08/06/2020
Making An Impact
Study the history of Jews who have settled in a particular country to…
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08/05/2020
No Holiday as Joyous
Tu b’Av (The Fifteenth of Av) is no longer the well-known holiday on the…
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08/05/2020
A Cause for Celebration
After the difficult Three Weeks, celebrate an especially joyous day today.
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08/04/2020
Belarus, China, Jerusalem and Brooklyn: The Odyssey of the World’s Largest Yeshiva
For 125 years, from 1814 until 1939, the Mir Yeshiva served as a beacon of…
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08/04/2020
Survival and Growth of Torah Study
Appreciate the miraculous survival of the Mir Yeshiva during World War II…
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08/03/2020
Best-Seller
For a high school drop-out who failed English three times, Leon Uris had an…
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08/03/2020
Read and Understand
Read about some of the most dramatic events in modern Jewish history to…
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07/31/2020
Shabbat Nachamu
The Shabbat following the fast of Tisha b’Av (the ninth of the Hebrew month…
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07/31/2020
Finding Reassurance and Comfort
Take heart from the words "Nachamu, nachamu ami," found in this week's…
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07/30/2020
The Girl in the Red Coat
Except for one girl's red coat depicted in a scene taking place in the…
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07/30/2020
Contemplating Tragedy
Read the kinnot and contemplate why so many terrible calamities have been…
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07/29/2020
Tisha b’Av
Tonight, at sunset, the saddest day on the Jewish calendar begins. Known as…
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07/29/2020
The Saddest Day
Given the numerous tragedies that have befallen the Jewish people…
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07/28/2020
A Woman In Charge: Bessie Gotsfeld
Mizrachi Women's Organization of America (MWOA, known today as AMIT -…
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07/28/2020
For Religious Education
Acknowledge the good work of AMIT, which runs over 100 schools and programs…
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07/27/2020
Terror at the Olympics
On July 27, 1996, the world was startled when a pipe bomb exploded in…
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07/27/2020
Recognize Evil
Unfortunately we have to recognize terror for what it is; pure evil.
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07/24/2020
The Words Are The Things
In Hebrew, the Book of Deuteronomy is known as Sefer Devarim. Its name is…
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07/24/2020
Gain Deeper Insight
To help us prepare for parashat Devarim, this Shabbat, also known as…
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07/23/2020
Chosen To Write: Chaim Potok
In Genesis 32, Jacob wrestled with an angel and emerged as Israel, “He who…
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07/23/2020
People Of The Book
Set aside time to enjoy a book with a Jewish theme or explore the…
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07/22/2020
The Month of Av
The months of the Jewish year are called in the Torah by number only (the…
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07/22/2020
Lessening Our Joy
According to the Mishna in Tractate Ta'anit 26b, when the month of Av…
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07/21/2020
Herzl’s Vision of Haifa
International air travel today, especially in the “post 9-11 world,” can be…
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07/21/2020
What a Transformation
With numerous visits each year from commercial tankers, passengers cruise…
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07/20/2020
Armistice
Many people assume that the end of a war implies that a peace treaty has…
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07/20/2020
The Yearning For Peace
Seventy one years after the signing of the final Armistice Agreement…
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07/17/2020
A Day to Firgun
In the age of the internet there are an incredble number of new "holidays."…
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07/17/2020
Good Eye
To "firgun" means to give someone the benefit of the doubt. Seeing someone…
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07/16/2020
Beauty and the Bess
On December 14, 2014, one of the most talked-about American Jews from the…
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