03/21/2012
Family Ties
Take a moment and connect with a family member with whom you haven't spoken…
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03/20/2012
Rebecca Gratz
Raise your hand if you attended Hebrew school, whether after school or on…
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03/20/2012
When You See A Need
If you see a need for community activism, take the initiative.
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03/19/2012
The Inanity of the Blood Libel
Of all the unfounded accusations leveled at the Jewish people by…
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03/19/2012
Blood Free
To ensure your meat is blood free, purchase it from a kosher butcher who…
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03/16/2012
How Now, Red Cow
Every year, on the first or second Shabbat following Purim, a special…
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03/16/2012
A Nice Steak
In honor of Parashat Parah, enjoy a nice roast for Shabbat dinner.
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03/15/2012
Purim Narbonne
During the holiday of Purim, celebrated just last week, Jews around the…
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03/15/2012
Is This Yours?
If you find a watch or a bracelet on the ground, ask those around if it is…
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03/14/2012
What’s in the Book – The Twelve Prophets – Habakuk
The Book of Habakuk has only three chapters. Habakuk cried out to God to…
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03/13/2012
Take This Medical Advice?
Everyone, at some point in their lives, gets sick, even if it is with just…
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03/13/2012
To Your Help
Taking care of yourself is a mitzvah, so follow the medical advice of your…
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03/12/2012
Heretic
The Jewish nation is a people of faith and, as part of our unique…
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03/09/2012
Purim! Again?
Unique to the Jewish calendar, Purim is actually observed on different days…
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03/09/2012
L’Chaim Shabbat
If you have left over liquor from Purim, make a l'chaim at your Shabbat…
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03/08/2012
Purim Drinking
"A person should drink on Purim up to the point where they cannot tell the…
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03/07/2012
The Purim Story in Under 300 Words
At the end of a 180-day feast, the King of Persia-Medea, Achashverosh,…
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03/07/2012
Find A Reading
Call your local synagogue to find out when they are reading the Megillah.
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03/06/2012
The Fast of Esther
"Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast…
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03/05/2012
The Four Mitzvot of Purim
Purim is celebrated on Thursday, March 8th (beginning Wednesday evening,…
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03/05/2012
Beautiful Basket
Take a trip to your local dollar-store for a great deal on baskets for…
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03/02/2012
Counting Shabbat
“And the maiden [Esther] pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and…
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03/02/2012
The Sabbath of Remembering
This Shabbat is Shabbat Parashat Zachor, the Sabbath of Remembering. The…
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03/02/2012
PrePurim Dessert
Serve hamantashen, a traditional Purim treat, for dessert this Shabbat.
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03/01/2012
Jewish Penicillin
There is an unusual statement in the Talmud (Berachot 44b) about the…
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03/01/2012
Hester Panim
One might think that the Book of Esther is a heroic tale about Mordechai…
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