, recipes, and more on Shabbat and the Jewish holidays celebrated throughout the year.
Rabbi Chaim Mintz on the holiday of Shavuos Learn more about Shavuos with Ask the Rabbi: And just for fun… Have a sweet and meaningful holiday!
This dish from TorahMates coordinator Mrs. Sarah Feldman is delicious for a Shavuot Kiddush! Ingredients: 12 ready blintzes2 c. cottage cheese½ c sour cream3 eggs2 tsp vanilla2 T orange juice […]
Walking through the anti-Semitic ridden streets of Kaunus, Lithuania, I found myself being accosted with expressions of disgust, such as “zhid” or “dirty Jew.” As I heard these words being […]
It was the third day following Avraham’s circumcision. Most people would be resting in bed recuperating. Not so Avraham. He sits outside his tent anxiously anticipating that a passerby may […]
On Yom Kippur we say Viduy and Al Cheit multiple times, again and again admitting to our failures, our misdeeds, how we slipped up in the past year. We confess our wrongdoings and ask […]
