The “five grains” are wheat, barley, spelt, oats and rye. Grain that was planted and started taking root before the first day Chol Hamoed Pessach may be eaten immediately – and is called “Yashan” (old). Grain that took root thereafter is “Chadash” (new) and may not be eaten until after the 2nd day Chol Hamoed [...]
It’s a shame to admit, but not every comedy should dish out unapologetic language and rude/crude behavior. Believe it or not, the laugh track sometimes belongs to seniors who don’t appreciate humor involving incest and/or child abuse. Those wholesome types usually prefer squeaky-clean titles like My Big Fat Greek Wedding or Spanglish for shits and [...]
“A Chosen Few: The Resurrection of European Jewry” by Mark Kurlansky, Ballantine Books, December 24, 2008 A powerful, deeply moving narrative of hope reborn in the shadow of despair. Fifty years after it was bombed to rubble, Berlin is once again a city in which Jews gather for the Passover seder. Paris and Antwerp have recently [...]
An introduction to the religion and traditions of Judaism. This app will give you an experience with beautiful graphics on both the iPad and the iPhone / iPod Touch platforms. The app contains information on Jewish history as well as major Jewish holidays such as Passover, Hanukkah, Purim, and Rosh Hashanah. Features: – Shake for [...]
App iZkor brings you the text for the mourning rituals in Judaism that are said in all prayer services as well as at funerals and memorials. Yizkor means “remembrance” in Hebrew. Yizkor should be recited in a synagogue with a minyan. It is an custom, primarily in Ashkenazi synagogues, for those who have both parents living [...]
During a time when some Jews refrain from listening to live music – famous Orthodox rapper Y-Love and beatbox superstar Yuri Lane (who has over 9 millions hits on Youtube) create all their music non-instrumentally. The album “Count It (Sefira)” is an all vocal hip-hop record with over seven tracks to correspond to the seven [...]
Tichnut.de have released a free Hebrew / Jewish Calendar for BlackBerry. This update allows you to use the program on 8800 and 8300 BlackBerry devices. There is no OTA install but you can get the desktop manager install at this link. The calendar program has the following features: Quick-jump function to the current system date, a [...]
Sefirat Ha-Omer – Rev 1.0.1 - The Omer is counted every evening after nightfall, from the second night of Passover till the night before Shavuot. This application displays the day of the Omer for the current day. It displays the number for before and after nightfall. It also displays the Bracha (Blessing), the specific Yom (Day) [...]
Omer2Go is a simple utility to assist Jews with Sefirat HaOmer or Counting the Omer for each of the forty-nine nights between the beginning of Passover and the start of Shavuot. Omer2Go provides the transliterated blessing, daily count and sefirah for each night of the full seven weeks.. . Price: $ 0.99 Minimum OS: webOS [...]
“At Our Rebbes’ Seder Table” – commentary and stories on the Haggadah collected from the works of The Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson and the preceding Rebbeim of Chabad. From a variety of texts, this commentary provides depth and vitality to the Seder experience. For the novice and the experienced, it provides clear and concise instructions [...]
Our Yiddish to English Translator app is a part of our series of applications to translate the worlds languages. Featuring over eight-hundred of the most commonly used words and phrases in the Yiddish language, the Yiddish to English Translator allows you to quickly and easily find the translation you are looking for, its perfect for [...]
“A Rugrats Passover” is the 26th episode of the third season of the “Rugrats“, and its 62nd episode overall. The plot follows series regulars Grandpa Boris and the babies as they become trapped in the attic on Passover; to pass the time, Boris tells the Jewish story of the Exodus. During the episode the babies [...]
Count the Omer (Sefirat HaOmer / ספירת העומר) with the aid of this iPhone app. The application will show you the correct day to say, including the brachot before and after the specific day. The counting of the Omer is conducted by Jewish people between the holidays of Pesach/Passover and Shavuot. The prayer should be [...]
The 49 days between Passover and Shavuot are known as the Omer. The days of the Omer are traditionally counted. This app is a tool to help count the Omer by keeping track of the count. Instructions for counting the omer are at NeoHasid.org. This app is a collaborative work between David Cooper and Rabbi [...]
Pirkei Avot, conhecido em português como a Ética Dos Pais, é a base da ética judaica, passada de geração em geração, desde a entrega da Torá. O primeiro aplicativo judaico em português disponível em seu iPhone ou iPod touch. . Pirkei Avot (Hebrew: פרקי אבות), which translates to English as Chapters of the Fathers (because of its [...]
