08/30/2024
Rabbi Shmuel Salant
On the 29th of Av, 1909, Rabbi Shmuel Salant, Jerusalem’s Ashkenazi Chief…
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08/30/2024
Extraordinary Role Models
Learn about great pious men and women, so their lives can serve as a model…
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08/29/2024
An Interesting Philologist
Language is considered to be one of the unique characteristics of…
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08/29/2024
Choose Your Language
Keep in mind that the words you choose should reflect the person you want…
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08/28/2024
National Bow Tie Day
Today is Bow Tie Day, which is celebrated annually on August 28th. The bow…
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08/28/2024
Look Good and Comply with Jewish Law
Because the long tradition behind Jewish law usually has more grey than…
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08/27/2024
What Goes Around, Comes Around
Is there any truth to the popular statement, “What goes around, comes…
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08/27/2024
For Its Own Sake
Do not keep a mental tally of how kind, generous and/or compassionate you…
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08/26/2024
Using A Live Virus
Mention the polio vaccine and most people think of Jonas Salk. The fact is,…
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08/26/2024
Life-saving Cure
Recognize the critical importance of Albert Bruce Sabin’s life-saving…
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08/23/2024
Minsk, Pinsk and Dvinsk
Dvinsk, also known as Daugavpils or Duenaburg, is Latvia’s second largest…
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08/23/2024
Different Yet Valid Approaches
Study the history of both the Mitnagdic (non-Chassidic) and the Chassidic…
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08/22/2024
Kindness to Animals
Animals are among the most important “educational tools” that God provided…
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08/22/2024
For Animal’s Sake
Before adopting a pet, think carefully if you have the time and capacity to…
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08/21/2024
Honor The “Hoary Head”
Senior Citizen Day, an annual event observed on August 21st, is a day meant…
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08/21/2024
Tap Into Real Wisdom
To learn from, and become wiser in the process, consider spending quality…
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08/20/2024
Educating American Girls
When Vichna Kaplan (1913–1986) arrived in America in 1937, her experiences…
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08/20/2024
Jewish Education Heroine
Recognize the significant role that Vichna Kaplan played in launching the…
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08/19/2024
No Holiday as Joyous
Tu b’Av (The Fifteenth of Av), which is today, is no longer the well-known…
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08/19/2024
Celebrate
Since we recently concluded the mourning period known as the "Three Weeks,"…
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08/16/2024
A Whispered Line
The Shema is both a prayer and a statement of the most fundamental aspect…
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08/16/2024
Remember to Whisper
When reciting the Shema, whether in the morning or in the evening, remember…
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08/15/2024
Sir Moses Montefiore
Sir Moses Montefiore (1784-1885) had an extraordinary impact on the world.…
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08/15/2024
Leading by Example
Learn more about much-admired philanthropists like Sir Moses Montefiore,…
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08/14/2024
Fyvush
There are certain entertainers who are known by their first name, such as…
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08/14/2024
Yiddish Theatre
Learn about the Yiddish theater which was a staple of the Jewish immigrant…
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08/13/2024
Cover Your Ears
The Talmud, in tractate Yoma 9B states that the Second Temple was destroyed…
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08/13/2024
Words Really Do Matter
Today, on Tisha b’Av, when we commemorate the destruction of both Temples…
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08/12/2024
The Book of Lamentations
On Tisha b’Av, the ninth of Av, one of the ways that the Jewish people…
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08/12/2024
Study the Book of Lamentations
To better appreciate the impact of the destruction of the Temple upon the…
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