Jewish Treats
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11/24/2015
Onward
Take an active role in sharing your family's customs with the next…
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11/23/2015
An Avante-Garde Artist in Russia
El Lissitsky was one of the great Avante-Garde artists of the early…
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11/23/2015
Art Time
If you are artistic, use your talents to express your Jewish identity.
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11/20/2015
Bostoner
Boston is a famous and historic American city, with a rich early-American…
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11/19/2015
The Trouble with Double
For some sisters who are particularly close, the idea of a double wedding…
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11/19/2015
Shared Joy
Join your friends and neighbors in the celebrating a simcha (joyous…
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11/18/2015
Into the Fire
It is written in the Book of Daniel (Chapter 3) that Nebuchadnezzar, King…
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11/17/2015
The Jews of Paris
In honor of the people of Paris, Jewish Treats presents a broad overview of…
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11/17/2015
Every Prayer Counts
Take a moment and pray for the recovery of the victims of terror.
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11/16/2015
The Jews of Elephantine
Follow the Nile River southward and one comes upon an island upon which are…
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11/16/2015
Here Too
When travelling, never assume that a place is without some Jewish history.
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11/13/2015
Do You Use A Shopping Cart?
To most Americans, shopping carts are a mundane item to which very little…
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11/12/2015
Adopting Moses
In honor of National Adoption Month, Jewish Treats pays tribute…
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11/12/2015
Appreciate Adoption
Express appreciation to all the people you know who have taken on the…
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11/11/2015
Jewish War Veterans
In honor of Veterans’ Day, Jewish Treats presents a brief history of the…
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11/11/2015
Veterans Day Honor
Visit with your local veterans to show them your appreciation for their…
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11/10/2015
Philistines
Few nations play as dominant a role in biblical history as do the…
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11/09/2015
A Symbolic Synagogue
It is a surprisingly ironic fact that a synagogue whose name means “ruin”…
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11/06/2015
Baron Edmond de Rothschild
Although he came from a prominent banking family and was employed in the…
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11/05/2015
Sheep Shearing
While giving charity appears to be one of the fundamental good deeds a…
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11/04/2015
The Torn Cloth
When Jacob was told that his beloved son Joseph was dead, he cried out in…
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11/03/2015
Rebecca
Of the four matriarchs, it is Rebecca, the wife of Isaac, for whom the…
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