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12/30/2014
Events in Granada
Joseph ibn Naghrela (1035 - 1066) was only 21 years when he succeeded his…
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12/30/2014
Family Time
Call a relative with whom you have not spoken recently, just to say hello…
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12/29/2014
Settling Texas
On December 29, 1845, the sovereign nation known as the Republic of Texas…
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12/29/2014
Jewish Treats
If you have been enjoying Jewish Treats this year, please help us…
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12/26/2014
Menashe and Ephraim
Joseph’s two sons, Menashe and Ephraim, are familiar names because (a) they…
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12/25/2014
Surviving Via Shanghai
In his youth, Rabbi Chaim Shmulevitz probably never imagined that he would…
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12/25/2014
All Around the World
Remember that one can live an active Jewish life anywhere in the…
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12/24/2014
Putting Chanukah In Perspective
The events of Chanukah took place about 150 years after the death of…
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12/24/2014
Hannah and Her Sons
The story of Hannah and her seven sons is a story of the Jewish resistance…
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12/24/2014
Reflect Pride
Reflect on the history of the Jewish people and take pride in the nation's…
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12/23/2014
Beauty and the Greeks
What does Noah’s son Yephet have to do with the story of Chanukah and the…
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12/23/2014
A Maccabees’ Who’s Who
Mattityahu (Mattathias): A High Priest descended from the Hasmonean…
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12/22/2014
Rock of Ages
“Rock of Ages let our song / Praise thy saving power / Thou amidst the…
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12/22/2014
A Chanukah Heroine
Have you ever heard of Yehudit (Judith), the daughter of Yochanan the High…
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12/21/2014
Spin the Dreidel
I have a little dreidelI made it out of clayAnd when it’s dry and readyWith…
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12/21/2014
The Book(s) of Maccabees
Chanukah is neither directly ordained in the Torah (like Rosh Hashana,…
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12/21/2014
Game for Freedom
Play dreidel and relish your freedom to live a Jewish life.
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12/19/2014
The Challenge of Fitting In
The weekly Torah reading of Mikeitz (Genesis 41:1-44:17), which almost…
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12/19/2014
Chanukah and Divine Order
Chanukah always overlaps with at least one Shabbat (if not two), and since…
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12/18/2014
Pure Olive Oil
While a large number of Jews today light Chanukah candles, the more…
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12/18/2014
Chanukah Yum
While Jewish holidays are known for their food (except Yom Kippur, of…
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12/18/2014
Chanukah Treats
Choose special treats such as doughnuts is honor of Chanukah.
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12/17/2014
On the 25th of Kislev
It is not uncommon to find that significant events in Jewish history…
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12/17/2014
Al Hanisim, For The Miracles
Most Jewish holidays are marked not only by feasting and celebrations, but…
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12/17/2014
Miracles
As you celebrate Chanukah and celebrate the miracle of the menorah,…
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