11/26/2014
The Bird of Thanks
On Thanksgiving day, it is customary in the United States to eat a turkey…
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11/26/2014
Saying Thanks
Incorporate Jewish thanks (prayers or Psalms) into your Thanksgiving feast.
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11/25/2014
Evacuation Day
In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln called upon the American people to…
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11/25/2014
Celebrate Jewish America
As Thanksgiving approaches, be appreciative of the freedoms of the American…
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11/24/2014
The Second President
Yitzchak Ben-Zvi, the second President of the State of Israel, was born on…
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11/21/2014
World Hello Day
In 1973, Brian and Michael McCormack created World Hello Day as a reaction…
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11/21/2014
Greet the Angels
Sing Shalom Aleichem and welcome the angels to your Shabbat…
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11/20/2014
Pictures Worth Countless Words
Dawid Szymin, better known by his nickname Chim (or by his Americanized…
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11/19/2014
The Spiritual Inheritance
In the Book of Genesis, the question of birthright is the center of several…
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11/19/2014
Making Choices
When faced with a choice, try to choose that which will bring you spiritual…
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11/18/2014
A Historical Overview of Jews in Morocco
Jews have lived in Morocco for thousands of years. Jewish nomadic tribes…
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11/18/2014
Warm All Over
As a way of fulfilling the mitzvah of taking care of oneself, dress warmly…
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11/17/2014
Hail the Holy Pomegranate
The Pomegranate is a funny sort of fruit. Rather than eating the flesh and…
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11/17/2014
Fill Your Life
Try to fill your life with Torah and mitzvot, just as a pomegranate is…
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11/14/2014
Success After Exile
When King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella expelled the Jews from Spain in…
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11/14/2014
Shabbat Shmooze
Linger over Shabbat dinner tonight and converse about your favorite aspects…
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11/13/2014
Learning Kindness
Today is marked on the calendar as World Kindness Day, a fact that Jewish…
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11/12/2014
Um, This Is My Seat
Humans are often creatures of habit. People tend to regularly take the same…
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11/11/2014
The First Advisor on Jewish Affairs
In 1942, after first serving as a rabbi in Buffalo, New York, and then in…
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11/11/2014
Listening
If you know any veterans, ask them to share the history they experienced.
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11/10/2014
Prayer’s Essence
According to many opinions, the minimum amount of prayer one should recite…
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11/10/2014
All Three
Make a habit of communicating with God via praise, requests and words of…
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11/07/2014
If There Are But 10…
While the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah is one of the…
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11/07/2014
Time Shift
Remember that for those affected by Daylight Savings Time, Shabbat begins…
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11/06/2014
Spiritual Compass
Today, November 6, brings us to yet another odd, seemingly random,…
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