Jewish Treats
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10/14/2022
The Great Hoshana
Rosh Hashana is known as the Day of Judgment (Yom Hadin), the day on which…
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10/14/2022
Grab the Opportunity
Perform an extra good deed or mitzvah on Hoshana Rabbah to improve your…
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10/13/2022
Vanity of Vanities
Most people are unknowingly familiar with the beginning of the third…
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10/13/2022
This is the Season
Please click here to study Kohelet over Chol Hamoed Sukkot to keep the joy…
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10/12/2022
Everyone Does the Wave
One of the main mitzvot of the holiday of Sukkot is the waving of the Four…
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10/12/2022
One People
If you have the opportunity to pick up the Four Species together on Sukkot,…
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10/09/2022
Ushpeezin (pronounced Oo’shpee’zin)
During the festival of Sukkot, the sukkah is intended to be our home. For…
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10/09/2022
Welcome Them In
Aside from the Ushpeezin, the seven shepherds of Israel who are welcomed…
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10/07/2022
Build Your Own Sukkah
Webster’s Dictionary defines a Tabernacle as a temporary dwelling, which is…
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10/07/2022
Put it Together
Enhance your celebration of the joyous holiday of Sukkot by building your…
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10/06/2022
The Perfect Species
At this time of the year, Jews around the globe head out in search of the…
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10/06/2022
Time to Shop
Contact your synagogue or local Jewish community center to find a location…
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10/04/2022
The Five Prohibitions of Yom Kippur
“…on the tenth of the month, you shall afflict your souls and do no work at…
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10/04/2022
Signed and Sealed
As you take the necessary steps to prepare for Yom Kippur, NJOP and Jewish…
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10/03/2022
The Book Of Jonah
The Book of Jonah is one of the best known stories in the Bible and is read…
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10/03/2022
God is Everywhere
The Book of Jonah teaches us that one cannot hide from God, and that God is…
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10/02/2022
For The Sins We Committed
One of the main steps in the process of teshuva (repentance) is for a…
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10/02/2022
Reciting Vidui
When confessing sins before God, it is especially important to understand…
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09/30/2022
Whosoever Is Wise
“Return, O Israel, for you have stumbled in your sin” (Hosea 14:2). Let’s…
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09/30/2022
Improve Your Odds
Use this Shabbat, known as Shabbat Shuva, to contemplate how to repent for…
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09/29/2022
Avinu Malkeinu
No prayer so thoroughly captures the Jewish people’s dual relationship with…
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09/29/2022
Our Father, Our King
As described in the beautiful prayer, Avinu Malkeinu, recognize God as both…
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09/28/2022
The Fast of Gedaliah (Tzom Gedaliah)
The Fast of Gedaliah is observed to commemorate the assassination of…
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09/28/2022
We Can Do Better
The tragedy of the murder of Gedaliah, for which Jews fast today, was a…
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09/25/2022
Tashlich
The popular Rosh Hashana tashlich ritual is a tradition that is dear…
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09/25/2022
With Best Wishes
On behalf of NJOP, Jewish Treats would like to wish all of our readers…
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09/23/2022
The Three T’s
On Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur we declare: “Repentance, prayer and charity…
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09/23/2022
Improve Your Odds
Engaging in repentance, prayer and charity improves our chances of being…
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09/22/2022
Birthday of the World
According to Jewish tradition, this Sunday night, when Rosh Hashana begins,…
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09/22/2022
The Awesome View
Look around you to gain a sense of appreciation for the magnificent details…
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