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Rosh Hashanah - ראש השנה‎

Rosh Hashanah (literally "head of the year,") is a Jewish holiday commonly referred to as the Jewish New Year. It is observed on the first day of Tishrei, the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar. It is ordained in the Torah as Zicaron Terua (זכרון תריעה) ("a memorial with the blowing of horns"), in Leviticus 23:24.

Yom Kippur - יוֹם כִּפּוּר‎

Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the year for religious Jews. Its central themes are atonement and repentance. Jews traditionally observe this holy day with a 25-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer, often spending most of the day in synagogue services. Yom Kippur completes the annual period known in Judaism as the High Holy Days.

Days of Repentance - עשרת ימי תשובה‎

The Ten Days of Repentance (Aseret Yemei Teshuva) are the first ten days of the Jewish month of the Hebrew month of Tishrei, usually sometime in the month of September, beginning with the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah and ending with the conclusion of Yom Kippur.

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Candlesticks and Candelabras

A candlestick, chamberstick, or candelabrum is a holder for one or more candles, used for illumination, rituals or decorative purposes. Candelabra is the traditional term for a set of multiple decorative candlesticks, each of which often holds a candle on each of multiple arms or branches connected to a column or pedestal. A single member of such a set is known as a candelabrum. In the Jewish Home, a Candlestick or Candelabra has a special meaning. Prominently displayed on your Shabbat-table, and on Yom Tov, as well as other traditional events and parties. ...

Challah Covers and Trays

A Challah cover is a special cloth used to cover the Challah set out on the table at the beginning of a Shabbat or Yom Tov meal. While its appearance lends a decorative and ceremonial aspect to the set table, its presence serves both a Halachic and symbolic function. ...

Honey Dishes

Jews dip the apple and Challah in honey and pray/wish for a Shana Tova U'Metuka. To beautify this family ceremony (and to keep little hands from spreading honey all over the tablecloth), many people use a special honey dish, used year after year. Honey dishes come in all shapes and sizes. Any one will add a festive touch to your Yom Tov meals. We offer a variety of honey dishes, including glass, wood, porcelain, ceramic, etc. During the year, the custom is to dip Challah in salt. From Rosh Hashonah and (for many) through Sukkot, the universal Jewish custom is to dip Challah in pu ...

Kittels

A Kittel, also spelled kitl, (Yiddish: קיטל, קיטעל, robe, coat) is a white robe which serves as a burial shroud for male Jews. It is also worn on Pesach, Yom Kippur and in some instances on Rosh Hashanah by Ashkenazi Jews. ...

Rosh Hashanah Challah Covers

Challah covers specifically designed with the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah (ראש השנה), in mind. ...

Selichot - Selichos

Selichot or Slichot (Hebrew: סליחות‎) are Jewish penitential poems and prayers, especially those said in the period leading up to the High Holidays (source), and on Fast Days. Selichos are special prayers for forgiveness. When is Selichot recited?Ashkenazim start the Sunday before Rosh Hashanah (unless Rosh Hashanah is before Wednesday, then it's started from the Sunday of the week before), Erev Yom Kippur. Sephardim begin immediately after Rosh Chodesh Elul. Different Nusach and CustomsThe Selichot is available with different customs, primarily Nusach Lita (used by Ashkenaz) and Nusach ...

Shofar

A Shofar (Hebrew: שופר‎) is a horn, traditionally that of a ram, used for Jewish religious purposes. Shofar-blowing is incorporated in synagogue services on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. more Tekiyah! Teruah! Shevarim! Tekiyah-Gedolah!!!! Purchase Your Own 100% Kosher Authentic Handmade Shofar Today! Beginning 30 days before Rosh Hashanah, the Shofar (ram's horn) is blown daily at the conclusion of the morning service. It is a symbolic reminder to all that the days of judgement are nearing. It is time to "wake up" from our spiritual slumber and do Teshuvah/תשובה for our sins. ...

Yahrzeit Memorial Candles

A Yahrzeit Candle also spelled Yahrtzeit Candle or called a Memorial Candle (Hebrew: נר נשמה‎; Yiddish: יאָרצײַט ליכט) is a type of candle that is lit in memory of the dead. ...