Top 10 Jewish Celebrity Role Models (living) By Ronn Torossian By: Ronn Torossian | -
Owning a PR agency, I work to build brands and create personas. We have worked with many celebrities and are well aware of the impact that famous people have in todays world. As a proud traditional Jew and Zionist, I decided to create a list of the top 10 Jewish celebrity role models. Qualification for this list required more than just being Jewish my choices are famous and also care about Judaism, Israel and upholding our faith, or some part of our faith. For this list, I ha ... Tags:Ronn Torossian
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year. It doesn't occur at the beginning of the particular calendar year; instead it's a two-day celebration that takes place at the start of the seventh month of the Jewish calendar. It's a holy day through which Jews will spend a great deal of their day in Synagogue. Additional traditions include things like 100 blows of the shofar, or ram's horn throughout the day. Numerous observers of Rosh Hashanah eat apples drizzled with honey, sig ... Tags:caterers fort lauderdale, caterers in south florida, kosher
Want To Know About Esrog By: Jamie Hanson | - Sukkot is celebrated by Jewish people. This holiday commemorates the time expend in desert by Jewish people when they got freedom from Egypt and also Pharaoh. There are certain aspects of Sukkot which make it unique. One of them is set of esrog & lulav. The esrog; also called as etrog is an uncommon fruit which is grown in certain areas across the world. Though it looks and feels much like a lemon but it has more bumps and comes in different kinds of shapes.
Jewish High Holidays: History Of Hamsa By: Mark Etinger | - September is truly the month of Jewish high holidays. Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot are all special holidays that I can celebrate with my family where we reflect on the rich, deep-rooted history of our religion. There is nothing more I cherish than spending time with my family. Recently, I have noticed the increase popularity among the younger generations and their admiration of the hamsa amulet in Jewish jewelry.
A Brief History Of Thanksgiving By: Larry Isaacson | - When the Pilgrims came to Plymouth in 1620 aboard the Mayflower, they had already agreed to abide by the "Mayflower Compact" signed while crossing the ocean and which obligated them to pass just and equal laws for the general good of the colony.
As Puritans, they also carried with them a deep and abiding faith in the Hebrew Bible, and believed that the laws in Leviticus were obligatory for them as well as for the Jews. It is no surprise, therefore, that after the hardships of that ... Tags:day of Thanksgiving, Hebrew Bible, William Bradford
When Is Passover By: Bob Jordan | - Passover is a Jewish and Samaritan holy day that celebrates the historic release of the Hebrews from their Egyptian slave masters. It begins on the 15th day of Nisan which is estimated to be the months of both March and April on the conventional or Gregorian calendar.
The story of the historic release of the slaves is told in Exodus of the Bible. It alludes to the ten plagues that were brought down on the Egyptians sent by YHWH (God). These were all endured by the Egyptians and su ... Tags:When Is Passover, judaism, egypt, jews
Jewish Celebrations - Never Personal. Always National. By: Shalom Goldfarb | - When comparing Jewish celebrations to celebrations of other religions, a sharp distinction emerges. Jewish celebrations never commemorate an individual. Other religious celebrations, on the other hand, always do. This is directly related to the fact that of all the world"s major religion, the Jewish religion is the only one termed a "People," as in the Jewish People. There is no term the Christian People, Muslim People, or Buddhist People. There is simply Christianity, Islam, a ... Tags:Judaica Worldwide, Jewish holidays, Jewish celebrations
Sukkot: A Reminder For People Of All Faiths To Practice Joy And Gratitude By: Nina Amir | - On the Hebrew calendar date of the 15th of Tishri, just five days after the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur (Day of Repentance) ends, the lesser-known holiday of Sukkot begins. Unlike the solemn and serious holiday that preceded it, Sukkot is a joyous holiday. In fact, this week-long holiday is known as Z'man Simchateinu, the Season of Our Rejoicing or the Season Of Our Joy. And the holiday's joy represents a drastic departure from the solemnity of Yom Kippur.
