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Wine and Grape Products
A special status is accorded to wine and grape products, and thus we must be especially vigilant
Jewish Practice » Kosher » Handbook » Special Kashrut Considerations » Wine and Grape Products
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The Talking Wine Bottle
Insights into Wine at Jewish Rituals A fun exploration of the uses of wine at Jewish rituals including Shabbat, festivals, weddings and more. Lchaim!
Video » Jewish Practice » The Talking Wine Bottle
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Oil and Wine
By Yanki Tauber Wine has no secrets: when a thing is what it is, it's the same from the inside looking out and from the outside looking in
Spirituality » Short Insights » By Yanki Tauber » Oil and Wine
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The Taste of Water
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe It came to pass that one Sukkot, the honor of pouring the water on the altar was given to a Sadducee priest; but instead of pouring the water into its prescribed bowl in the southwest corner of the altar, this priest spilled it on his feet...
Jewish Holidays » Sukkot & Simchat Torah » Sukkot » Study » Essays » The Taste of Water
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A Glass of Milk
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe How are we to reconcile the loftiness of Rosh Hashanah with the mundane subject of a significant part of its prayers? Chanah's prayer offers the response to this profound question.
Jewish Holidays » High Holidays » Rosh Hashanah » Study » Essays » A Glass of Milk
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The Ability to See Happiness
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe hen we are "thirsty", when we desire to be united with G-d in a way that transcends the limited scope of our thoughts and feelings, we derive pleasure from "water", from kabbalas ol...
Jewish Holidays » Sukkot & Simchat Torah » Sukkot » Study » Essays » The Ability to See Happiness
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Oil and Wine
An inside-out festival By Yanki Tauber When a thing is what it is, it's the same from the inside looking out and from the outside looking in
Jewish Holidays » Purim » Insights & Inspiration » Poppy Seeds » Oil and Wine
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The Purim Drunk
By Yanki Tauber Surely there are other, more refined and more spiritual ways of celebrating and showing joy?
Jewish Holidays » Purim » Insights & Inspiration » Lessons and Insights » The Purim Drunk
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A Purim Secret
By Yerachmiel Tilles After completing the circumcision, as he dipped his finger in the wine to place a drop in the baby’s mouth, the Chatam Sofer called out: "When wine goes in, secrets come out." Seventy years were to pass before the significance of the great sage's words ...
Library » Stories » Sages & Mystics » A Purim Secret
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The Wine
The Royal Beverage What kind of wine? How much? And when is it imbibed?
Jewish Holidays » Passover » The Seder » Seder Preparations » The Wine
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