These are mostly all derived from the Talmud. Another tradition is to eat a new fruit or food to ensure one can say the shehecheyanu blessing. APPLES AND honey: The classic Rosh Hashanah combination. ...

Question: At a recent bris, the child’s father had made a shehecheyanu. Is that something we should do? Answer by Rabbi Mendel Prescott, Rosh Yeshiva of Machon Smicha. Full Story Question: At a recent ...

Segev Kalfon ’s relatives answered the first embrace with Shehecheyanu, the blessing said on reaching a special moment. Outside the intake tents and at the hospital gates, friends and strangers ...

The Hostages and Missing Families Forum releases a statement with the Shehecheyanu prayer in response to US President Donald Trump’s announcement that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accepted his ...

Donald Trump appears unable to let go of that broken teleprompter incident. Federal judge overrules ban on dumping radioactive water into Hudson Swalwell on shutdown possibility: ‘I don’t want to be a ...

I am a closet card-aholic. It’s true. Some people eat when they get stressed. Others shop. Me? I head straight to the card aisle at Walgreens or CVS. If I’m really lucky and Hallmark has declared a ...

Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, who has been Israel’s point-man in ties with the Trump administration, praises the US president after authorizing a strike against Iran’s nuclear program.

Edan Alexander, who was freed from Hamas captivity on Monday, was reunited with his extended family upon arriving at Ichilov Hospital. His family recited the Shehecheyanu blessing, the traditional ...

Synopsis: Last week we discussed the concept of the requirement to recite blessings, starting with the Biblical commandment to give thanks for the food that we have eaten and the land G-d has bestowed ...

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