Traditions

Send New Year cards

Send New Year cards

We reach out to friends and family to report on the past year, reconcile past wrongs, and renew our commitments to one another.

Send New Year cards

We reach out to friends and family to report on the past year, reconcile past wrongs, and renew our commitments to one another.

Cast away sins (Tashlich)

Cast away sins (Tashlich)

We clean out our pockets, throwing our messy crumbs to the wind or a body of water in preparation for a new year with a clearer conscience.

Cast away sins (Tashlich)

We clean out our pockets, throwing our messy crumbs to the wind or a body of water in preparation for a new year with a clearer conscience.

Find the Baby Inside Rosca de Reyes

Find the Baby Inside Rosca de Reyes

Rosca de Reyes, a delicious crown shaped donut-shaped cake made of sweet bread and decorated with dried fruits, hides a big surprise inside: a tiny baby Jesus doll. The one...

Find the Baby Inside Rosca de Reyes

Rosca de Reyes, a delicious crown shaped donut-shaped cake made of sweet bread and decorated with dried fruits, hides a big surprise inside: a tiny baby Jesus doll. The one...

Hide Letters in a Shoe

Hide Letters in a Shoe

On the night of January 5th, children leave letters outside their homes inside an old shoe for the Three Kings to find. Historically, leaving a pair of old shoes for...

Hide Letters in a Shoe

On the night of January 5th, children leave letters outside their homes inside an old shoe for the Three Kings to find. Historically, leaving a pair of old shoes for...

Open Gifts

Open Gifts

On the morning of January 6th, children wake up very early so they can open their gifts and give thank to the Three Kings. If they’ve been well behaved, the...

Open Gifts

On the morning of January 6th, children wake up very early so they can open their gifts and give thank to the Three Kings. If they’ve been well behaved, the...

Light a Menorah

Light a Menorah

We light the menorah for eight nights to celebrate the miracle of the oil which lasted for eight days and nights.

Light a Menorah

We light the menorah for eight nights to celebrate the miracle of the oil which lasted for eight days and nights.