Jewish Treats

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    01/09/2023

    Read Up

    Delve into the poetry of Chaim Nahman Bialik to appreciate his writings…

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    01/06/2023

    Twice To The Grave?

    What happens when a final "resting place" isn’t so final? In our modern era…

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    01/06/2023

    Do Your Research

    Before considering exhuming the remains of a deceased family member and…

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    01/05/2023

    Blood is Life

    January has been labeled National Blood Donor Month, making it an ideal…

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    01/05/2023

    Donating Life

    If you are healthy, consider donating blood to a blood bank as a means of…

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    01/04/2023

    Humiliation Day

    In an effort to make the calendar more interesting, there are many days on…

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    01/04/2023

    Think First

    Let’s remember to stop and think about the ramifications of what we are…

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    01/03/2023

    The Tenth of Tevet, Asarah b’Tevet

    And it was in the ninth year of [King Zeddekiah’s] reign, in the tenth…

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    01/03/2023

    Study Jewish History

    To appreciate the missed opportunities that the Jewish people have had in…

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    01/02/2023

    A Kosher Buffet

    While it seems a bit counterintuitive to have a day celebrating abundant…

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    01/02/2023

    Healthy Eating

    Eat well balanced, nutritious meals. Proper nutrition is always an…

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    12/30/2022

    Serach’s Serenade

    Upon perusing the list of the generations of Jacob found in Genesis chapter…

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    12/30/2022

    Study About the Women in the Bible

    There are many lessons that are to be learned from the women mentioned in…

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    12/29/2022

    The Fast of the Fifth of Tevet

    Aside from Yom Kippur, which is mentioned in the Torah, all the other fasts…

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    12/29/2022

    How Will They Feel?

    In order to avoid traumatic reactions, consider the feelings of those…

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    12/28/2022

    Natural Born Athlete

    In the world of sports, Bobbie Rosenfeld had, what a person might call, the…

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    12/28/2022

    Gifted

    Everyone is endowed with God-given talent. Parents should guide their…

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    12/27/2022

    Can You Be The Tenth?

    That the Hebrew word “minyan” derives from the infinitive “lim’not,” to…

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    12/27/2022

    Make it Count

    Attend synagogue services and help make a minyan since, as the Talmud…

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    12/26/2022

    Painting Our People

    Born on December 26, 1902, in Rahachow, Belarus (in the Pale of…

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    12/26/2022

    Beautiful Home

    Fill your home with Jewish art and Judaica.

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    12/23/2022

    Chanukah and Divine Order

    Chanukah always overlaps with at least one Shabbat (if not two), and since…

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    12/23/2022

    A Special Shabbat

    While welcoming Chanukah by lighting the menorah, and Shabbat and Rosh…

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    12/22/2022

    The Challenge of Fitting In

    The weekly Torah reading of Mikeitz (Genesis 41:1-44:17), which almost…

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    12/22/2022

    Jewish Pride

    Find ways to display how to prioritize your Jewishness this Chanukah.

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    12/21/2022

    Giving Gifts

    “A person who is diligent in lighting Chanukah candles will have children…

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    12/20/2022

    These Lights We Kindle

    While the mitzvah of lighting the menorah is an outward-focused mitzvah –…

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    12/20/2022

    He is Always There

    When reciting Ha’nayrot Halalu after lighting the menorah, remember how God…

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    12/19/2022

    The 25th of Kislev

    It is not uncommon to find that significant events in Jewish history…

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    12/19/2022

    Get Inspired

    Let the holiday of Chanukah be an inspiration to dedicate yourself to…

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