DID YOU COUNT DOWN TO CHEESECAKE? …Like you need an excuse…
Remember that a calendar like this can both help you to count the omer and teach you some Hebrew.
This Hebrew calendar from 1939 was made for Wolozin’s of Eldridge Street New York& Philadelphia. In addition to the pages of the months there are pictures of Torah Arc curtains and Torah ornaments. This Hebrew calendar would have been very helpful for the every day lives of Jews in New York. When comparing this calendar to the Jewish calendars of today, ours are not so different. This calendar lists all of the holidays and fast days and the times that the Sabbath starts and ends, as well as the days that are to be counted for the omer. With the omer half over, we can now count down to the amazing cheese cakes we will eat on Shavuot. Traditionally, dairy is served on Shavuot. There are many reasons, but the one that stands out to me is that before the Israelites received the Torah they were not obliged to keep kosher or perform ritual slaughter of animals. After the Israelites received the Torah on Shavuot there meat dishes had to be made kosher so they opted for dairy food. We eat dairy today in order to remember this event. Use a calendar, like this one, in order to remember how many days until all of the dairy delights!
Calendar, 1939. Collection of Yeshiva University Museum (2006.302)
DID YOU COUNT DOWN TO CHEESECAKE? …Like you need an excuse…
Remember that a calendar like this can both help you to count the omer and teach you some Hebrew.
This Hebrew calendar from 1939 was made for Wolozin’s of Eldridge Street New York& Philadelphia. In addition to the pages of the months there are pictures of Torah Arc curtains and Torah ornaments. This Hebrew calendar would have been very helpful for the every day lives of Jews in New York. When comparing this calendar to the Jewish calendars of today, ours are not so different. This calendar lists all of the holidays and fast days and the times that the Sabbath starts and ends, as well as the days that are to be counted for the omer. With the omer half over, we can now count down to the amazing cheese cakes we will eat on Shavuot. Traditionally, dairy is served on Shavuot. There are many reasons, but the one that stands out to me is that before the Israelites received the Torah they were not obliged to keep kosher or perform ritual slaughter of animals. After the Israelites received the Torah on Shavuot there meat dishes had to be made kosher so they opted for dairy food. We eat dairy today in order to remember this event. Use a calendar, like this one, in order to remember how many days until all of the dairy delights!
Calendar, 1939. Collection of Yeshiva University Museum (2006.302)
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