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A Hebrew birthday (also known as a Jewish birthday) is the date on which a person is born according to the Hebrew calendar. This is important for Jews, particularly when calculating the correct date for day of birth, day of death, a bar mitzva or a bat mitzva. This is because the Jewish calendar differs from the secular and Christian Gregorian ...
Mikveh Calendar. The Laws of Family Purity (Taharat Hamishpacha) are quite complex. One of the components of these laws is to anticipate the upcoming period and intimately separate at that time. The purpose is to avoid intimacy at a time when a woman may become ritually impure due to the onset of her period. Most women will anticipate the onset ...
From these figures for the size of a Biblical ell, that of the basic unit — the finger-breadth ( Etzba) — can be calculated to be either 2.1 or 2.2 cm (0.83 or 0.87 in); Rav Avraham Chaim Naeh approximates at 2 cm (0.79 in); Talmudic scholar Chazon Ish at 2.38 cm (0.94 in). The mile ( Mil) is thus about 963 or 1146 meters (3160 or 3760 ft ...
Weekly Torah portion. A Torah scroll and silver pointer ( yad) used in reading. It is a custom among religious Jewish communities for a weekly Torah portion to be read during Jewish prayer services on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday. The full name, Parashat HaShavua ( Hebrew: פָּרָשַׁת הַשָּׁבוּעַ ), is popularly abbreviated ...
Date on Hebrew calendar Gregorian date Hebrew Name Notes 1-2 Tishrei: September 19–20, 2020 Rosh Hashanah: Public holiday in Israel: 1-10 Tishrei September 19–28, 2020 Ten Days of Repentance: 3 Tishrei September 21, 2020 Fast of Gedalia: Public holiday in Israel, changes to Tishrei 4 when Tishrei 3 is Shabbat. Starts at dawn. Movable ...
Tanya. (Judaism) Edition of the Tanya printed in Fayid from 1974. The 7th leader of Chabad encouraged new printings to be made in remote places. The Tanya ( Hebrew: תניא) is an early work of Hasidic philosophy, by Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, the founder of Chabad Hasidism, first published in 1796. Its formal title is Likkutei Amarim ...
e. Chabad, also known as Lubavitch, Habad and Chabad-Lubavitch[ 2] ( US: / xəˈbɑːd luˈbɑːvɪtʃ /; Hebrew: חב״ד לובביץּ׳; Yiddish: חב״ד ליובאוויטש ), is a branch of Orthodox Judaism, originating from Eastern Europe and one of the largest Hasidic dynasties. Chabad is one of the world's best-known Hasidic movements.
An "Ask the Rabbi" feature. A multimedia portal, Jewish.tv, where users can stream Jewish audio and video. A children's section. A section featuring reports in the media on the activities of Chabad Lubavitch Shluchim ("emissaries"). Chabad.org and its affiliated sites claim over 43 million visitors per year, and over 365,000 email subscribers.