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Friday Night & Beyond: Insights on Havdalah (Plus How To, Text & Audio)
Great for beginners, this thorough excerpt from “Friday Night and Beyond” by Lori Palatnik offers an explanation of the structure and meaning
What is Kiddush?
This short video provides a playful but informative discussion about how and why we make Kiddush. Rabbi John Carrier of
Introduction to Daytime Kiddush (with text)
This post from Wikipedia offers a brief introduction to the daytime Kiddush, including an explanation of how it differs in
Orthodox Ashkenazi Daytime Kiddush (Text & Audio)
This post presents a printable PDF file containing the Hebrew, English and transliterated text of the daytime Kiddush, as well
Chabad Daytime Kiddush
This printable PDF file presents the Hebrew and English text of the daytime Kiddush according to the custom of the Chabad Lubavitch
Friday Night & Beyond: Insights on Daytime Kiddush (Plus Text & Audio)
This thorough excerpt from “Friday Night and Beyond” by Lori Palatnik begins with meaningful explanations as to why Kiddush is recited during
Mayim Achronim: Washing the Finger Tips Prior to Grace After Meals
This brief post by Rabbi Baruch Davidson outlines the laws, customs and meaning behind the commandment to wash one’s fingertips
Rabbi Shefa Gold Chants the Ben Ish Chai’s Shortened Birkat Hamazon
This post presents Rabbi Shefa Gold’s meditative Aramaic and English chant based on the Ben Ish Chai’s one-line version of the Grace After
Yemenite Custom for Eishet Chayil
This website presents an audio recording of the late Yemenite poet and singer Binyamin Nachum singing Eishet Chayil with the
The Priestly Blessing
This informative article by the late Rabbi Louis Jacobs explains the origins, meaning, and practice of the Priestly Blessing in