Often you see something called Mikvah/Mikveh when you visit archaeological sites in Israel. Mikveh can be translated as “ritual bath”, it is essential to a Jewish community. The bath exists to let...
Often you see something called Mikvah/Mikveh when you visit archaeological sites in Israel. Mikveh can be translated as “ritual bath”, it is essential to a Jewish community. The bath exists to let...
Wait, what’s that gesture that I saw while peeking through Jewish cemetery? In the holiest mountain in Israel? Spok? Vulcan salute? Live Long and Prosper. But why?? In a solemn place...
Between Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur, perhaps you would see Jewish people in Jewish neighborhoods buying pure white chickens. And then perhaps you would see someone holding a chicken and swing it over...
There are 22 alphabets in Hebrew. The first letter is א. א The pronunciation is “aaaaaaaaah”. But when you call this letter, the name is אלף (alef). It’s like when you play poker...
“When is your birthday?” You might be confused by your Chinese friends who keep changing their birthday dates every year. Or when you get notification on Facebook and send birthday...
In Bethlehem, at the place where it commemorates the exact birthplace of Jesus (Yeshua) in the Church of the Nativity, a 14-pointed Star is placed. It is called a Star of Bethlehem. Why is it a 14...
When you’re shopping in Israel, you will see vendors selling a decoration piece of a palm with an eye in it as a souvenir. This hand thing is called Hamsa. Yes it looks like one of those Evil...
If you have never seen a Jew dressed in a typical Jewish way, you might be confused with the appearance. It really seems like biblical characters all come alive! And that’s the way it’s...
The most important prayer for Jewish people every day is the shema prayer- שמע. When God brought the people out from Egypt, His reminder to them was to love God. This prayer is called the Shema...
Have you seen a satelite map of Jerusalem? Jerusalem is a city of hills and valleys. That is why we often see songs of ‘Ascents’ from psalms. Take this one for example: A Song of Ascents...