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10/09/2023

Let’s Do Our Part

Each member of the Jewish community has a critical role to play in support…

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10/06/2023

Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah

Tonight starts the holiday of Shemini Atzeret, literally the "Gathering of…

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10/06/2023

Chag Sameach

NJOP and Jewish Treats wish our friends and followers a hearty Chag Sameach…

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10/05/2023

The Great Hoshana

Rosh Hashana is known as the Day of Judgment (Yom Hadin), the day on which…

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10/05/2023

Grab the Opportunity

Perform an extra good deed or mitzvah on Hoshana Rabbah to improve your…

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10/04/2023

Vanity of Vanities

Most people are unknowingly familiar with the beginning of the third…

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10/04/2023

This is the Season

Please click here to study Kohelet over Chol Hamoed Sukkot to keep the joy…

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10/03/2023

Singing Praises

“…The prophets of the Jewish people ordained that the Hallel be recited on…

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10/03/2023

Holiday Music

One of the ways to celebrate the Jewish holidays, especially Sukkot, the…

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10/02/2023

The Sukkot Hoshanot Service

Walk into a traditional synagogue in the middle of morning services during…

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10/02/2023

Sukkot Across America

Click here to find out if a location near you will be participating in…

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09/29/2023

Everyone Does the Wave

One of the main mitzvot of the holiday of Sukkot is the waving of the Four…

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09/29/2023

Joined Together as One

Recognize that the significance of picking up the Four Species together at…

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09/28/2023

Ushpeezin (pronounced Oo’shpee’zin)

During the festival of Sukkot, the sukkah is intended to be our home. For…

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09/28/2023

Make Everyone Feel Welcome

Aside from welcoming the Ushpeezin, the seven shepherds of Israel to your…

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09/27/2023

The Perfect Species

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

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09/27/2023

Shopping Time

Contact your synagogue or local Jewish community center to find a location…

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09/26/2023

Build Your Own Sukkah

Webster’s Dictionary defines a Tabernacle as a temporary dwelling, which is…

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09/26/2023

Build it and They Will Come

Enhance your celebration of the joyous holiday of Sukkot by building your…

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09/22/2023

Whoever Is Wise

“Return, O Israel, for you have stumbled in your sin” (Hosea 14:2). Let’s…

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09/22/2023

Taking Stock and Moving Forward

Utilize this Shabbat, known as Shabbat Shuva, to contemplate how to repent…

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09/21/2023

The Five Prohibitions of Yom Kippur

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

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09/21/2023

Inscribed and Sealed

As you take the necessary steps to prepare for Yom Kippur, NJOP and Jewish…

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09/20/2023

The Book Of Jonah

The Book of Jonah is one of the best-known stories in the Bible and is read…

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09/20/2023

God is Compassionate

The Book of Jonah teaches us that a person cannot hide from God, and that…

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09/19/2023

For The Sins We Committed

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

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09/19/2023

Understanding Vidui

When confessing sins before God, it is especially important to understand…

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09/18/2023

The Fast of Gedaliah (Tzom Gedaliah)

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

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09/18/2023

Learning from our Mistakes

The tragedy of the murder of Gedaliah, for which Jews fast today, was a…

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09/15/2023

Symbolic Foods

Since Rosh Hashana is the Day of Judgment, it is customary to eat simanim*,…

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