10/16/2018

The Nuremberg Trials

On October 16, 1946, ten leaders of the Nazi party were executed after the…

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10/16/2018

Never Again

Never miss an opportunity to learn from history’s human rights catastrophes…

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10/15/2018

Florence

Florence, Italy, purports to be one of the oldest Jewish communities in…

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10/15/2018

Studying History

Given the longevity and geographic diversity of Jewish communities, when…

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10/12/2018

The First Pitch

Parashat Noach begins by describing the famous teivah, or ark, that God…

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10/12/2018

Act Objectively Righteous

Don’t justify questionable behavior because it is better than that of…

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10/11/2018

Say Cheese!

For decades the word Polaroid was synonymous with 60 second instant…

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10/11/2018

Pictures are History

Make sure to archive and preserve your photos, as they serve as priceless…

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10/10/2018

Berlin’s Hildesheimer Rabbinical Seminary

On May 11, 1820, a child was born in Prussia who would, as a grown man,…

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10/10/2018

Jewish Persistence

Learn about Jewish institutions, events and practices the evil Nazis tried…

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10/09/2018

Military Trappings

On October 22, 1973, the tenuous ceasefire between the Israelis and the…

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10/09/2018

Fight Fairly

Jewish law demands adherence to moral codes, even during trying and…

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10/08/2018

Sponsoring Columbus

Queen Isabella of Castile and King Ferdinand of Aragon are, without…

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10/08/2018

Acknowledge Holidays of other Ethnicities

While Columbus Day has a history as an Italian-American celebration, Jews…

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10/05/2018

Enabling Citizen Cain

Our weekly Torah reading has once again cycled back to the Book of Genesis,…

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10/05/2018

Hold Your Fire

Ask yourself if the goals achieved through fighting are ultimately worth…

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10/04/2018

The Rebbe from Berdichev

One of the major themes of the recently–observed High Holidays is to…

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10/04/2018

Judge Favorably

One of the most important Jewish attributes is to try to find favor in…

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10/03/2018

Bloomies

When one thinks of the common denominator of upscale national clothing…

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10/03/2018

Contributions of Jews to American Culture

Jews have contributed much to American culture. These innovations should be…

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09/30/2018

Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah

Tonight starts the holiday of Shemini Atzeret, literally the Gathering of…

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09/30/2018

Beating the Willows

During Sukkot, there is a mitzvah to wave the four…

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09/30/2018

The Torah is Proud!

Some have pointed out that Simchat Torah, can translate in Hebrew as “the…

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09/28/2018

The Great Hoshana (Hoshana Rabbah)

Rosh Hashana is known as the Day of Judgment (Yom Hadin), the day on which…

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09/28/2018

Everyone Does the Wave

One of the main mitzvot of the holiday of Sukkot is the waving of the four…

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09/28/2018

You Are So Beautiful

On Sukkot, beautifying the mitzvot (commandments) of the Sukkah and the…

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09/27/2018

Water, Water Everywhere

Sukkot is considered the holiday on which God determines the world’s water…

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09/27/2018

Singing Praises

“...The prophets of the Jewish people ordained that the Hallel be recited…

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09/27/2018

Holiday Music

One of the ways to celebrate the Jewish holidays, especially Sukkot, the…

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09/26/2018

Ushpeezin (Oo’shpee’zin)

During the festival of Sukkot, the sukkah is intended to be our home. For…

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