Israel tradition
The life-changing magic of washing your hands (on Passover)
One element of the washing is called “shifshuf yadayim,” which literally means “rubbing the hands,” and is initially described in the Tosefta (Yadaim 1:2), a 2nd-century CE compilation of Torah law.
Passover, tradition and the value of money
This week in Jerusalem: Tradition, tradition!
The hour of great people
The dichotomy of freedom
There are so many rules and regulations dictating how to observe Passover properly that it boggles the mind how anyone can feel free at a time like this.
Tradition Today: The true lesson of the Exodus
As we celebrate our Seder and eat our matza this Passover, let us remember that the main lesson the Torah teaches concerning the Exodus is how we treat strangers in our midst.
The tradition we keep, keeps us
A Yad Vashem online exhibition looks at Passover traditions before, during and after the Holocaust.
A melody for matza
All elements must be perfect, to avoid any sin.
The socialist haggadot
Kibbutz Haggadot from the last century offer a fascinating historical window into life in the Yishuv.
Beautifying mitzvot
On display at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem is some of the stunning Judaica in the Jewish Art and Life wing.
The splitting of the Red Sea and the State of Israel
It is most important to realize that it is not the conventional understanding of a miracle that is of importance here.
Profaning the mikve, our sacred space
To legislate the mikve is to profane it.
Finding Esther
Iranian Jews also make a pilgrimage to the graves in Hamadan where Esther and Mordecai are buried.
Intrigue in Shushan
What is it, then, that we celebrate in the frivolity of Purim?