Last week we celebrated the fun Jewish holiday called Purim. If you were to compare it to an American holiday I would say it’s a mash up of Halloween and Easter. We dress up in costume and pass out “baskets” to our friends. After a theme is picked we buy […]
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Tiffany’s Wedding Week: Mikvah Party
Before heading down the aisle most Jewish brides have the custom to go to the Mikvah. A mikvah is a body of water where a woman purifies her self prior to getting married. A mikvah is also used to cleanse your body after your monthly cycle. You can read more […]
Simchat Torah {2014}
Simchat Torah marks the 4th holiday in the busiest month of the Jewish calendar. Read more about all four here. This is a really fun holiday! We celebrate and mark the conclusion of the annual cycle of the Torah, and the beginning of a new cycle. We dress in white, […]
High Holidays {2012}
Most of you probably opened this blog thinking I was going to talk about the Holiday Season (Thanksgiving and Christmas), but I’m actually referring to the Jewish Holidays (or Hagim in Hebrew). September and October is filled with Jewish holidays. September 16th-18th is Rosh Hashanah: is the Jewish New Year. […]
