The phrase to which you refer can be pronounced either “Bli Ayin Hara” in Hebrew, or “Kein Ayin Hora” in Yiddish. Both expressions translate as, “without the evil eye” or “there should be no evil eye.”

In Jewish law, it is understood that Jews are required to help the poor, not only because they felt sorry for the needy, but because it is their religious obligation to do so – a part of being righteous.

According to Jewish tradition, he spent the first 40 years of his life questioning the polytheistic ideas of the surrounding culture, eventually coming to the conclusion that all the details of existence emerged …

It was used as an official emblem by various Jewish families and communities beginning about 500 years ago, and was widely adopted as a Jewish symbol in the 19th century. In particular, it was …

It is hard to explain what parts of Torah inspire. To me, every word inspires. I think of it as a letter from God. When we pray we talk to God; yet when we study Torah, He speaks to us! Imagine a long lost …

Eventually, the Czarist regime in Russia, which ruled parts of Poland and Lithuania as well, outlawed traditional Jewish attire, which led to most non-Hasidic Jews, including the very Orthodox, to …

I was told that according to Jewish custom, when a man married a woman (contracturally) after the consummation of the marriage, the father of the bride was given a blanket soiled with the blood from …

Why don't the Jewish holidays occur on the same secular dates every year? The Jewish year is usually 12 lunar months long, but 12 lunar months add up to only 354 days. To keep the Jewish year in step …

The key to understanding the differences between men and women in Jewish life is to know that they have different roles. In general, men have a public, community role.

What are the traditional greetings used in the Jewish community, in Hebrew, Yiddish, or other languages? The customary greeting in Yiddish is “A fraylichen Chanukah” and in Hebrew “Chanukah …