Archive for July 2017
How To Make Kiddush (Hebrew)
This Hebrew video shows a family singing the songs and performing the Kiddush ceremony conducted at the beginning of the Friday night
“Tell Me Mother:” A Song About a Mother’s Prayer while Lighting the Shabbat Candles
This moving Hebrew song is about a young girl who asks her mother what she is thinking about while she
Why Repeat Shalom Aleichem Three Times?
This responsum from the “Ask the Rabbi” column of the Ohr Somayach website provides several explanations for the popular custom of
Introduction to the Blessing Over the Children
This short article offers a brief introduction to the structure and customs of the blessing over the children, traditionally recited
Chabad: Origins, Customs, and Meanings Behind Shalom Aleichem
In this 9:15 long video from Chabad.org, Rabbi Pinchas Taylor gives a thorough and detailed explanation of the origins, customs and meanings behind singing
An Introduction: The Ritual Washing of the Hands
This short article offers a brief introduction to the origins of hand-washing rituals in Judaism, as well as a practical
HaMotzi Children’s Song (Hebrew)
This sweet song, by Israeli artist, Ariela Savir, includes the blessing over the bread as well as praise for God
Learn the HaMotzi Blessing with “Prayer-eoke”
This short, to the point video demonstrates the singing of the blessing over the bread on Shabbat clearly and slowly with Hebrew
Sephardic Tradition: Friday Night Candle Lighting
In this Hebrew clip (at 1:00), Inbar Tabiv demonstrates how to light the Shabbat candles, first reciting the blessing and
Reform: The “HaMotzi” Song
In this short video, Cantor Jan Lieberman plays guitar and sings a version of the blessing over the bread often used in Reform