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The holidays are spiritual days that “call to us” to stop the ordinary activities of our lives. They also enable us to “call forth” and tap into the spiritual resources that these days hold.

There is a specific commandment to "rejoice on your Holidays." How does one get into the joyful holiday spirit?

Take a journey through the Jewish calendar and get an elementary overview of the Jewish holidays and their customs. This class is the forth of a six-part lecture series titled ‘The Essentials,’ which introduces the foundations of Jewish life and living.

Jono and Gefilte Fish stand in front of a backdrop and say stuff. For five minutes. It’s funny—trust me.

This Book of the Mishnah deals with the Jewish calendar, its festivals and important days. Included are the laws of refraining from labor on Sabbath and Holidays.

What is the difference between Purim, which is celebrated on the 14th day of the month, and Passover and Sukkot which are celebrated on the 15th day of their respective months? The answer lies in the fact that the number fourteen in Hebrew is represented ...

The name Chanukah itself contains many hints to the deeper meaning of the festival.

The first letter of the word Chanukah is the eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet "chet." What secrets are contained within the shape and numerical value of the letter "chet" that can teach us about the meaning of Chanukah?

Before the Torah was given, it existed as "black fire written upon white fire." This is alluded to by the unusual term "aish-dat" which is written as one word but read as two.

The mystery of a missing letter vav both in the verse that talks about shaking the lulav (Leviticus 23:40) and the verse commanding us to dwell in the sukkah (23:42).