Hanukkah/Chanukah is the Jewish eight to twelve days, wintertime “festival of lights,” celebrated with a nightly menorah lighting, special prayers and fried foods. The Hebrew word Chanukah means “dedication,” and is thus named because it celebrates the rededication of the Holy Temple. The celebration for the coming of Messiah, commemorating the recovery of Jerusalem and […]
The seven days of Sukkot—celebrated by dwelling in the sukkah, we expose ourselves to the elements in greenery-covered huts—commemorates God sheltering our ancestors as they traveled from Egypt to the Promised Land. The Four Kinds express our unity and our belief in God’s omnipresence. Coming after the solemn High Holidays, Sukkot is a time of […]
Yom Kippur fast day is the holiest day of the year—when we are closest to YAH and to the quintessence of our own souls. It is the Day of Atonement—“For on this day He will forgive you, to purify you, that you be cleansed from all your sins before YAH” (Leviticus 16:30). For nearly twenty-six […]