After the circumcision Kosher wine is presented by the Mohel (the circumciser) to the boy that has born, this is done to reduce the pain of the boy. The Jewish child drinks his mother's milk and wine at his birth. As soon as this happens many pick up the goblet of wine and drink it all the way to the last drops. This is done to celebrate their success and it was the beginning ... Tags:kosher, wine, holidays, festivals, jewish, judaica, religion, religious
Hanukkah: The Jewish Holiday Of Spiritual Triumph By: Adam Florence | - Hanukkah otherwise known as the festival of lights is the most celebrated Jewish holiday. This holiday is celebrated in the month of December and probably a week before Christmas.
The most important reason why this festival is celebrated is to honour the memory of their victory over the Greeks about 2150 years ago and it was more than anything spiritually satisfying.
The Jewish Holiday Of Sukkot By: Adam Florence | - Sukkot is a time of year that is celebrated by the Jewish People for millennia. It commemorates the time spent in the desert by the Jewish people when they were freed from Egypt and Pharaoh.
There are a few major aspects to this Jewish Holiday that make it unique. During the seven day period of Sukkot there is a requirement to eat in a Sukkah. A sukkah is like a hut made of diiferent materials on the walls and bamboo or other natural materials as the roof.
Kippahs: The Jewish Traditional Head Covering (judaica) By: Adam Florence | - As with many cultures traditional Jewish people have their own mode of dress. In different parts of the world different clothing is suitable for different groups. The head coverings are one of those types of clothing.
Talk of anything Judaica or Jewish and two extreme pictures come to mind. The Nazi extermination camps during WW-II where wearing a star and a number by the Jews from across Europe marked them for impending torture and death.
Sukkah: The Jewish Home For Sukkot (judaica) By: Adam Florence | - When the holiday season or the "Sukkot" arrives, the permanent construction takes a back seat and most people of the Jewish faith are literally required to construct and to move into for stay in a "Sukkah".
This is not out of any urge to rough it out or to live outdoors, but is in line with the terms stated in the Torah, calling for all persons of the Jewish faith to spend the Sukkot holidays in a temporary hut whose "minimum" size is literally to accommodate an adult in a sittin ... Tags:esrog, esrogim, etrog, etrogim, sukkot, sukkos, sukkah, lulav, sukkot, sukkos, sukot, sukos, succot, succos, sucot, sucos, esrog, essrogim, etrogim, e
The Hebrew Kippah: Jewish Skullcap (judaica) By: Adam Florence | - The Judaica or Jewish kippah or skullcap marks out a person following the Hebrew faith. It is so traditional and so common, that a firm believer, and we are not talking of a Rabbi or priest, but even a citizen sporting a tea-shirt and jeans, can be seen sporting a Judaica / Jewish skullcap or kippah.
However, there is not extreme insistence on the wear, though certain places and occasions demand not being seen without a skullcap or kippah. Today, most would wear one compulsorily ... Tags:kippahs, jewish, judaica, holidays, yarmulkas, kippot, kipot, kipahs, bar mitzvah, bar, bat
Sukkot And The Meaning Of The Etrog By: Adam Florence | - The Jewish Sukkot festival commences on the fifth day after "Yom Kippur" and lasts for seven days. The word Sukkot literally means "booths", which is in direct reference to the temporary dwelling construction for a seven day live-in within that holiday period. This is not in anyway repentance or any atonement, though it does symbolize the agony of the past when Jews in order to flee persecution had to undergo a long march through Mount Sinai, while living in tents to almost forty years.
Jewish Gifts For All Occasions By: Rokai Kolam | - Jewish people celebrate many occasions in their lives from babyhood to adulthood. These occasions range from the religious ceremonies to the social events.
Jewish holidays and celebrations may take place in the same date as those celebrated by other religions but they are unique in their own way. Most are based on ancient traditions still being followed by people loyal to Judaism and who wish to pass on their heritage to the younger generation.
Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day is a day set aside to give thanks, traditionally to God, when the harvest season comes to an end. It is celebrated in different ways and at different times in different parts of the world. While Thanksgiving is a holiday in the United States and celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November, it is celebrated on the second Monday in October in Canada. It is, however, not a major event in the United Kingdom where it ... Tags:Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving day, Thanksgiving feast or meal, fourth Thursday of November, Harvest festival, national holiday.
