11/21/2018
Travelin’
Ever feel nervous just before the start of a trip? Ever have sleepless…
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11/21/2018
Travel Safely
A component of safe travels is to pray for a successful journey. Be sure to…
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11/20/2018
The Longest 250 Miles: Sadat’s Bold Flight
Imagine America’s foremost enemy addressing a joint session of Congress?…
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11/20/2018
Make Efforts for Peace
There are few greater goals in life than peace. Make the efforts to end…
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11/19/2018
Israel’s Beloved Ofra
If one mentions the name Ofra Haza to Israelis of a certain age, you will…
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11/16/2018
Milton Friedman
Milton Friedman was born on July 31, 1912 to Sara Ethel (Landau) and Jeno…
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11/16/2018
Note the Jewish Nobel Laureates
The number of Jewish Nobel Laureates far outpaces Jewish representation in…
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11/15/2018
Can There Be Too Much Joy?
The Talmud (Mo’ed Katan 8b) rules that we may not get married during the…
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11/15/2018
Celebrate Fully!
When participating in a simcha (a joyous occasion), do so with unbridled…
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11/14/2018
Zionism Is Not Racism!
After acquiring control over the territory known as Palestine in the…
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11/14/2018
Fight Anti-Semitism
Tragically, there is still much anti-Semitism in the world. It is our duty…
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11/13/2018
First On The Court
Born in 1856, in Louisville, Kentucky, Louis Dembitz Brandeis was the child…
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11/13/2018
Jewish Trailblazers
Today, a Jewish Supreme Court Justice does not make headlines for their…
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11/12/2018
Memorial Day Museum
Washington, DC, is a city of museums. Beyond the vast assortment of…
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11/12/2018
Support our Veterans!
Show hakarat hatov (Hebrew for gratitude) to those who were willing to…
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11/09/2018
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht, literally the Night of Crystal but generally translated as…
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11/09/2018
Never Forget and Act!
Recent tragic events remind us of the words in the Passover Hagaddah: “In…
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11/08/2018
The Kindness of Meah She’arim
On trips to Israel, many travel to the quaint Jerusalem neighborhood known…
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11/08/2018
Set Aside Funds for Charity
Judaism encourages giving a tenth of one’s income (after taxes) to…
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11/07/2018
North Star State’s First Jewish Senator
Rudolph Ely Boschwitz was born on November 7, 1930 in Berlin, Germany to…
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11/07/2018
Take Pride
Learn about Jewish politicians and appreciate their accomplishments.
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11/06/2018
Go Vote! It’s an American and Jewish Value!
Voting in free and fair elections is one of the most profound privileges…
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11/06/2018
Go Vote!
In addition to engaging in a patriotic and civic act, voting may also help…
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11/05/2018
Rabin
Yesterday was the 23rd anniversary of the death of Yitzchak Rabin, who was…
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11/05/2018
Watch the Rhetoric
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin's assassination followed poisonous…
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11/02/2018
Say Shabbat Shalom
NJOP stands in solidarity with the Squirrel Hill community in Pittsburgh…
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11/02/2018
Join Worldwide Jewry this Shabbat in Remembering the Victims in Pittsburgh
Join worldwide Jewry this Shabbat in remembering the victims in……
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11/01/2018
Fathers and Time
Of the three patriarchs, the one with the briefest of appearances and the…
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11/01/2018
Stop And Pray
The afternoon prayer can be the most challenging, as it cannot be fulfilled…
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