Jewish 101
Bar mitzvah. Kashrut. Mikveh. Shiva. If you have ever nodded along to a Jewish word and quietly hoped no one would ask you to explain it, this series is for you. Short videos, two to three minutes each, unpacking the terms, texts, practices and ideas of Jewish life—clearly, and without assuming you already know.
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Jewish 101: Jewish Lifecycle
From the eighth day to the last, Jewish life is marked by moments the whole community shows up for: circumcision, bar and bat mitzvah, the wedding canopy, mourning, memory. This series walks through each one in a few minutes—what happens, what it means, and why it has been done this way for so long.
Jewish 101: Jewish Calendar & Festivals
Rosh HaShanah, Yom Kippur, Pesach, Purim—the Jewish year has a shape, and once you can see it, everything else makes more sense. These short videos introduce the calendar, festivals and the fast days one at a time: what each is called, when it falls, and what it is actually about.
Jewish 101: Jewish Practice & Daily Life
What is actually inside a mezuzah? Why the fringes, the head covering, the washed hands? From the outside Jewish practice can look like a thicket of rules, but almost every one carries a reason and a story. These short videos give you both, one custom at a time, in plain language.
Jewish 101: Jewish Texts & Core Concepts
What is the Torah, exactly? The Talmud? What do Jews mean by covenant, what is a Torah Portion & what/ who is the Mashiach? Before the practices and the festivals come the texts and ideas beneath them. These short videos introduce the foundational books and the big concepts, one clear term at a time.