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Purim Decor

Why Are There Two Months of Adar and What is Purim Katan?

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Tisha Bav Menus

The Meal Before Tisha B'Av - Seudah Hamafseket

Passover Guides

What is Passover?

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Purim Decor

What Are Mishloach Manot?

Pour Out The Kosher Wine -Into a Glass of Course!
Purim Decor

Why Do We Drink on Purim?

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Purim

Is Purim the Jewish Halloween?

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Purim Decor

Ask the Rabbi - What is Purim?

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What is the Significance of Dreidels?

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Hanukkah

Why Do We Use So Much Oil on Chanukah?

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Hanukkah

What Does the Word Chanukah Mean?

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Heating Foods on Shabbat

Maui Onions Stuffed with Curried Raisin Couscous
Sukkot

What is the custom to eat stuffed foods on Sukkot all about?

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Blogs

Are there any traditional foods to eat before the Yom Kippur Fast?

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Blogs

Why do we eat sweet foods on Rosh Hashannah?

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Blogs

Why are Challahs round this time of year?

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Blogs

When and Why Don't We Eat Nuts?

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Rosh Hashanah Guides

What are Simanim and Why Do We Eat Them?

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Blogs

What is Hafrashat Challah (Separating the Challah)?

Avocado Stuffed Salmon with Wild Rice
Tisha Bav Guides

The Nine Days and Tisha B'Av

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Holidays

Introducing Rabbi Lawrence: The Official Joy of Kosher Rabbi