Aug 31, 2018Writing Jewish Characters: ShabbatAnd it’s time for our last holiday, which isn’t exactly a holiday but is definitely a holy day - Shabbat, aka the Sabbath. Similarly to...
Aug 24, 2018Writing Jewish Characters: Miscellaneous Rules of ObservanceThese are some basic observance rules of Judaism that your characters may or may not follow. I used to have these at the bottom of the...
Aug 16, 2018Writing Jewish Characters: Time in JudaismWhile modern Jews do follow the calendar of whatever country they live in, they may also notice the Jewish calendar - both days and...
Jan 31, 2018Writing Jewish Characters: Tu B’Shevat and Rosh ChodeshTu B’Shevat The birthday of the trees, Tu B’Shevat is celebrated on the 15th of Shevat. This can fall between January 16th and February...