Nine Symbols to Bring Blessings to Your Rosh HaShanah Table
Some follow the tradition to conduct a seder for Rosh HaShanah. Here is an explanation of the symbols involved in the practice.
Daniela Rusowsky
Some follow the tradition to conduct a seder for Rosh HaShanah. Here is an explanation of the symbols involved in the practice.
Learn how to hang a mezuzah, including positioning and the blessing, and some of the reasons behind why we do it this way.
Celebrating the high holy days from home gives us ample opportunity to bring the sacred even further into our lives.
While celebrating Sukkot at home, rituals include lighting candles, sitting in the sukkah, and customs related to the sukkah.
The laws for lighting candles on Sh’mini Atzeret are similar to those for Shabbat. These laws also apply to Simḥat Torah.
The sukkah for Sukkot has some very basic requirements, but beyond these rules its construction is left to one’s imagination and creativity.
Preparations on Erev Yom Kippur are intrinsic to the awe-inspiring observance of the day: a special meal, candle lighting, and charity.
Personal and at-home Rosh Hashanah rituals include candle lighting, eating apples with honey, and sharing meals.
Friday night Shabbat at home includes blessings over children, the song Shalom Aleichem, kiddush, and the blessing over bread, the motzi.