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The Deed: A Guide to Mitzvot
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Tefillin
The Deed: Tefillin
The Tefillin are our connection to G-d, as we submit the thoughts in our mind and our emotions in our heart to G-d.
Discuss 9 Watch (6:33)
Mezuzah
The Deed: Mezuzah
Sanctifying Your Home
The mezuzah and the laws concerning the small scroll of protection that adorns every door of our homes.
Discuss 1 Watch (5:41)
Tzitzit and Talit
The Deed: Tzitzit and Talit
Explore the significance of the ritually fringed four-cornered garment.
Discuss 6 Watch (6:12)
Tzedakah - Charity
The Deed: Tzedakah - Charity
More Than A Charitable Act
Tzedakah is more than a Charitable act. It is sharing with others what G-d in His kindness has given us.
Discuss 5 Watch (5:44)
Torah Study
The Deed: Torah Study
More Than a History Book
The Torah is more than a history book. It is G-d’s instructions to humanity. It tells us how to maximize our potential on this earth.
Discuss 9 Watch (6:37)
The Sefer Torah
The Sefer Torah
The last commandment of the Torah is to write ones own Sefer Torah. Today this is commonly done through buying a letter, chapter or portion in a joint Sefer Torah. It is written by a scribe who is specially ordained to write, and its laws are meticulous.
Discuss 1 Watch (5:17)
Shopping for Kosher
The Deed: Shopping for Kosher Food
Shopping for Kosher foods, baked goods, fresh fruit and packaged goods; looking out for the Kosher certification and labels.
Discuss 2 Watch (5:43)
The Kosher Species
The Deed: Kosher Species
Which species of animals, birds, fish and vermin are kosher, and which are not?
Watch (4:42)
The Kosher Kitchen
The Deed: The Kosher Kitchen
One of the fundamental principles of a Kosher home is keeping Milk and Meat separate; from pots & pans and cutlery to stoves and sinks. Plus: The laws of Koshering utensils previously used for non-kosher foods.
Discuss 3 Watch (5:43)
Kosher Meat Preparation
The Deed: Kosher Meat Preparation
The preparation of Kosher food is meticulous; slaughtering, checking and removing of the blood; plus which parts of the animal may not be eaten
Watch (6:45)
Kosher Wine
The Deed: Kosher Wine
Wine represents the holiness and separateness of the Jewish people. However, since wine was and still is used in many forms of idolatrous worship, it has a unique status in Jewish law, which places extra restrictions on the making and handling of wine.
Watch (5:20)
The Shabbat Table
The Deed: The Shabbat Table
A Practical Guide
The rituals and customs that we have practiced for centuries at the Shabbat table; from lighting candles to eating delicious Challah.
Discuss 6 Watch (6:51)
Shabbat Overview
The Deed: Shabbat Overview
Our sages tell us: G-d told the heavenly angels: “I have a special treasure called Shabbat, and I will give it to the Jewish people”. For six days we work, and the seventh – Shabbat brings holiness and rest” {Ed. Note: Not filmed on Shabbat}
Discuss 3 Watch (6:10)
Shabbat Observance - Part I
The Deed: Shabbat Observance
Part I
“On the Seventh day you shall rest from all work”. What constitutes work? There are 39 Cardinal prohibitions on the Shabbat, and many off-shoot laws that are derived thereof. The first in a series of eight classes, defining the laws of work on Shabbat.
Watch (6:01)
Shabbat Observance - Part II
The Deed: Shabbat Observance
Part II
The second in a series of eight classes, defining the laws of work on Shabbat.
Watch (6:03)
Shabbat Observance - Part III
The Deed: Shabbat Observance
Part III
The third in a series of eight classes, defining the laws of work on Shabbat.
Watch (5:49)
Shabbat Observance - Part IV
The Deed: Shabbat Observance
Part IV
The fourth in a series of eight classes, defining the laws of work on Shabbat.
Watch (5:13)
Shabbat Observance - Part V
The Deed: Shabbat Observance
Part V
The fifth in a series of eight classes, defining the laws of work on Shabbat.
Discuss 1 Watch (6:01)
Shabbat Observance - Part VI
The Deed: Shabbat Observance
Part VI
The sixth in a series of eight classes, defining the laws of work on Shabbat.
Watch (5:38)
Shabbat Observance - Part VII
The Deed: Shabbat Observance
Part VII
The seventh in a series of eight classes, defining the laws of work on Shabbat.
Discuss 1 Watch (7:16)
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