05/14/2017
“The Splendor”
While the study of Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism) has always been a part of…
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05/14/2017
Who Was Rabbi Akiva
Akiva ben Yosef was once an ignorant and illiterate shepherd. So poor and…
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05/12/2017
Thank You, Mom
In honor of all our favorite Jewish Mothers, we've decided to re-Treat this…
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05/12/2017
The Tragedy of Jealousy
The Talmud (Yevamot 62b) relates that “Rabbi Akiva had 12,000 pairs of…
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05/12/2017
Lag Ba’Omer
The period of mourning* (for the 24,000 students of Rabbi Akiva who died of…
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05/11/2017
Jews in Early Minnesota
It is often surprising to realize just how recent it was that the majority…
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05/10/2017
The Second Passover
On the first anniversary of the Exodus from Egypt, the Children of Israel…
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05/10/2017
A Bite or Two
This afternoon, enjoy a piece of matzah in honor of Pesach Shaynee.
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05/09/2017
Oh Goodness
“He [Rabbi Akiva] said:... The world is judged with goodness, and…
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05/08/2017
Watch Your Language
Once upon a time in American culture, defiant children who uttered certain…
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05/05/2017
A Rabbi in Mexico
Mexico does not have a particularly long Jewish history due to the presence…
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05/04/2017
Top of the Class
Among the scholars quoted in Pirkei Avot/Ethics of the Fathers, are…
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05/03/2017
Today I am a Man, Sort Of
In today’s day and age, it is difficult to fathom how the rabbis could deem…
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05/03/2017
Community Celebration
Wish mazal tov to families making a simcha (joyous celebration).
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05/02/2017
The Tale of Tel Aviv
In honor or Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day, Jewish Treats…
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05/02/2017
Yom Ha’atzma’ut – Israel’s Independence Day
On the fifth day of the Hebrew month of Iyar, in the year 5708,…
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05/01/2017
In the Negev
All wars are tragic and dramatic, but the battles fought in 1948 were all…
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05/01/2017
Israel’s Memorial Day
The State of Israel's independence, as well as its continued survival, is a…
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05/01/2017
Memorial in Mind
Take a moment out of your day to remember those fallen trying to build a…
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04/28/2017
A Midsummer Night’s Shabbat
“Making early Shabbat,” means beginning Shabbat well before sunset. This is…
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04/28/2017
Peace To You
Enjoy a day of rest, whether you start Shabbat on time or early, .
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04/27/2017
A Math Teacher’s Life
If Irving (Isaac) Adler had not lived during the fervent era of the rise…
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