04/06/2012
Can You Count To 49?
There is a commandment (Leviticus 23:15) to count the 49 days that…
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04/06/2012
Check It Off
Check your supplies. Use the above checklist to make certain you have…
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04/05/2012
You Are Royalty
Passover is known as the festival of freedom. And who is more free than…
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04/05/2012
Fast of the Firstborn
There has always been a lot of pressure on firstborn children, as they were…
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04/05/2012
What To Wear
Prepare your finest clothing to wear to the seder. (Hint for…
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04/04/2012
One Goat…and a Host of Other Things
Most American children know the play song, There was an Old Lady Who…
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04/04/2012
Paschal Lamb – A Unique Commandment
While most Jews have attended a Passover Seder, no Jew in the last 1,900…
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04/04/2012
More Matzah
Two days until Pesach...make certain you have enough matzah for the entire…
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04/03/2012
Why Laban is in the Haggadah
In honor of the upcoming holiday of Passover, it is time to review the…
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04/03/2012
Passover, A Holiday For “Kids”
Why is this night different from all other nights? Ask the kids! Or better…
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04/03/2012
All Across America
If you do not yet have a plan for seder, perhaps you live in a community…
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04/02/2012
The Passover Story in Brief
On Passover, we commemorate the Exodus from Egyptian slavery. The following…
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04/02/2012
How Pharaoh Enslaved The Israelites
While reading the Book of Exodus, one might wonder at the swift descent of…
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04/02/2012
Your Questions
Reread the story of the Exodus and prepare interesting discussion points to…
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03/30/2012
Development of the Haggadah
On Passover night we are commanded "v'hee'ga'd'ta" and you shall tell, the…
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03/30/2012
The Beauty of the Book
Illuminated manuscripts inlaid with gold or silver leaf and spectacularly…
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03/30/2012
Haggadah
Visit your local Jewish bookstore, or any online Jewish bookstore, to…
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03/29/2012
The Rosenberg Trial
In the early 1950s, the cold war brought to the limelight what appeared to…
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03/29/2012
A Guide For You
Jewish Treats is proud to present the Jewish Treats Complete Guide to…
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03/28/2012
Traditional Jewish Views on Birth Control
Judith, the wife of Rabbi Chiya, having suffered in consequence [of…
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03/28/2012
Passover Pages
Jewish Treats' parent organization, the National Jewish Outreach Program,…
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03/27/2012
The Nathan Sisters
The Suffragist Movement of the early twentieth century was a political…
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03/27/2012
Jewish Women Rule!
In honor of Women's History Month, borrow a biography of a Jewish woman…
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03/26/2012
Oh My Gosh…Passover Is Coming
The intensive physical and emotional preparations for Passover come from…
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03/26/2012
Preparation Begins
Start your preparations for Passover by visiting www.NJOP.org's Passover…
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03/23/2012
Parasha of the Month
This Shabbat is Shabbat Parashat HaChodesh, the Sabbath of “The Month.” The…
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03/23/2012
Shabbat Rosh Chodesh
Enjoy an extra-special feast in honor of Shabbat and Rosh Chodesh.
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03/22/2012
Cooked Wine
Among the discussions of the many details of Jewish life recorded in the…
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03/21/2012
After Nebuchadnezzar
Nebuchadnezzar, the mighty King of Babylon, reigned for forty years. He was…
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