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Share.. Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah together are commonly known among English speaking Jewish communities as the High Holy Days. While, these Holidays symbolize remembrance, judgment and repentance. These are the foremost days on the Jewish calendar. While Jewish holidays usually mark a historic event or a seasonal change, the High Holidays focus on humanity; [...]

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Share..How you choose to decorate your Sukkah depends on two things: How religious you are how creative you are Here are 7 great ideas for Sukkah decorations, and Holiday decorations in general: A Hamsa, hanging a handmade Hamsa Hand, you can find one that fits your taste, and use it even after the holiday in [...]

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Share..With holidays coming up to many cultures and religions, I thought it best to start the season with a 5 Best & 5 Worst list of Holiday Gifts to give you some ideas, help you make the right decision and avoid unpleasant mistakes… Best: Bacconaise — stock up on this new hot seller, bacon flavored [...]

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Share..Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year has many customs. The Shofar is one, and eating apples dipped in honey and other sweet foods is another. Rosh Hashanah’s evening feast features a custom to eat an apple which has been dipped in honey and other sweet foods to symbolize a sweet new year. A lovely custom [...]

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Share..In last Sunday’s New York Times, Corey Kilgannon reported that Levi Meisner’s Shofar Shop which, reported Kilgannon, is actually the corner of the living room of his third-floor apartment on 12th Avenue in Brooklyn, is open for browsing during the Hebrew month of Elul. Meisner actually holds down a full-time office vocation, but come the [...]

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Share..Shraga Landesman is an Israeli-born artist based in Haifa. He was born in 1954 and studied painting and sculpture at Oranim College of Art and in Tel-Hai College. His work is widely exhibited in Jewish Museums in New York, Paris, Tel-Aviv and Jerusalem. Shraga considers as his sources of spiritual muse, the Bible and the [...]

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Share..Jack Jaget creates art in two main categories, Christian and Jewish. He is world famous for his book covers, wood work and religious crafts. Born and raised in the United States of America, Jack Jaget attained high levels of success as Art Director for the World Publishing Company. During his US stint he won such [...]

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Share..Ok, the Jewish holiday of Passover is coming up on the 29th of March. If you have Jews in your family or many Jewish friends, you just might receive an invitation to a Passover Seder. If so, you should be both excited and touched. This special meal is something that everyone should experience at least [...]

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Share..The words: “Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one” are found in Deuteronomy 6:4. For Jews, it is arguably the most important part of the liturgy. In the days of the Roman Empire, in the first century A.D., Jews in their own country were forbidden to practice their religion. But one [...]

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Share..…Charles Darwin, Lord Alfred Tennyson, Queen Victoria, steam ships and fast moving trains, rampant poverty and child labor, great poets and painters – Victorian England was a very dynamic time and place… …what better way is there to capture that magic than in the beautiful artwork of Michal David. Displayed here is the “Flower Girl [...]

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Share..The talented sculptor Razia Gershon was born in Israel and has focused her artwork from an early stage, on the human body and its aesthetic possibilities. In her early career, Razia studied modern ballet under Gertrud Krauss and classical ballet under Mia Arbatova. She graduated from the Wingate Institute and worked as a physical and [...]

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Share..The hamsa is a palm-shaped amulet seen mainly in the Middle East and North Africa. It is often used in jewelry and wall hangings, as a defense against the evil eye. Its origin is said to be found in ancient practices associated with the Phoenicians of Carthage. Listen to this: Archaeological evidence indicates that a [...]

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Share..I think that I have just found the most handsome piece of casual Jewish-inspired jewelry that I’ve ever seen. It is a beautiful Tree of Life pendant on a string of Turquoise. The pendant includes the Tree of Life symbol with a Star of David cleverly formed in the center. In Hebrew, the tree is [...]

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Share..Hanukkah or the Festival of Lights starts on the 25th of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar – which is a lunar calendar, similar to our own. This year it will start at sundown on Saturday, the 12th of December, and it will continue for eight days until sundown of Saturday the 19th of December. The [...]

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Share..On November 2nd I wrote about one Kabbalah secret of Hanukkah which has to do with the parallels between the soul and the Hanukkia, or menorah, namely we talked about the brighter and darker aspect of the flame. For this installment I want to address not the nine flames or the candles, but instead the [...]

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