Another powerful message from Oorah‘s Thursday Thought Series What is the secret to the Jews’ success? Oorah’s Thursday-Thought series continues with a thought-provoking look at the Torah portion of this […]
The Concept of Shemittah “Behar” means on the mountain. On the mountain of Sinai, Hashem (God) communicates to Moses the laws of the “Shemittah” or Sabbatical year: every seventh year, […]
Sefirat Ha’Omer – Should We Not Celebrate? On the second night of Pesach, we began counting the Omer. Night after night, for 49 nights, we count down to Shavuot, that […]
Why is Lag Baomer Celebrated? The Kabbalistic Approach There are many customs associated with Lag BaOmer that stem from Kabbalah. This is because Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, author/compiler of Kabbalistic […]
One of my earliest memories, from when I was perhaps five or six years old, is of my mother leading what was called, “Junior Congregation,” I think. It was basically […]
Download and enjoy a lag baomer coloring page to mark the 33rd day of the Omer, courtesy of betweencarpools. Download here
How to Thank God Offering of Thanks וְכִֽי־תִזְבְּח֥וּ זֶֽבַח־תּוֹדָ֖ה לַֽהֹ’ לִרְצֹֽנְכֶ֖ם תִּזְבָּֽחוּ And when you slaughter a thanksgiving offering to Hashem, you shall slaughter it so that it should be […]
All We Take With Us Here comes a tale of what happened to us, When we left Eretz Yisroel. We sent back a lift with all of our stuff. Big […]
Sefirot are defined as emanations, meaning an abstract but perceptible concept that originates from a source. While we are involved in counting Sefirat Haomer, we also have an opportunity to […]
Shavuos is nearly here, and this should not take us by surprise, as we have been counting the days! But what are we counting towards when we count the Omer […]
