Chain of Tradition
Moshe received the Torah from Sinai and handed it down to Joshua; and Joshua to the Elders; and the Elders to the Prophets; and the Prophets handed it down to the members of the Great Assembly.
You shall teach them thoroughly to your children, and you shall speak of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.
Welcome to My Backyard: A Sukkot Assembly
Join Michael and his dad as they prepare their backyard for the Sukkot holiday and their special guests, the Ushpizin.
Heroes of the Israel Defense Forces
The responsibility of helping Israel falls on young shoulders—male and female, heroes all.
Mother Knows Best
"Mothers Knows Best" is a dramatization based on the collection of letters from 1733-1748 between colonial American Abigail Franks and her son Naphtali, who went off to London to make his fortune.
Gershom Mendes Seixas: A Leader in Difficult Times
Learn about the life of Jewish Americans during the period of the Revolutionary War in this imaginary interview with historical leader Gershom Mendes Seixas (pronounced Say-shus).
Letters from the Jewish Homestead
These letters, based on the experiences of early Jewish settlers of the American West, describe the challenges of living far away from a Jewish community.
Synagogue Showdown
The unfortunate events began in 1840 when an argument erupted to decide if an organ should be placed in a Charleston, South Carolina, synagogue. The debate over instrumental music highlights a division in the Jewish community.Our beliefs and practices link us in a chain of tradition with previous generations, while our creativity adds new links to that chain.