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| On the first day of Rosh Hashanah we go to a body of water to recite the tashlich prayer, where we beseech G-d for mercy, atonement and a good new year.
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Day of Atonement
Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the calendar, is a day of atonement which is observed chiefly through fasting.
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Memorial Prayer
Yizkor, the memorial prayer for the departed, is observed on specific holidays for the souls of those who passed on.
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| On Sukkot we shake the lulav and etrog. Learn how to do this mitzvah of taking “the four kinds”.
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| The beauty of “the four kinds” is the etrog, the citron fruit. What distinguishes the etrog from an ordinary lemon?
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Part 1 - Building the Sukkah
Get an up-close look on how to build a sukkah: the temporary dwelling used on Sukkot.
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Part 2 - Eating in the Sukkah
On Sukkot we move from our living and dining room to the sukkah; dicover how and why this is done.
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| On Simchat Torah we complete the yearly cycle of Torah readings and celebrate by dancing with the Torah.
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| A short overview of the story of Chanukah and its special traditions.
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| How to light the menorah.
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| A brief review of the story and practices of the festival of Chanukah
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The Festival of Joy
The story, the customs and the fun!
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The Purim Food Basket
One of the four Purim observances is ‘mishloach manot’, sending a friend a food gifts. Here is how it’s done.
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| On Passover we not only abstain from eating ‘chametz’, but we are enjoined to totally remove it from our possession, hence the cleaning and koshering before the holiday.
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Part 1
What is matzah and how is it made? Here’s how we do it!
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Part 2
What is matzah and how is it made? Here’s how we do it!
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| Many of the items that will be used at the ‘seder’ will need to be prepared in advance, here’s how.
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| Learn how to arrange and assemble your seder plate.
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Part 1
A step by step guide on how to lead a proper Passover seder
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| Central to the seder is the ‘haggadah’ – the seder manual from which we relate the story of the exodus.
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