Kosher wine and Jewish traditions do not sound too familiar but it has a deep relationship with the Jews.
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Hanukkah otherwise known as the festival of lights is the most celebrated Jewish holiday. This holiday is celebrated in the month of December and probably a week before Christmas.
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As with many cultures traditional Jewish people have their own mode of dress. In different parts of the world different clothing is suitable for different groups. The head coverings are one of those types of clothing.
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When the holiday season or the "Sukkot" arrives, the permanent construction takes a back seat and most people of the Jewish faith are literally required to construct and to move into for stay in a "Sukkah".
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The Judaica or Jewish kippah or skullcap marks out a person following the Hebrew faith. It is so traditional and so common, that a firm believer, and we are not talking of a Rabbi or priest, but even a citizen sporting a tea-shirt and jeans, can be seen sporting a Judaica / Jewish skullcap or kippah.
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The Jewish Sukkot festival commences on the fifth day after "Yom Kippur" and lasts for seven days. The word Sukkot literally means "booths", which is in direct reference to the temporary dwelling construction for a seven day live-in within that holiday period. This is not in anyway repentance or any atonement, though it does symbolize the agony of the past when Jews in order to flee persecution had to undergo a long march through Mount Sinai, while living in tents to almost forty years.
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Bais Yosef, a 15th century scholar, teaches that someone who missed afternoon prayer on the Sabbath must recite the appropriate evening services, as well as an extra prayer to make up for the prayer that was missed. On a typical Saturday night, a separation prayer must be included, in order to emphasize a separation between the sanctity of Sabbath, and the rest of the week. In the first prayer, which is the proper evening service, not the one being made up, the separation prayer is to be recited. However, the prayer intended to show the separation between the sanctity of Sabbath and the rest of the week is not recited in the extra prayer. This is based on a discussion in the Talmud, Tractate Berachos 26b.
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It is important to pray daily. Praying does more for the individual than can be imagined. However, there are times that one should avoid prolonged prayer, and at time praying at all. Jewish law dictates, that someone who is preoccupied with communal needs at the time of prayer, is not required to interrupt his activities to pray. Rather he should complete his mission, and pray on its completion.
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The following information regards the first half (first 2 hours) of a Bar or bat Mitzvah Reception:
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The kippah is a Jewish head covering generally worn by a religious Jewish man. You may also see it referred to as a yarmulke. In Yiddish, a kippah is referred to as a koppel, and in English, as a skull cap. Wearing kippahs came into practice during medieval times as a way to show respect to God and it is interesting that while for most of the world it is respectful to take your hat or head covering off, in Judaism it is considered respectful to have your head covered! According to the Talmud (Kiddushin 31a), wearing the kippah is a reminder to the wearer that God is their higher authority, and helps create an awareness of God in their life at all times; hence, religious Jewish men and boys traditionally wear kippahs at all times, except during sleep. Even when wearing a hat, an orthodox Jewish man will wear a kippah underneath. For those who are not orthodox, the kippah may just be worn when going to synagogue, and some only wear a kippah when they visit Israel.
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