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    09/21/2020

    Avinu Malkeinu

    No prayer so thoroughly captures the Jewish people’s dual relationship with…

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    09/21/2020

    Our Father, Our King

    Seize the opportunity to approach God in prayer recognizing the dual nature…

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    09/18/2020

    Remembering the Akeidah

    In neither of the two Torah references to the holiday of Rosh Hashana…

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    09/18/2020

    With Best Wishes

    On behalf of NJOP, Jewish Treats would like to wish all of our fans and…

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    09/17/2020

    Holiday Greetings

    The standard pre-Rosh Hashana greeting of “K’tiva v’chatima tova” ("May you…

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    09/17/2020

    Send Your Best

    Be sure to wish family and friends, "l'shana tova tikateivu," may you be…

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    09/16/2020

    Symbolic Foods

    Since Rosh Hashana is the Day of Judgment, it is customary to eat simanim,*…

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    09/16/2020

    Prepare Ahead

    Purchase special foods in order to enjoy the simanim, the foods with…

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    09/15/2020

    Yente the Yiddish Writer

    Yiddish literature entered its modern era in the 1860s, when Jewish writers…

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    09/15/2020

    Appreciate Yiddish Culture

    Whether attending Yiddish theater or reading Yiddish writings, there is…

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    09/14/2020

    Sir “The Jew”

    The first Jew to be knighted by a monarch of England was not himself…

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    09/11/2020

    Honoring 9/11

    Today is the 19th anniversary of the devastating attack on the World Trade…

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    09/11/2020

    Remember 9/11

    Spend some time today remembering the heroism and selfless actions of so…

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    09/10/2020

    The Jewish Ghost Town of Utah

    As a dry wind blows across the dusty plains just south of Gunnison, Utah, a…

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    09/10/2020

    Travel with a Jewish Twist

    When traveling, find out if there is, or was, a Jewish community at your…

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    09/09/2020

    A Phoenix in Bnei Brak

    Fifty years ago, on September 3, 1969, corresponding to the 20th of Elul,…

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    09/09/2020

    For the Love of Torah

    Learn more about how the Ponevezh Yeshiva was built in B'nai Brak, Israel…

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    09/08/2020

    Literacy

    Today, September 8th, is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and…

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    09/08/2020

    People of the Book

    Instill within your family a sense of the importance for Jewish education,…

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    09/07/2020

    Labor, Technology and the Torah

    Labor celebrations have taken place throughout North America since the…

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    09/07/2020

    Respect for Workers

    Study the Torah's laws of the proper treatment of workers to better…

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    09/04/2020

    Potential Energy

    Parashat Kee Tavo begins by juxtaposing two important agricultural laws.…

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    09/04/2020

    Prepare For Shabbat

    One who yearns for, and prepares for Shabbat all week by purchasing special…

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    09/03/2020

    Coming of Age

    The assumption that every Jewish adult has had a Bar/Bat Mitzvah…

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    09/03/2020

    Making Mitzvot Count

    Inspire your child who will soon become a Bar/Bat Mitzvah to recognize the…

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    09/02/2020

    Three Times Strong

    One of the beautiful aspects of Jewish living is that it often strives to…

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    09/02/2020

    Three Times the Charm

    To more fully appreciate the consequences of doing something three times…

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    09/01/2020

    Your Jewish Life Coach

    Do you have a life coach? For those unfamiliar with the term, life coaches…

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    09/01/2020

    Your Rabbi

    Follow the dictate of Ethics of our Fathers and find a rabbi who can…

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    08/31/2020

    Happy Birthday Maestro!

    Not too many people can claim to have entertained the Queen of England,…

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