Hanukkah (also spelt Chanukah) would not be complete without playing the dreidel game, eating gelt, making chanukah crafts with your children, and buying some of those wonderful new hanukkah toys now available online on judaica gift shops! Read on to learn how to play the Dreidel Game, what other hanukkah toys are available, and much more!

Hanukkah is a wonderful season celebrating the victory of the Maccabees in reclaiming Jerusalem and the Temple, and the miracle of the oil that burned for eight days. This beautiful family festival is a wonderful opportunity to gather friends and family, light menorahs, play games, do some hanukkah crafts, sing songs, and celebrate this Festival of Lights!

A little known fact is that judaica made in India and China dominates the judaica market. Unfortunately, some companies have begun to import these products into Israel and then export them out, marketing them as "From Israel" and we need to be informed buyers when we make our purchases.

Shabbat was made for man, not man for Shabbat, however ignoring this beautiful and important commandment from the Torah is not only to step outside the ways of Hashem, but to miss out on the beauty and the blessing of experiencing the peace and rest that comes from the setting aside of this seventh day of rest.

This article is about the history of the shofar and how it is used today. The shofar is a common item in both the Jewish and Christian worlds and this article will give the needed general information about the Shofar.

This article is not only to tell about the background of the Jewish Tallit, or prayer shawl, but to give information about the various kinds of tallits and how such an item can be obtained.