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3 days ago · Shabbat candle lighting times listed are 18 minutes before sunset, however please allow yourself enough time to perform this time-bound mitzvah at the designated time; do not wait until the last minute. For the candle lighting blessings, click here. Learn more about Shabbat and Holiday candle lighting.
Apr 24, 2024 · The Kohanim blessing (Birkat Kohanim) known as the Priestly Blessing carries significant importance in Jewish faith, religion and history. Its origin can be traced thousands of years ago to the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, to the Book of Numbers in the Bible where God instructs Moses on the manner by which Aaron and his priest sons called Kohanim ...
Apr 15, 2024 · Kehilat Kodesh has synagogues in many countries around the world. Kehilat Kodesh aims to empower Jewish discovery for anyone interested in learning more. Providing spiritual, cultural, social and educational programming for all ages. Rabbi Tank is dedicated to find modern usefulness and meaning in ancient wisdom texts and he is happy to provide ...
Apr 22, 2024 · A blessing on the matzot, similar to the blessing over bread on normal days and holidays. ... Saying the Hallel prayer, as is done on most Jewish holidays. The fourth glass of wine is drunk here ...
2 days ago · The Hebrew alphabet ( Hebrew: אָלֶף־בֵּית עִבְרִי, [a] Alefbet ivri ), known variously by scholars as the Ktav Ashuri, Jewish script, square script and block script, is traditionally an abjad script used in the writing of the Hebrew language and other Jewish languages, most notably Yiddish, Ladino, Judeo-Arabic, and Judeo-Persian.
3 days ago · Hanukkah 2023. Hanukkah for the year 2023 is celebrated/ observed on sundown of December 7 ending at sundown on Friday, December 15. Hanukkah is an eight-day Jewish festival with the first day known as Chanukah, Festival of Lights, and Feast of Dedication. In the Jewish calendar, the first day of Hanukkah is on the 25th day of the month of Kislev.
May 2, 2024 · The story of the Jewish feast of Hanukkah – Friday, 33rd week in ordinary time – 1 Maccabees 4:36-37, 52-59. The kingdom of the Greek king Antiochus the IV is threatened on every side. Faced with a need to defend his kingdom he decides to unify them through aggressive Hellenization and for money he resorted to the pillage and plunder of ...
