My Jewish Learning

This benediction is recited as one dons a prayer shawl in preparation for prayer.

The clothing of Jewish prayer.

The corner fringes on this ritual garment remind the wearer of all the commandments in the Torah.

To have fully egalitarian practices must we have the same standards for both boys and girls?

Fringes for four-cornered garments.

The commandment to attach fringes to garments was invested with deep theological meaning. 

From challah covers to yahrzeit candles, what they are used for, how they look and where you can find them.

A Jewish ritual cleansing of the deceased fulfills the verse from Ecclesiastes 5:14, "As we come forth, so we shall return."

What to expect and how to behave at a bar/bat mitzvah service.

The evening service of Yom Kippur is named after this declaration