Hidden Treasures {Giveaway}

April 4, 2011  
Hidden Treasures {Giveaway}

Update: Congratulations to Mimi, winner of the giveaway!! Finally, a Jewish I SPY book! Hidden Treasures, published by Attara Publishing and distributed by HaChai Publishing, is a large full color book that contains a beautiful I SPY page for all of the holidays in the Jewish calendar. Each laminated page features a brief description of a holiday and... Read more

Light Your Fire & Other Lag B’Omer Customs

April 19, 2010  
Light Your Fire & Other Lag B’Omer Customs

There are a number of interesting customs for Lag B’Omer. People make bonfires to commemorate the intense light that Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai , who passed away on Lag B’Omer, introduced to the world through his revelation of deep mystical teachings. People hold an Upsherin and give little boys their first haircut when they turn 3, the age when a... Read more

The Great Parade

April 11, 2010  
The Great Parade

Tzivos Hashem, the Chabad organization that caters to children, has been making Yiddishkeit fun and exciting for kids – religious and non-religious – for decades. Recently, though, they have taken their projects to a new level. Some examples include the phenomenal 35 million-dollar seven story Jewish Children’s Museum in Brooklyn, an interactive... Read more

New Music for Sefira

April 11, 2010  
New Music for Sefira

For those of us who rely on music to give us that extra boost of energy or some extra bounce in our step getting through Sefira can be trying. Thankfully, over the last few years a number of creative artists have produced some amazing A Capella albums. The following are some recently released Sefira singles and albums to help you keep your sanity! Farbreng... Read more