We all know that Chanukah is a time of light. However it is interesting to note that Chanukah is in the darkest part of the year; both in the dead of winter, and when the days are the shortest. Chazal don’t do anything by accident, so what is the significance of this? There is a…
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Menorah: Light it up and then what?
You light the Menorah, and sing Haniros Halalu and Maos Tzur with your family. The candles burn steadily as you gaze and them with a feeling of contentment. Then the same question pops into your head, as it does every year: Now what do I do? There is a widespread practice that when lighting the…
It’s 2020! Escape Your Own Home this Chanukah!
This year is the year of immediate family only parties. Escape YOUR Own Room, is the 1-of-a-kind activity that will transform your plain-old living room into a place of extraordinary fun! 59, 58, 57… time is ticking and you have one last box to open. Sweat is running into your eyes from exertion. Your hand…
Use Floating Wicks? You Need To Know This Hack
Had enough of the glasses getting burned every night from the floating wicks? This simple water hack will solve the issue! When it comes to lighting the menorah, we have many wick options you can choose from. You can go with the floating wicks, long wicks with/without a metal holder, hand rolled, and so on,…
The Black Cup Cure
Chanukah is a time of beautiful flames. Why ruin that beatific scene with black cups? If the Black cups are getting you down try these instead. Each year we are faced with the same challenge: How to light the Menorah in a Mehudar way without marring the beauty of the cups for the next night….
Chanukah: Kids Gift Ideas: Save Yourself The Headache
Looking for a Chanukah present for your kids? Getting the right gifts at an affordable price is difficult. Here are our Chanukah gift guide and recommendations to make your life that much easier!
Does your lulav from a date tree need to actually have dates?
There is a great discussion in the Acharonim as to whether or not there is a need to have dates on the tree. Is it a prerequisite that it must have fruits or it is just referring to the type of tree that gives off dates? Lulav – Branches of a date tree When it…
This Is How You Can Make Your Green Esrog Yellow
It’s a few days before Yom Tov and the green esrog you bought last week is still quite green! This is what you can do to quicken the ripening process to make it yellower. Take the esrog and place is in a bag or box with fragrant yellow apples, seal the bag/box and leave it…
This is everything your sukkah needs
Whether this is the first time you’re building a sukkah, or you’ve done it many times, you need to make sure you have these items. Here’s our rundown of the sukkah essentials.
Mitzvahs Arba Minim: is the mitzvah holding or lifting them?
The mitzvah to take the four minim on Sukkos is learned from the pasuk: וּלְקַחְתֶּם לָכֶם בַּיּוֹם הָרִאשׁוֹן פְּרִי עֵץ הָדָר – “You shall take on the first day an esrog…” What exactly is the definition of “taking”? Mitzvas lekichah – Holding or taking? Does the mitzvah require that one actually take them in his…
