01/13/2017
A Brilliant Mind
In an era when most young women were encouraged to find a proper husband,…
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01/13/2017
A Delicious End
Enhance your Shabbat meal by serving a delicious dessert.
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01/12/2017
For Whom Do You Mourn?
In an era when media and entertainment are strongly integrated into…
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01/12/2017
Condoelences
Be warm but understanding in giving those who have lost someone the time…
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01/11/2017
Simeon, the Son of Jacob
Leah named her second son Simeon* (ben Jacob), saying “Because God has…
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01/10/2017
The Rav with the Golden Carriage
The Talmud, which is the written compilation of the Oral Torah, records the…
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01/10/2017
Insight Help
Try to seek opportunities to help people that don't require them asking for…
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01/09/2017
The Resurging Community of Basel
If you are a fan of fantastic beasts, then you might understand how…
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01/09/2017
Before Bed
Before you go to sleep, take a few minutes to contemplate your day and…
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01/08/2017
Nu, Don’t Eat
A popular joke: Most Jewish holidays can be subsumed under the pithy…
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01/08/2017
Think On It
Take a few moments and contemplate the significance of fasting in memorial…
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01/06/2017
The Tenth of Tevet
And it was in the ninth year of [King Zaddekiah’s] reign, in the tenth…
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01/05/2017
Closing Eyes
Can you murder a dying man? There is an interesting passage in the Talmud…
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01/05/2017
Help at the End
Look into volunteering for your local Jewish burial society (Chevra…
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01/04/2017
The Jewish Ghost Town of Utah
As a dry wind blows across the dusty plains just south of Gunnison, Utah, a…
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01/04/2017
Mid-Winter
If you have recently acquired a new coat, hat or pair of gloves, donate…
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01/03/2017
The Jewish Connection to the March of Dimes
On January 3, 1938, the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis,…
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01/03/2017
For the Good of All
Put your talents to use helping causes that benefit the world.
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01/02/2017
Jewish Foundation in Science Fiction
In 1981, in his introduction to the science fiction anthology More…
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01/01/2017
Putting Chanukah in Perspective
The events of Chanukah took place about 150 years after the death of…
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12/30/2016
The Challenge of Fitting
The weekly Torah reading of Mikeitz (Genesis 41:1-44:17), which…
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12/30/2016
Beauty and the Greeks
What does Noah’s son Yephet have to do with the story of Chanukah and the…
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12/30/2016
Times to Remember
Remember to light your Chanukah lights before your Shabbat candles on…
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12/29/2016
Chanukah and Divine Order
Chanukah always overlaps with at least one Shabbat (if not two), and since…
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12/29/2016
Hannah and Her Sons
The story of Hannah and her seven sons is a story of the Jewish resistance…
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12/29/2016
Celebrate Tonight
Rosh Chodesh Tevet begins after sunset tonight, celebrate with a special…
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