10/04/2017

Sukkot Sameach

Jewish Treats and NJOP wish you and yours a very joyful Sukkot holiday.

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10/03/2017

Room for Creativity

A few years back, The Atlantic Magazine featured a story about a…

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10/03/2017

The Perfect Species

At this time of the year, Jews around the globe head out in search of the…

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10/03/2017

Somewhere a Sukkah

If you can't make a sukkah of your own, ask the local synagogue if there is…

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10/02/2017

The Four Species

The waving of the four species is one of the most beautiful and symbolic…

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10/02/2017

Holiday Decorating

During the holiday of Sukkot, Jews live in sukkot (temporary…

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10/02/2017

Purchase Point

Contact your local synagogue to ask where you might be able to purchase a…

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10/01/2017

But Wait…There’s More

Now that the Jewish people have repented on Yom Kippur and, hopefully,…

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10/01/2017

Build Your Own Sukkah

Webster's Dictionary defines a tabernacle as a temporary dwelling,…

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10/01/2017

Make a Place

If you have the space, build a sukkah and celebrate this joy-filled holiday…

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09/29/2017

For The Sin We Committed

One of the main steps in the process of teshuva (repentance) is…

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09/29/2017

Neilah: The Final Service

While one may make requests of God or atone for transgressions at any time…

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09/29/2017

Sincere

Remember the importance of sincerity as you observe this Yom Kippur.

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09/28/2017

All Vows

Yom Kippur begins this evening before sunset with the recitation…

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09/28/2017

Like Clay in the Hand of the Potter

One of the most metaphoric and beautiful piyuttim (poems)…

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09/28/2017

Drink Now

Increase your water intake today to make your fast easier. 

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09/27/2017

Post Labor Day Whites

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09/27/2017

The Food of Yom Kippur

Food on Yom Kippur? Isn’t Yom Kippur the most famous fast day on the Jewish…

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09/27/2017

All Set

Make arrangements for Yom Kippur: buy food for before and after the fast,…

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09/27/2017

Celebrate and Enjoy

Jewish Treats and NJOP wish you a meaningful and fun Shemini…

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09/26/2017

Scapegoat

The Jewish people have often been cast as the proverbial "scapegoat." When…

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09/26/2017

Lose the Leather

Once a year, Jews around the world make a unique, and not always…

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09/26/2017

Credit Where

Accept responsibility for both that which you may have done wrong and that…

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09/25/2017

Inside Prayer

Jewish prayer is a complex, multi-layered activity. The sages refer to…

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09/25/2017

The Five Prohibitions of Yom Kippur

"...on the tenth of the month, you shall afflict your souls and do no work…

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09/25/2017

Personal

Before Yom Kippur, write down some personal thoughts and reflections to add…

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09/24/2017

Fast of Gedaliah

The Fast of Gedaliah is observed to commemorate the murder of Gedaliah the…

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09/24/2017

From Holy God to Holy King

On Rosh Hashana, God judges the world (and all the people therein), but…

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09/24/2017

This Week

Use this week between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur to focus on the role of…

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09/20/2017

Tashlich

The Rosh Hashana tashlich ceremony is a tradition that is dear…

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