The Calendar and Holidays (incl. Sabbath)
- Chanukah
- Other Holidays and Fasts
- Passover
- Purim
- Rosh HaShanah
- Shavuos
- Sukkos
- The Jewish Calendar
- The Sabbath
- Yom Kippur
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Calculating a New Jewish Month
I had a question in regard to Rosh Chodesh, determining a new lunar month on the Jewish calendar. Is Rosh Chodesh determined by the first sliver of the new moon, or is it determined by the dark moon? Could you…
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Sounds of the Shofar
I know there are 3 different sounds made with the Shofar but I’m confused as to what the names are and which sounds are associated with each Adapted from The Sounds of the Shofar at Torah.org: The first [sound] is…
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Repentance and Staying Happy
I have always been a cheerful person, but now I feel very upset I don´t know why. I go to Torah lectures, I try to read Torah Articles, but I don´t know what is happening with me. Maybe is because…
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Sincere Change
How can we do and mean Teshuvah (lit. “Returning”, the process of Repentence) when knowingly or unknowingly we are going to commit the same sin again? This is a great question! When a person goes to court would it be…
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Wearing a Kittel
Do we wear a Kittel for Rosh Hashanah or only for Yom Kippur? A Kittel is worn in the synagogue by most men on Yom Kippur, some on Rosh Hashana (in all communities the ones who lead the services does,…
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Yahrzeit Candle
Could you please confirm the holidays when we light a Yahrzeit candle in memory of a deceased family member? Every year on the Hebrew anniversary of their passing a 24 hr. memorial candle is lit from sundown to nightfall, as…
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Resource for the High Holidays
I want to have a discussion with my family during Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. Therefore, I would like some topics and info. re: these holidays. Answer: Have you seen the Rosh Hashana/Yom Kippur Survival Kit, a book by Shimon…
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How Do Jews Remove Sin?
I was talking with a Christian co-worker and had the following questions. Since Jews do not believe Jesus is the Messiah where in the Torah does it state that we can repent our sins by doing certain things, and in…
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When the Torah Reading Cycle Begins
Why don’t we begin reading the Torah again from Bereshit (Genesis) on Rosh Hashana? That’s a great question. Rosh Hashana is the anniversary of creation. Even though we know that the Torah was created before the world, it was not…