01/07/2020
Purpose of Fasting
Fasting is meant to help people focus on important issues when tragedy…
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01/06/2020
Completing the Cycle of Talmud
In August 1923, weeks before the High Holidays, Rabbi Meir Shapiro, dean of…
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01/06/2020
Study the Talmud!
With dozens of resources online, including translations of the Talmud into…
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01/03/2020
Serach’s Serenade
When perusing the list of the generations of Jacob found in Genesis 46, one…
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01/03/2020
Study about the Women in the Bible
There are many lessons learned from the women mentioned in the Bible,…
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01/02/2020
A Kosher Buffet
While it seems a bit counterintuitive to have a day celebrating abundant…
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01/02/2020
Don’t Overeat
Eat well balanced, nutritious meals. Proper nutrition is always an…
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01/01/2020
Jews and 2020
On Rosh Hashana eve 2007, late night comic, David Letterman, quipped, “It’s…
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01/01/2020
Get Your Eyes Examined
Make sure to schedule an eye exam as part of one’s regular medical…
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12/31/2019
From Midnight to Noon
Frank Sinatra famously sang that New York is a “city that never sleeps.”…
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12/31/2019
Proudly Assert Your Jewishness
At times, even in public, we are called to stand up as Jews.
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12/30/2019
Is Chanukah Really Eight Days?
Today is the eighth day of Chanukah, known as “Zot Chanukah,” a reference…
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12/30/2019
Celebrate Chanukah’s Last Day
Celebrate Chanukah today since the next day of Chanukah is a year away.
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12/27/2019
Spin the Dreidel
I have a little dreidelI made it out of clayAnd when it’s dry and…
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12/27/2019
Kosher Gambling
Plan a good and competitive game of dreidel in honor of Chanukah.
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12/26/2019
Rock of Ages
“Rock of Ages let our song / Praise thy saving power / Thou amidst the…
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12/26/2019
Delve into the Stanzas of Maoz Tzur
Study about the various exiles that are described in the famous Chanukah…
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12/25/2019
The Sino-Jewish Axis
During Associate U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan’s 2010 confirmation…
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12/25/2019
Support Kosher Chinese!
If you seek to eat at a Chinese Restaurant, support one that strictly…
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12/24/2019
These Lights We Kindle
While the mitzvah of lighting the menorah is an outward-focused mitzvah -…
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12/24/2019
Publicize the Miracle of Chanukah
Identify effective ways to publicize the miracles associated with Chanukah,…
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12/23/2019
A Maccabee’s Who’s Who
Mattityahu (Mattathias): A High Priest descended from the Hasmonean…
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12/23/2019
Learn about the Maccabees!
Studying about the protagonists through whom God performed miracles,…
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12/22/2019
Chanukah Blessings
The Jewish people have said this prayer daily for thousands of years. On…
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12/22/2019
Schedule Chanukah Candle Lighting
Identify the ideal time tonight to light candles in your city, and make…
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12/20/2019
Chanukah: What’s the Mitzvah
Here's a quiz:What is the primary mitzvah of Chanukah? a) Eating latkes…
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12/20/2019
Purchase Wicks, Candles and Oil
Make sure to buy beautiful candles or wicks and oil so your Chanukiah will…
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12/19/2019
The Story of Chanukah
Around the year 167 B.C.E., the Syrian-Greek rulers of Judea tried to force…
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12/19/2019
Prepare for Upcoming Holidays Spiritually and Intellectually
In addition to spiritual preparations, learning about the history of…
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12/18/2019
Eden in the Garden State
The first residents of the current state of New Jersey were Dutchmen from…
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