Judaism

Pesach kasher v'sameach! !פסח כשר ושמח Ami --- Affiliates: DAReligiousForum (https://www.deviantart.com/dareligiousforum), deviants4darfur (https://www.deviantart.com/deviants4darfur), Persian-Jews (https://www.deviantart.com/persian-jews) Founder: RedactedHash (https://www.deviantart.com/redactedhash) Admin: helen-namroque (https://www.deviantart.com/helen-namroque) --- Resources (US): Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations in America: http://www.ou.org/ The OU hescher's website: http://oukosher.org/index.php/kosher/displaycertified/ United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism: http://www.uscj.org/index1.html Union for Reform Judaism: http://urj.org/ Haaretz (Israeli daily newspaper) in English: http://www.haaretz.com/

In anticipation of Tisha B'Av (which starts Saturday at sunset this year), I hope everyone who is fasting will have an easy fast. For those who are interested in learning more about Tisha B'Av, I've included a link  to an overview of the customs of the day and its religious and historical significance: http://www.jewfaq.org/holidayd.htm For more in-depth information on the Three Weeks preceding Tisha B'Av and the Temple from a traditional perspective: http://www.chabad.org/holidays/3weeks/article_cdo/aid/144558/jewish/The-Three-Weeks.htm Ami --- Affiliates: DAReligiousForum (https://www.deviantart.com/dareligiousforum), deviants4darfur (https://www.deviantart.com/deviants4darfur), Persian-Jews (https://www.deviantart.com/persian-jews) Founder: :devkoru

Shalom everyone! The topic of the contest is: What is your favorite thing about Judaism? It can be a concept in Jewish philosophy, holiday, or religious practice. All genres of visual media and writing are acceptable. Guidelines: 1. All entries must be the original work of the person submitting them to the contest and not violate DeviantART's copyright guidelines. Entries made by more than person must acknowledge all co-artists/co-authors. 2. Entries must not contain any offensive language/content, in accordance with DeviantART's Etiquette Policy: http://about.deviantart.com/policy/etiquette/. 3. The contest is open to both members and