12/29/2017
A Tale from Texas
In 1968, the State of Texas decided to honor the deeds of Jacob Raphael De…
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12/28/2017
A Sense of Guilt
At the end of the Book of Genesis, when Jacob passes away, his twelve sons…
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12/27/2017
The Tenth of Tevet
And it was in the ninth year of [King Zaddekiah’s] reign, in the tenth…
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12/26/2017
Painting Our People
Born on December 26, 1902, in Rahachow, Belarus (in the Pale of…
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12/25/2017
The Board of Deputies
The contemporary Jewish community of England began to form in the late 17th…
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12/25/2017
Organized Together
When you are able, participate in local Jewish organizations.
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12/22/2017
An Attitude for Living
People who love language, delight in discussing the nuances of word choice.…
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12/21/2017
A Leading Lady Computer
Over the last few years, much has been written about the importance of…
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12/21/2017
Day After
Clean your menorah before you put it away so you don't have to scrape the…
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12/20/2017
Putting Chanukah in Historical Perspective
The events of Chanukah took place about 150 years after the death of…
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12/20/2017
Bringing It On
On this last day of Chanukah, contemplate the larger meaning of the holiday…
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12/19/2017
THIS is Chanukah
Tonight is the eighth and final night of Chanukah. After the flames die…
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12/19/2017
A Chanukah Heroine
Have you ever heard of Yehudit (Judith), the daughter of Yochanan the High…
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12/19/2017
Oh Chanukah
Tomorrow, when there will be no more candle lighting to look forward to,…
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12/18/2017
Chanukah Yum
While Jewish holidays are known for their food (except Yom Kippur, of…
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12/18/2017
The Book(s) of Maccabees
Chanukah is neither directly ordained in the Torah (like Rosh Hashana,…
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12/18/2017
Delightful Doughnuts
Buy doughnuts from your local kosher bakery or try making some at home.
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12/17/2017
Spin the Dreidel
I have a little dreidelI made it out of clayAnd when it’s dry and readyWith…
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12/17/2017
These Lights We Kindle
While the mitzvah of lighting the menorah is an outward-focused mitzvah -…
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12/15/2017
Challenge of Fitting In
The weekly Torah reading of Mikeitz (Genesis 41:1-44:17), which…
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12/15/2017
Rock of Ages
“Rock of Ages let our song / Praise thy saving power / Thou amidst the…
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12/15/2017
Rich Traditions
Celebrate Shabbat and anchor your Jewish identity in rich weekly…
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12/14/2017
Beauty and the Greeks
What does Noah’s son Yephet have to do with the story of Chanukah and the…
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