My Jewish Learning

The clothing of Jewish prayer.

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

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

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

Every Tuesday for a year, we came together — for a memorial service, yes, but also to experience Jewish community in a new way.

Rituals for entering the Day of Atonement.

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

The evening service of Yom Kippur is named after this declaration

Texts, translations, and transliterations.

Ending -- and beginning -- the Torah cycle