Jewish Treats
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04/13/2014
You Are Royalty
Passover is known as the festival of freedom. And who is more free than…
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04/13/2014
If You Are Firstborn
Find out if there is a siyyum occurring in your community.
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04/11/2014
The Great Shabbat
The Shabbat immediately preceding Passover is known as Shabbat…
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04/11/2014
The Afikomen
Those who have attended a Passover Seder know that one of the most beloved…
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04/10/2014
Let It Burn
As Passover Eve approaches, Jews around the world work hard to make certain…
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04/10/2014
Searching for Chametz
On Passover, Jews are commanded to get rid of all "chametz" (leaven) which…
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04/10/2014
A Place To Burn
If you live in or near a large Jewish community, find out if there is a…
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04/09/2014
How Pharaoh Enslaved the Israelites
While reading the Book of Exodus, one might wonder at the swift descent of…
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04/09/2014
Why Laban is in the Haggadah
In honor of the upcoming holiday of Passover, it is time to review the…
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04/09/2014
Say It Straight
Be clear and direct in communicating your needs and expectations of others.
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04/08/2014
Drama At The Seder
While the basic text of the Haggadah and format of the seder is the same…
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04/08/2014
Time of Freedom?
The sages refer to the holiday of Passover as zman chay’roo’tay’noo,…
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04/07/2014
The Passover Story In Brief
On Passover, we commemorate the exodus from Egyptian slavery. The following…
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04/07/2014
Cut Off
"...Be as scrupulous in performing a 'minor' mitzvah as a 'major' one, for…
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04/07/2014
Exodus
To prepare for Passover, read the first few chapters of the Book of…
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04/06/2014
Dipping Plagues
On the night of the seder, and whenever one recounts the story of the…
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04/06/2014
Seek The Answer
The Four Questions (Mah Nishtana - What makes it different?) is…
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04/06/2014
What We Will Do
Begin preparing the kids in your life for Passover by telling them about…
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04/04/2014
The Beauty of the Book
Illuminated manuscripts inlaid with gold or silver leaf and spectacularly…
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04/04/2014
Kitniyot and Gerbrouchts…Oh You Ashkenazim
Ashkenazi or Sephardi? Hungarian, Yekke (German), Lithuanian? At no other…
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04/04/2014
Get Yours
Check out the many choices of Haggadot available on Jewish bookseller…
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04/03/2014
Seeing Through Deceptions
The Exodus from Egypt, which culminated in the giving of the Torah at Mount…
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04/02/2014
The Cedar and the Hyssop: A Lesson In Humility
One of the most challenging categories of Jewish law is the one associated…
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04/01/2014
The Queen of Beauty
Helena Rubinstein was 23 years old when she emigrated to Coleraine,…
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04/01/2014
Jokes On Us
“Knock. Knock” “Who’s There?” “Jewish” “Jewish Who?” “Jewish Treats”....Ok,…
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04/01/2014
Appreciate
Appreciate items of beauty. Appreciate people for their positive character…
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03/31/2014
OMG! Passover is Coming
The intensive physical and emotional preparations for Passover come from…
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