Holidays
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Tishrei: Time to Be Awake
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We experience transformation through the Yamim Tovim—when we are present in mind and heart. Month: Tishrei Mazel: Scale Human Faculty: Touch In Elul, the alarm clock rang out. “Ben Adam, mah lecha nirdam?” Why are you asleep? We attempted to arouse ourselves in the Selichos. Tishrei is when we jump up from bed, wide awake.…
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The Shofar. What Are We Supposed to Feel?
We’re finally there. We listened to the sounds of the teruah. But if our minds are blank–did we miss the mark? The shofar. That mystical, magical artifact we all have a love–hate relationship with. On the one hand we wait all year for it. We squish into alleys and tight spaces, pack bags of nosh…
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The Yom Tov Kashrus Video Series Launches Now!
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You loved the cRc’s The Pesach Kashrus Video Series. Now the cRc releases a fascinating video series on the kashrus concerns that come up over the Yom Tov season and beyond. You have questions. Perhaps it’s about honey, or the simanim, or about the minhag to be extra stringent on Pas Yisrael during the upcoming…
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Sukkah Decor Picks (& They’re All Amazon Prime)
Did you plan your sukkah decor? Want it to be super easy (and affordable) to make it beautiful? These ideas will help…even at the last minute! (This was originally posted in 2019 and updated every year with even more suggestions for 2026!) 55″ Cream Artificial Silk Wisteria Vine Round Hanging Canopy Wisteria Hanging Flowers 31″…
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The Top Rosh Hashanah Make-and-Freeze Sweets
If you can get a couple of things in the freezer ahead of time, the year might start off just a little bit sweeter. When Yom Tov coincides with back-to-school season, as it does this year, we’re most often a little less prepared. Instead of the calm September-long prep, there’s often the frantic menu-making that…
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What to Watch on Tisha B’Av
You’re looking to connect to the meaning of the day. These resources will help. We’ve updated our comprehensive list to bring you all the resources available to inspire us all throughout Tisha B’Av night and day. Note that some options require a donation to watch. If any videos are hosted on YouTube, those videos are…
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Shavuos Inspiration to Print and Read
The week flies by with activity, and then we come to Yom Tov. Make the most of your days by printing and enjoying these inspiring reads during those moments. It’s hard to concentrate during the week. We know. You’ve been busy preparing for Yom Tov and taking care of everyone else. You’ve been waiting for…
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A Fun Pesach Coloring Page – Free Download!
Keep the little ones busy with this fun and adorable Pesach coloring page. Older kids might enjoy this Pesach and Riddles coloring page. You can also find this adorable Cleaned for Pesach Door Hanger for kids to color here. Click here to download. Click here to download. Click here to download.
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Pesach Friendly Recipes You Can Make from Dinner Done 2
Want to enjoy the ease of Dinner Done 2 recipes over Pesach? If you use general products that are sold in the Pesach aisle of kosher groceries, these are the recipes that will work with little or no adaptation. For the list of recipes from the first Dinner Done that work on Pesach, see this…
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Download & Print These Children’s Haggadahs
If your children are home from school, they can color and decorate these haggadahs to bring to your Seder table. Back during Covid, these Haggadahs were shared with us by Torah uMesorah and e-chinuch.org. Now that our friends and family in Eretz Yisrael are again facing preparing for Pesach with their children at home, while…
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