About HowToJew
HowToJew is the free digital companion to the How To Jew YouTube channel. As antisemitism rises, Jewish identity is being reawakened around the world. Many Jews are looking for a way back into Jewish life — we provide simple, immediate entry points into Jewish connection and practice through short, professional how-to videos.
What we cover
- How to Keep Shabbat — Step-by-step video guides to observing Shabbat — candle lighting, Kiddush, Friday night meal, Shabbat day, Havdalah, and the laws and customs that surround the seventh day.
- How to Pray as a Jew — Clear how-to videos for daily Jewish prayer — Shema, Modeh Ani, Amidah, Birkat Hamazon, and the blessings that punctuate a Jewish day from waking to sleeping.
- Daily Mitzvot & Practice — Practical how-to videos on the everyday mitzvot — tzitzit, tefillin, mezuzah, kashrut basics, and the small actions that build a Jewish life.
- Jewish Holidays Explained — Holiday how-to videos for the Jewish year — Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Hanukkah, Purim, Passover, Shavuot — with the customs, blessings, and practices for each.
- Jewish Lifecycle Moments — Lifecycle how-to videos — bar and bat mitzvah, Jewish weddings, brit milah, baby naming, mourning and shiva — the moments that mark a Jewish life.