The Rosen School of Hebrew Blog

Hoshana Rabbah (Hebrew: הוֹשַׁעְנָא רַבָּא) is the seventh day of Sukkot. During the six days of Sukkot, a Torah scroll is removed from the Ark and brought to the bimah. The Chazan…

The Ushpizin (Hebrew:אושפיזין) are the seven hidden hosts who, according to Jewish tradition , visit us in the Sukkah on each of the seven nights and days of Sukkot.   It is…

1763 was the year that the book “Chemdat Yamim”- חמדת ימים- was published. It describes the way to celebrate a Tu-Bishvat Seder. The people who published it were living in Safed. As…

If I could choose the best story to tell my children for Tu Bishvat, I would probably tell them the legend about the old man and the fig basket- הזקן וסל התאנים….

The number seven in Judaism is a symbol of many issues: seven days in a week, the seventh years that the Hebrew servant can be free and more. Also for the festival…

A fun activity that we do on Purim and also for other festivals is the “he and she”- הִיא והוּא quiz. The “he and she” quiz is a game that tries to…

Every year when we read the Hagaddah, we retell the story of the Exodus from Egypt. This story speaks about when God passed over the Hebrews houses in Egypt, saving heir children…

Another difference between these two “pesachs” is about the place in which you should celebrate Passover. The first one was celebrated in Egypt and I’m not sure that the Israelites had the…

Every nation has its Independence Day, the birthday of the state. This year, 2013, Israel turned 65. Let’s share some interesting, lesser known facts about the Jewish State. The first fact is…

Many people know that Jerusalem Day is the day that we celebrate on the 28th day of the Hebrew month of Iyyar. It celebrates the liberation of Jerusalem, which took place at…