01/12/2022
Skeptic Questioning
Tomorrow, January 13th, is International Skeptics Day, a day that…
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01/12/2022
Worth the Time
Study the Talmud in order to develop a deep appreciation of the benefit of…
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01/11/2022
A Jar of Manna
As discussed in this coming week’s Torah Portion, parashat B’shalach, while…
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01/11/2022
Common Miracles
While the manna that fell from heaven was surely miraculous, look at the…
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01/10/2022
Blessed Is He Who Makes Strange Creatures
An individual might not think that Jewish Treats would have much to say…
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01/10/2022
Think Before You Speak
By virtue of the fact that there is a blessing “Blessed is He who makes…
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01/07/2022
Eliezer Ben Yehuda, the Father of Modern Hebrew
The official language of Israel is Hebrew, but until the end of the 19th…
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01/07/2022
Jewish Identity
Sign up for one of NJOP’s free Hebrew Reading Crash Courses starting Monday…
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01/06/2022
The Jews of the New Mexico Territory
On January 6, 1912, New Mexico became the 47th state of the United States…
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01/06/2022
Jewish Identity
Research the distinctive backgrounds of those who first came to the U.S.…
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01/05/2022
Under Cover of Darkness
Of the ten plagues that devastated the land of Egypt, the plague of…
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01/05/2022
Appreciate Sight
Remember each morning to recite the blessing thanking God for allowing us…
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01/04/2022
What Are Tefillin?
“And you shall bind them [the words that I command you today] for a sign…
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01/04/2022
Helping Hand
If you find or inherit a pair of tefillin, reach out to a local rabbi to…
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01/03/2022
Humiliation Day
In an effort to make the calendar more interesting, most days on the…
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01/03/2022
Stop and Think
Remember to stop and consider the ramifications of what you are about to…
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12/31/2021
A Pleasant Song Composed
The liturgy of the synagogue has developed over the span of Jewish history.…
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12/31/2021
Praise on Shabbat
Recognize the opportunity to praise God through the recitation of the most…
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12/30/2021
The Marquess of Reading
There have been few Jews included among the peerage of the United Kingdom,…
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12/30/2021
Distinguished
Learn about extraordinary Jews like Rufus Isaacs who distinguished…
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12/29/2021
Settling Texas
On December 29, 1845, the sovereign nation known as the Republic of Texas…
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12/29/2021
Make it Worthwhile
Before traveling across the country, learn about the local Jewish…
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12/28/2021
Natural Born Athlete
In the world of sports, Bobbie Rosenfeld had, what a person might call, the…
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12/28/2021
Gifted
Everyone is endowed with G-d given talent. Parents should guide their…
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12/27/2021
Can You Be The Tenth?
That the Hebrew word “minyan” derives from the infinitive “lim’not,” to…
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12/27/2021
Count Me In
Try and attend services at the synagogue so you can pray with a minyan, a…
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12/24/2021
Painting Our People
Born on December 26, 1902, in Rahachow, Belarus (in the Pale of…
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12/24/2021
Beautiful Home
Fill your home with Jewish art and Judaica. In addition to Jewish art and…
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12/23/2021
The Power of Shabbat
Jewish life ebbs and flows around the celebration of Shabbat. The days of…
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12/23/2021
The Gift that Keeps on Giving, Weekly
Beginning tomorrow afternoon at sundown, give yourself the gift of Shabbat…
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