Yizkor on Joyous Holidays
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OS 188 Yizkor on Holidays
Meaning of the “Four Cups”
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OS 232 Pesach
Please tell me the meaning of each of the cups that are used during the Seder meal. I know they have a meaning but I cannot find a good answer to satisfy my inquiry.
Four in the Haggadah
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OS 273 Pesach
Shavuot – A Dairy Festival
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Why is it a custom to have a dairy meal (especially cheescake!) on Shavuot, unlike on other Jewish Festivals?
Chanukah Foods
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What special foods are eaten on Chanukah, and why?
Playing Dreidel
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What is a dreidel?
Why Do We Play Dreidel on Chanukah?
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Why do we play dreidel on Chanuka?
Two Day Festivals in the Diaspora
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Pesach: Why in our day and age do we still need to keep two days of Festivals in the Diaspora while in Israel only one day is kept? It provides great hardship and seems antiquated now that we have a fixed calendar and no doubts as to the correct date.
Two-Day Festivals in the Diaspora
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Succos: Why in our day and age do we still need to keep two days of Festivals in the Diaspora while in Israel only one day is kept? It provides great hardship and seems antiquated now that we have a fixed calendar and no doubts as to the correct date.
Why Dwell in a Succah?
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What is the significance of dwelling in Succah booths during the festival of Succot?