Shavuos

We Can Do Mitzvos Around the Jewish Year

The days go past, the weeks fly by,

Around and around we go.

Let's read about the Jewish year,

There's lots to learn, you know!

Come be part of the action as Jewish children join their parents and get involved in the holidays! With lively rhymes and vivid illustrations,We Can Do Mitzvos Around the Jewish Year tells what each Yom Tov is all about, showing mitzvos that kids can do on each of these special days. Learn More

Round matzos on Pesach..."Esther kezel” at "Seudas Esther” (on the second day of Pesach)...bagels on Lag B’Omer...cheese blintzes on Shavuos... When it comes to Shabbos, Yom Tov, and special occasions, our menu is set in tradition. But do you know why some serve tongue on the second day of Pesach? Or the reasoning behind the minhag of eating fried kreplach on Shavuos?

In Seudah Secrets, Rabbi Dovid Meisels, author of the popular Secrets series, shares with us hundreds of customs regarding traditional Jewish foods, as well as the many reasons, all culled from midrashim, Chazal, and the sefarimhakedoshim, for why we eat them. Whether it’s as a segulah for health andparnassah, or to help increase one’s emunah and yiras Shamayim, every food we eat that’s steeped in mesorah provides us with infinite benefit and brachah. The food that we eat can do so much good not only for our bodies, but for our souls, too!

There’s a treasure trove of blessing waiting for you on your Shabbos or Yom Tov table! With Seudah Secrets as your guide, you are hereby invited to uncover it all. Learn More

A fun way for toddlers to learn vocabulary!

Teach your toddler about Shavuos with this bright and colorful word-and-picture book! Children will learn basic vocabulary while becoming familiar with the objects and concepts that are unique to this special holiday. Learn More

The Halachos of Yom Tov & Chol Hamoed Based on the Mishnah Berurah

A clear and concise guide to all the halachos of Yom Tov and Chol Hamoed, based on the Mishnah Berurah, by Rabbi Zev Hofstedter. Learn More

סיפורם ומהותם של חגי ומועדי ישראל Learn More

From the author of the popular Practical Halachos of Shabbos, this important work introduces readers to the complex laws of Yom Tov in an easy-to-learn format. Includes sources for each law, footnotes, review questions, as well as a story to highlight the many common mistaken impressions many of us have about the leniencies relating to the laws of Yom Tov versus the laws of Shabbos.

Rabbi Birnbaum is also the author of the best-selling Pathway to Prayer series. Learn More

Let your child shine at the Shabbos and Yom Tov table!

A compilation of Divrei Torah written in a clear and simple style for children to read and share at the Shabbos table!

Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe Learn More

Let MASHAL TOV take you around the Jewish year…

All the ingredients that made Mashal Tov on the Parshah such a popular favorite are present in full measure in Mashal Tov – Throughout the Jewish Year: eye-opening, uplifting, precious and powerful life-changing parables, but this time, as they pertain to the Yamim Tovim and special days of the year.

Perfect for parents, teachers, old and young alike, here’s a perfect way to make year-round learning exciting, meaningful and always enjoyable. Learn More

As in Hilchos Shabbos, in Hilchos Yom Tov we have followed the "derech kitzora" (path of brevity), and have concentrated primarily on acquainting the reader with the main principles of the laws of Yom Tov. In addition, we have presented a number of practical applications. Thus, one will be equipped to ask one's Rav for further guidance after studying this sefer.

In Hilchos Shabbos we organized the sefer in accordance with the sequence used by the Chayei Adam in his sefer Zichru Toras Moshe. Likewise, in Hilchos Yom Tov as well, we have organized the sefer according to the arrangement of the Chayei Adam, which follows the order of the thirty-nine Melachos. Thus, each chapter in this sefer parallels the corresponding chapter in Kitzur Hilchos Shabbos.

The advantage to this system is that one who has already studied the laws of Shabbos from our sefer can now easily find the halachos of Yom Tov relevant to that subject in the same chapter as that topic is discussed in Hilchos Shabbos. Moreover, within each chapter, one can frequently follow the order of the numbers assigned to each subtopic, and thereby see how the halacha in regard to Yom Tov differs from Shabbos. Learn More