by Tuly | f 30, 2021 | News, DI
The day following Passover, Shavuot and Sukkot is known in Hebrew as “Isru Chag.” It’s a minor holiday on the Jewish calendar but a major holiday for Israeli school children, since there is no school on “Isru Chag.” Many Israeli families spend one final day on hikes...
by Tuly | f 26, 2021 | News, DI
Every day during Sukkot, Jews sing Psalm 117, yearning for the day when all of the Nations praise Hashem. Psalm 117 is part of the “Hallel” service that Jews recite on the festivals. While Sukkot commemorates the miraculous protection God provided the Children of...
by Yoni Schwartzman | f 9, 2021 | Uncategorized, Blog
According to Rabbi Matityahu Glazerson, the word for ‘water,’ mayim (מים), provides an interesting example of the unique way in which the Hebrew word expresses the essence of the object it names. This word is spelled with two instances of the letter mem (מ) and one...
by Yoni Schwartzman | f 7, 2021 | Uncategorized, Blog
Israel365’s inspirational teacher Rabbi Akiva Gersh recorded this beautiful musical Havdallah, the ceremony between Shabbat and the new week, with his family in Israel. Enjoy!
by Yoni Schwartzman | f 2, 2021 | Uncategorized, Blog
by Yoni Schwartzman The powerful meaning behind Tumat Hamet, or a human corpse’s impurity, in Judaism. One such example of how this manifests is in relation to a custom amongst many gentiles to hold open-casket funerals: Jewish people keep the body of their...
