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- Pidyon HaBen - Definition of Pidyon HaBen (Redemption of the Firstbo…Created: 2009-11-07 @ 20:43:52 EST Updated: 2009-11-07 @ 20:44:45 EST
Pidyon HaBen refers to the ancient custom of dedicating a firstborn son to the service of God… - Brit Milah - The Origin of Brit Milah (Bris)Created: 2009-10-29 @ 23:36:39 EDT Updated: 2009-10-29 @ 23:37:50 EDT
Learn more about the origins of the brit milah (bris), which is an important Jewish ritual that takes place eight days after a baby boy is born… - Mohel - Definition of a MohelCreated: 2009-10-24 @ 15:46:49 EDT
A mohel is a Jewish man who performs the ritual of brit milah on a baby boy after he is born… - Rabbi Joshua HammermanCreated: 2009-10-15 @ 11:27:24 EDT
Rabbi Joshua Hammerman is a Conservative Rabbi who is available to answer questions from About.com readers… - Rabbi Ari EnkinCreated: 2009-10-15 @ 11:24:14 EDT
Rabbi Ari Enkin is an Orthodox Rabbi who is available to answer questions from About.com readers… - Rabbi Marc DisickCreated: 2009-10-15 @ 11:22:48 EDT
Rabbi Marc Disick is a Reform Rabbi who is available to answer questions from About.com readers… - Rabbi Jeffrey GoldwasserCreated: 2009-10-15 @ 11:19:46 EDT Updated: 2009-10-15 @ 11:26:58 EDT
Rabbi Jeffrey Goldwasser is a Reform Rabbi who answers questions from About.com readers… - Simchat Torah - Jewish Holiday of Simchat TorahCreated: 2009-10-10 @ 17:52:18 EDT Updated: 2009-10-10 @ 19:16:30 EDT
Simchat Torah marks the completion of the annual Torah reading cycle and is one of the most joyous holidays on the Jewish calendar. … - Sukkot - Jewish Holiday of SukkotCreated: 2009-10-03 @ 11:11:08 EDT
Sukkot, also known as the Festival of Booths, is a Jewish harvest holiday that falls five days after Yom Kippur… - Four Species - Definition of the Four KindsCreated: 2009-10-01 @ 10:49:19 EDT
The Four Species play an important role in the holiday of Sukkot, where they take the form of a lulav and an etrog… - Sukkah - Definition of a SukkahCreated: 2009-10-01 @ 09:36:32 EDT Updated: 2009-10-01 @ 09:37:38 EDT
A sukkah is a temporary dwelling built during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot… - Sukkot - How to Wave the Lulav and EtrogCreated: 2009-09-30 @ 09:21:30 EDT Updated: 2009-09-30 @ 09:30:55 EDT
One of Sukkot's special mitzvot is to recite blessings over the Four Kinds. Learn how to wave a lulav and etrog in order to fulfill this mitzvah… - Midrash - Definition of MidrashCreated: 2009-09-19 @ 21:35:31 EDT
Midrash is a form of rabbinic literature. There are two types of midrash: midrash aggada and midrash halakha… - Shofar - What Is a Shofar?Created: 2009-09-08 @ 22:50:24 EDT
The shofar is a Jewish instrument most often made from a ram’s horn, though it can also be made from the horn of a sheep or goat. It makes a trumpet-like sound and is traditionally blown on Ro… - Rosh HaShanah - Introduction to Rosh HaShanahCreated: 2009-09-07 @ 20:26:36 EDT
Rosh HaShanah is the Jewish New Year. It falls once a year during the month of Tishrei and occurs ten days before Yom Kippur. … - Teshuvah - Definition of TeshuvahCreated: 2009-09-07 @ 19:46:27 EDT
Teshuvah is a key Jewish concept that involves repentance and new beginnings… - The Star of David in JudaismCreated: 2009-08-28 @ 15:35:10 EDT
Learn more about the origin and meaning of the Star of David… - The Meaning of Chai (Symbol)Created: 2009-08-17 @ 02:38:25 EDT Updated: 2009-08-17 @ 02:39:49 EDT
What does the Jewish symbol "Chai" mean?… - Tashlich - What Is Tashlich?Created: 2009-08-16 @ 20:56:07 EDT Updated: 2009-08-16 @ 20:57:41 EDT
Tashlich is a ritual that traditionally takes place on the first day of Rosh HaShanah… - The Meaning of Chai (Symbol)Created: 2009-08-05 @ 15:58:29 EDT
What does the Jewish symbol "Chai" mean?… - The Meaning of ShomerCreated: 2009-08-05 @ 15:48:31 EDT
What does it mean when someone is shomer kashrut or shomer shabbat?… - Meaning of ShomerCreated: 2009-08-01 @ 21:14:56 EDT
What does it mean when someone is shomer kashrut or shomer shabbas?… - What Is a Hamsa?Created: 2009-07-27 @ 13:58:47 EDT
A hamsa is an amulet shaped like a hand, with three extended fingers in the middle and a curved thumb or pinky finger on either side. It is thought to protect against the “evil eye” and i… - Must Reads: Essential Articles and Resources about JudaismUpdated: 2009-09-30 @ 10:29:18 EDT
- Yom Kippur - Jewish Holiday Yom KippurUpdated: 2009-09-23 @ 08:07:13 EDT
In introduction to Yom Kippur, one of the Jewish High Holy Days… - Tisha B?Av ? What Is Tisha B?av?Updated: 2009-08-17 @ 02:47:33 EDT
Tisha B'Av is a Jewish day of mourning - and a fast day - that commemorates the destruction of the two Temples… - The Meaning of Jews as the Chosen PeopleUpdated: 2009-08-17 @ 02:46:56 EDT
A look at different interpretations of what it means for Jews to be the Chosen People… - Great Revolt ? What Was the Great Revolt?Updated: 2009-08-17 @ 02:45:01 EDT
The Great Revolt was the first of three major Jewish rebellions against the Romans. It eventually resulted in the destruction of the Second Temple…