| About Chamsa | Chamsa
The chamsa, also called Hand of Miriam or Yad Miriam (after Miriam, the sister of Moses and Aaron), is an anc...
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| Jewish Marriage | Under the choppe
Don't let anyone tell you otherwise; the day she gets married is still the most beautiful day in e...
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| StarsOfDavid | Stars of David
The Star of David, actually Magen David or Shield of David, is probably the most well-known Jewish symb...
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| Havdala | Why two wicks? The ceremony to mark the end of Jewish holidays and, every Saturday night, the end of Shabbat is called ha...
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| Rimon | Pomegranate
The pomegranate or, in Hebrew, rimon is a much-loved theme in Israeli and Jewish art, and you will find ma...
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| Salt on... | Putting salt on...
Why put a saltspoon on the shabbostable?
Untill it was destroyed,
the Temple was the focal point o...
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| KolNidrei | The joy without the suffering 
Yom Kippur is over, Sukkot has been. But maybe you would like to enjoy those beautiful ...
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| Dreidling | Why Dreidel?
Chanuka wouldn't be Chanuka without dreidling, but how and why do we dreidel?
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| Sarit Hadad | Sarit Hadad
Sarit Hadad, one of Israels most popular mizrachi singers, even performed in Amsterdam.
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