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04/17/2024
Setting the Seder Table
Before beginning the seder this coming Monday night, it is important to…
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04/16/2024
Four Cups of Wine
Like almost all festival meals, the Passover seder begins with Kiddush, the…
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04/15/2024
Metzorah 5784-2024
Urgent message: It’s hard to believe that more than six months have passed…
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04/12/2024
Asking for Prayers
People “network” for many different reasons. Some people use networking to…
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04/11/2024
A Wellspring of Technology
If you follow @JewishTweets or are a Facebook follower of Jewish Treats,…
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04/10/2024
Good Fences Make Good Neighbors?
The term “ghetto” has a sad connotation in Jewish history and a very…
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04/09/2024
Oh My Gosh! Passover Is Coming!
It’s our wake-up call. As today is Rosh Chodesh Nissan, the first day of…
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04/08/2024
Tazria 5784-2024
Urgent message: It’s hard to believe that more than six months have passed…
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04/05/2024
Death at the Inauguration
The story of the eldest sons of Aaron is a tragic tale that is described in…
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04/04/2024
Parasha of The Month
This Shabbat we will read Parashat HaChodesh, the Sabbath of “the Month.”…
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04/03/2024
A Twentieth Century Jewish Poet
In honor of National Poetry Month, which is April, Jewish Treats presents a…
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04/02/2024
The Other Hand Washing
It’s been a lovely meal, from the fresh-baked French bread to the sinful…
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04/01/2024
Shemini 5784-2024
“Those Remarkable Dietary Laws” (updated and revised from Shemini…
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04/01/2024
Jokes On Us
“Knock, knock” “Who’s there?” “Jewish” “Jewish who?” “Jewish Treats” ….Ok,…
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03/29/2024
How Now, Red Cow
Every year, on the first or second Shabbat following Purim, a special…
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03/28/2024
Opening Day!
In honor of Opening Day for all of Major League’s Baseball teams today,…
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03/27/2024
Breslov
Jewish Treats is pleased to share the oft-quoted words of Rabbi Nachman of…
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03/26/2024
Navy Man
Jewish Treats presents a biography of Uriah P. Levy, the U.S.’s first…
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03/25/2024
Tzav 5784-2024
“Do Sacrifices Have Any Relevance for Us Today?” (updated and revised from…
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03/25/2024
Purim Again?
Unique to the Jewish calendar, the festival of Purim is actually observed…
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03/24/2024
Who Was Mordechai?
There are some people in this world who always seem to be right in the…
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03/22/2024
The Sabbath of Remembering
This Shabbat is Shabbat Parashat Zachor, the Sabbath of Remembering. The…
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03/21/2024
The Four Mitzvot of Purim
This year, Purim will be celebrated beginning Saturday evening, March 23rd,…
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03/20/2024
The Fast of Esther
The Fast of Esther will be observed tomorrow, March 21st which coincides…
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03/19/2024
The History Around Purim
The story of Purim takes place at the very end of the era known in Jewish…
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03/18/2024
Vayikra 5784-2024
“Parashat Zachor: 'Hating as a Mitzvah'" (updated and revised from Vayikra…
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03/18/2024
The Purim Story in Under 300 Words
At the end of an 180-day feast, Achashverosh, the King of Persia-Media,…
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03/15/2024
In-House Audit
Reading news reports about financial misconduct should definitely be…
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03/14/2024
Finally Buried
On the 4th of Adar 1307, corresponding to today’s Hebrew date, the Maharam…
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03/13/2024
The Origins of Formal Jewish Education in the United States
Today, thankfully, there are hundreds of Jewish elementary schools in the…
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