Why do we recite Yizkor on Yom Tov? On the last day of Pesach, we recite Yizkor to remember our loved ones who are no longer with us, but I often wondered why were the holidays selected as days to ...

Rav Yitzchok Hutner (1906–1980) was the Rosh HaYeshiva at Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin and its Kollel Gur Aryeh from the late 1930s until he passed away in 1980. He was famous for synthesizing hassidic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of Judaism's holiest days, Yom Kippur, began Oct. 1 and concludes tonight. Here’s a look at what the holiday means and how ...

Some argue otherwise. The Gemara (Shabbat 23b, Rashi) states that R. Yosef’s wife lit Shabbos candles right before sunset. R. Yosef advised her to light much earlier based on the verse, “The pillar of ...

Nevertheless, many authorities rule that the custom to wait until nightfall on Shavuot only applies to the recitation of Kiddush. 6 It would be permissible, however, to recite Maariv before this time.

Rabbi Yom Tov Algazi served as Rishon LeTzion, Chief Sephardic Rabbi of Jerusalem, from 1772 to 1802. R. Yom Tov is among the most distinguished Jewish figures of the eighteenth century, integrating ...

This is a brief review of the laws and customs of Shavuot. Besides the status of Shavuot as a Yom Tov, there are neither biblical nor rabbinical laws relevant to it today. In biblical times Shavuot ...

Thanksgiving has always been my favorite national holiday. In fact, although I am a religious Jew (or rather, because I am a religious Jew), it rivals my favorite Jewish holidays for my affection. It ...

Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, marks the end of the Days of Awe, a 10-day period of introspection and repentance (teshuvah) that begins with Rosh Hashanah. The holiday is considered ...