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where-to-start-your-first-shabbat Shabbat at home—candles, kiddush, challah, a meal—is the gateway to Jewish life. Start small. /articles/where-to-start-your-first-shabbat.xml orientation https://pub-73c694f3dc3c4d0ea8f98f090d227a0d.r2.dev/article-images/your-first-shabbat-crop-mvowrz8w-c1ebaa50-thumb.png Your First Shabbat true true essentials-essential-facts-kashrut-the-basics Kosher is not a kind of food. It is a system of laws governing what may be eaten, how it must be prepared, and what may be combined. /articles/essentials-essential-facts-kashrut-the-basics.xml essential https://pub-73c694f3dc3c4d0ea8f98f090d227a0d.r2.dev/article-images/kashrut-the-basics-crop-ms8iqjry-b7cd59a4-thumb.png Kashrut: The Basics essentials-essential-judaica-kippah A small head covering worn as a constant reminder of Hashem above. /articles/essentials-essential-judaica-kippah.xml essential https://pub-73c694f3dc3c4d0ea8f98f090d227a0d.r2.dev/article-images/kippah-crop-ms8iqs97-a9ab7208-thumb.png Kippah essentials-essential-judaica-tallit-and-tzitzit The fringed garment commanded in the third paragraph of the Shema—worn in prayer and (in the form of the tallit katan) all day. /articles/essentials-essential-judaica-tallit-and-tzitzit.xml essential https://pub-73c694f3dc3c4d0ea8f98f090d227a0d.r2.dev/article-images/tallit-and-tzitzit-crop-mvyqrn6f-5fc80343-thumb.jpg Tallit and Tzitzit essentials-essential-judaica-tefillin Two leather boxes containing parchment scrolls of biblical passages, worn on the arm and head during weekday morning prayer. /articles/essentials-essential-judaica-tefillin.xml essential essentials-essential-judaica-mezuzah A parchment scroll of the Shema affixed to the doorpost, fulfilling the command to write God’s words “on the doorposts of your house.” /articles/essentials-essential-judaica-mezuzah.xml essential https://pub-73c694f3dc3c4d0ea8f98f090d227a0d.r2.dev/article-images/mezuzah-crop-mvyqxsvz-235fdc94-thumb.jpg Mezuzah essentials-essential-judaica-shabbat-candlesticks-and-kiddush-cup The two essential pieces of Shabbat judaica: candlesticks to welcome the day and a kiddush cup to sanctify it. /articles/essentials-essential-judaica-shabbat-candlesticks-and-kiddush-cup.xml essential https://pub-73c694f3dc3c4d0ea8f98f090d227a0d.r2.dev/article-images/shabbat-candlesticks-and-kiddush-cup-crop-mvyr0bb5-1435fb75-thumb.jpg Shabbat Candlesticks and Kiddush Cup essentials-essential-questions-what-is-halacha Halacha is the Jewish legal system—the way one walks. It is the operating language of observant Jewish life. /articles/essentials-essential-questions-what-is-halacha.xml essential https://pub-73c694f3dc3c4d0ea8f98f090d227a0d.r2.dev/article-images/what-is-halacha-crop-mvox6k39-7688f94a-thumb.png What Is Halacha? essentials-essential-facts-the-613-mitzvot The Torah contains 613 commandments—248 positive and 365 negative. They are the operating program of a Jewish life. /articles/essentials-essential-facts-the-613-mitzvot.xml essential https://pub-73c694f3dc3c4d0ea8f98f090d227a0d.r2.dev/article-images/the-613-mitzvot-crop-mvyqmptz-946278f6-thumb.jpg The 613 Mitzvot going-deeper-deeper-judaica-sukkah The temporary dwelling that is itself a mitzvah—a roof of stars under which the Jew dwells for seven days. /articles/going-deeper-deeper-judaica-sukkah.xml practice https://pub-73c694f3dc3c4d0ea8f98f090d227a0d.r2.dev/article-images/sukkah-crop-mvyr8smy-5e97fb86-thumb.jpg Sukkah going-deeper-deeper-judaica-lulav-and-etrog-the-four-species The lulav, hadasim, aravot, and etrog—the four species waved during Sukkot. /articles/going-deeper-deeper-judaica-lulav-and-etrog-the-four-species.xml practice https://pub-73c694f3dc3c4d0ea8f98f090d227a0d.r2.dev/article-images/lulav-and-etrog-the-four-species-crop-mvyra7mb-6d5cb4a4-thumb.jpg Lulav and Etrog (The Four Species) going-deeper-deeper-judaica-hanukkiah-menorah The nine-branched candelabrum lit on each of the eight nights of Hanukkah—one of the most distinctive pieces of Jewish judaica. /articles/going-deeper-deeper-judaica-hanukkiah-menorah.xml practice editors-desk-halacha-shaatnez-wool-and-linen A response to a Christian article on the wool-linen prohibition—clarifying its halachic scope, the major rabbinic readings, and the importance of not casually dismissing ancient Jewish law. /articles/editors-desk-halacha-shaatnez-wool-and-linen.xml Meir David Ben Avraham deeper