Parshah • May 2026
Shavuot – Transformation
It’s been almost seven weeks since Pesach. Shavuot is around the corner this Thursday night through Saturday. We have been counting the Omer nightly, and those of us who are…
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Festivals • March 2026
Pesach Candle Lighting 2026: Blessings & Times
Lighting the candles of Shabbat and Yom Tov (festivals) is a part of ushering in the energy of those sacred moments into one’s home. The specific times of lighting correspond…
Festivals • April 2025
Shevi’i Shel Pesach – Take the Plunge
Miracles are rare. But this Shabbat we celebrate one such historical miracle – when the sea split for the Jewish people. But it took the courageous initiative of one person…
Festivals • November 2024
CHANNUKA – EIGHT BASIC FACTS FOR EIGHT NIGHTS
1. Dates Chanukah begins Wednesday evening, December 25, 2024 and continues through Thursday, January 2, 2025 The Chanukah candles must burn after night falls, since their purpose is to bring…
Festivals • December 2023
Determining Bravery vs Foolishness
You need not be an Australian Rules Football fan to know the incredible words of John Kennedy Sr during the 1975 grand final. But how correct are his words? Isn’t…
Festivals • December 2023
Laws & Customs of Chanukah
We are grateful top Rabbi Shmuel Lesches of Young Yeshiva for compiling this and sharing it with us at Spiritgrow.
Festivals • November 2023
The Real Story of Chanukah
Told by Rabbi Menachem Wolf The fluffy version of the story you’ve grown up with is not the accurate Chanukah version! Light up when? Right after nightfall, once it’s dark…
Sukkot • October 2023
Double Dose of Celebration
The 8th day of Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, is a day for a more intimate celebration of Sukkot between G-d and the Jewish people. It is also the day we complete…
Festivals • August 2023
Yom Kippur – Yizkor
Yizkor can mean ‘remember’ and it can also mean ‘mention’. When we recite the Yizkor prayer we not only remember loved ones but bring them into the present by mentioning…
Festivals • July 2023
The Songs of Yom Kippur
Kol Nidrei Ki Anu Mareh Kohen Ki Hinei Ado Nai Hoaderes Havaemuna Ve’Al Kulam Napoleon’s March
Festivals • July 2023
Yom Kippur Tidbits, Customs & Explanations
Why do we fast on Yom Kippur? What if I find it too hard to fast and pray?’ ‘Are there special foods for Yom Kippur?’ ‘How do we do Yizkor…