04/07/2014
The Passover Story In Brief
On Passover, we commemorate the exodus from Egyptian slavery. The following…
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04/07/2014
Cut Off
"...Be as scrupulous in performing a 'minor' mitzvah as a 'major' one, for…
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04/07/2014
Exodus
To prepare for Passover, read the first few chapters of the Book of…
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04/06/2014
Dipping Plagues
On the night of the seder, and whenever one recounts the story of the…
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04/06/2014
Seek The Answer
The Four Questions (Mah Nishtana - What makes it different?) is…
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04/06/2014
What We Will Do
Begin preparing the kids in your life for Passover by telling them about…
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04/04/2014
The Beauty of the Book
Illuminated manuscripts inlaid with gold or silver leaf and spectacularly…
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04/04/2014
Kitniyot and Gerbrouchts…Oh You Ashkenazim
Ashkenazi or Sephardi? Hungarian, Yekke (German), Lithuanian? At no other…
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04/04/2014
Get Yours
Check out the many choices of Haggadot available on Jewish bookseller…
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04/03/2014
Seeing Through Deceptions
The Exodus from Egypt, which culminated in the giving of the Torah at Mount…
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04/02/2014
The Cedar and the Hyssop: A Lesson In Humility
One of the most challenging categories of Jewish law is the one associated…
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04/01/2014
The Queen of Beauty
Helena Rubinstein was 23 years old when she emigrated to Coleraine,…
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04/01/2014
Jokes On Us
“Knock. Knock” “Who’s There?” “Jewish” “Jewish Who?” “Jewish Treats”....Ok,…
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04/01/2014
Appreciate
Appreciate items of beauty. Appreciate people for their positive character…
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03/31/2014
OMG! Passover is Coming
The intensive physical and emotional preparations for Passover come from…
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03/31/2014
First Step
To avoid feeling overwhelmed, begin purchasing one or two food items for…
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03/28/2014
Parasha of the Month
This Shabbat is Parashat HaChodesh, the Sabbath of “The Month.”…
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03/28/2014
Shabbat Enjoyment
Choose your favorite foods as a means of enjoying Shabbat meals.
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03/27/2014
My Kids’ Inheritance
There’s a cute bumper sticker that says “I’m spending my kids’…
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03/27/2014
Just A Letter
The writing of Torah scroll is costly, but one can participate in the…
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03/26/2014
Navy Man
In honor of the anniversary of the founding of the United States Navy in…
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03/25/2014
Read That Back
Did you know that even in the days of the Talmud there was such a position…
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03/25/2014
As You Would Want
Judge the behaviors of others as you would wish your own behavior to be…
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03/24/2014
The Leper’s Leap of Faith
There is a fascinating story in the Second Book of Kings about an enemy…
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03/24/2014
Helping Effects
Helping another person has many benefits beyond just the actual act of…
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03/21/2014
Ketoret Number Five
Human beings gather information about the world around them through their…
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