Jewish Treats
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10/20/2010
What’s in the Book: Jeremiah
The Book of Jeremiah describes the final 40 years of the Kingdom of Judah.…
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10/20/2010
Neighbors
Invite a few neighbors over to get to know each other and to build a…
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10/19/2010
Mother Rachel
The patriarch Jacob had four wives (all at the same time): Leah and Rachel…
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10/19/2010
True Prayers
Be sensitive to someone struggling with infertility, and take a moment to…
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10/18/2010
The Thirteen Principles
The United States Supreme Court decides whether laws conform or do not…
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10/18/2010
Food Fun
Try to find a kosher way to recreate tasty non-kosher foods. (Hint: Soy…
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10/15/2010
Do You Have the Right to Have Dessert?
Parents frequently use dessert in the negotiations to get their children to…
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10/15/2010
Indulgence
Indulge in a delicious desert as a way of having oneg Shabbat (enjoyment…
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10/14/2010
Nimrod
The great military villains have usually been brilliant, determined and, it…
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10/14/2010
Someone Notices
If you have a friend who is feeling overwhelmed (person with crazy job…
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10/13/2010
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, the Father of Modern Hebrew
The official language of Israel is Hebrew, but until the end of the 19th…
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10/13/2010
Hebrew Talk
On October 13, 1881, Ben-Yehuda and his friends agreed to speak only in…
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10/12/2010
To Love, Honor and Cherish…
It would seem to make common sense that honoring one’s spouse is an…
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10/12/2010
Call
If you are going to be late getting home, call your spouse as soon as you…
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10/11/2010
Sponsoring Columbus
Queen Isabella of Castile and King Ferdinand of Aragon are, without…
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10/11/2010
Happy Columbus Day
Celebrate Columbus Day by learning something new about the Jews of medieval…
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10/08/2010
Saturday Night Hunger
As beautiful as Shabbat is, it was not God’s intention that humankind live…
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10/07/2010
The Great Don
Few people in Jewish history understood the “wheel of fortune*” as well as…
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10/07/2010
Positive Outlook
Look upon difficult times as the path leading to better times.
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10/06/2010
Acher: The Sage Turned Apostate
Our Rabbis taught (Chagigah 14b): Four men entered the ‘orchard’ (pardes, a…
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10/06/2010
Find A Friend
If you have a friend who is also interested in learning more about Judaism,…
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10/05/2010
Tales of The Phoenix
Mythological creatures are generally shrugged off today as figments of…
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10/04/2010
Focused Tzedaka
Find and support a local hachnassat kallah fund. Hachnassat kallah…
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09/29/2010
Rejoicing For The World
Among the unique rituals performed on the holiday of Sukkot were the…
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09/29/2010
International
Volunteer to help immigrants find a community in which to settle.
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09/28/2010
The Great Hoshana (Hoshana Rabbah)
Rosh Hashana is known as the Day of Judgment (Yom Hadin), the day on which…
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09/28/2010
A Not Quite Festival Meal
Tomorrow, prepare a special lunch in honor of Hoshana Rabbah.
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