Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Jewish Culture and Customs”
Lasting a full week, this is when Jewish people all around the world build little booths outside their houses. They are called by God to live in these temporary shelters for one week in order to remember the faithfulness of God in leading Israel through the wilderness.
I would like to wish our Jewish friends all around the world a Happy, Healthy New Year! Rosh Hashanah means “New Year” in Hebrew. This festival marks the beginning of …
Do not rejoice over me, my enemy; When I fall, I will arise; When I sit in darkness, the LORD will be a light to me. (Micah 7:8) If ever there were …
In this interview Steve Herzig talks me through the events surrounding Yom Kippur and what it means to the Jewish people today.
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year (lit. head of the year), marks the beginning of the Jewish calendar. The holiday starts this year at sundown September 4, 2013, and ends at …
At first glance, you might not think the story of Purim found in the Book of Esther is anything but – Jewish girl meets King Bad man hates Jews Bad …
