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Candle-lighting, Torah readings, the Book of Ruth, and Yizkor are all a part of celebrating Shavuot at home and at synagogue.

The Observant Life (Book), Rabbi Alan Lucas April 25, 2022 Observing Shavuot Shavuot

Like Sukkot and Passover, Shavuot is a multi-dimensional holiday, embracing profound historical, spiritual, and agricultural aspects.

The Observant Life (Book), Rabbi Alan Lucas April 25, 2022 Shavuot Shavuot Explainers

Counting the omer reflects the agricultural dimension of Passover and Shavuot and this is how we observe sefirat haomer today.

Rabbi Alan Lucas, The Observant Life (Book) April 13, 2022 How to Count the Omer The Omer

What do we do in synagogue on Passover? What Torah readings and haftarot do we read? We outline that for you here.

Rabbi Alan Lucas, The Observant Life (Book) April 13, 2022 How to observe Passover Passover

What do we do in synagogue on Passover? What Torah readings and haftarot do we read? We outline that for you here.

Rabbi Alan Lucas, The Observant Life (Book) April 13, 2022 How to observe Passover Passover

Hametz, is defined as any food made of wheat, barley, oats, spelt, and rye—that has been made wet and left unbaked for more than 18 ...

Rabbi Alan Lucas, The Observant Life (Book) March 22, 2022 Passover What is Passover?

Passover, commemorates the exodus from Egypt. On a spiritual level, the festival confronts us with the notion of redemption.

Rabbi Alan Lucas, The Observant Life (Book) March 22, 2022 Passover What is Passover?

The Passover seder is the cumulative result of untold generations of Jews telling the same story, the Exodus from Egypt.

Rabbi Alan Lucas, The Observant Life (Book) March 22, 2022 How to observe Passover Passover

One is only permitted to cook on festivals to make food for the holiday itself, not for other days. There is an exception: eiruv tavshilin.

Rabbi Alan Lucas, The Observant Life (Book) March 22, 2022 Holidays Passover