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02/21/2025

Judge Fairly

The Sixth Amendment in the United States’ Bill of Rights (requiring a…

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02/20/2025

Judaism at the Barber

On February 20, 1816, Rossini’s classic opera, The Barber of Seville,…

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02/19/2025

Rabbi Israel Salanter and the Mussar Movement

The Mussar movement, the formal study and program of ethical improvement,…

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02/18/2025

Mishpatim 5785-2025

“We will Do and We will Obey” (updated and revised from Mishpatim…

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02/17/2025

The Jews and Martin Van Buren

In honor of President's Day, today's Jewish Treat shares the tale of how…

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02/14/2025

Jethro’s Tell

Great leaders are often those who are able to accept criticism. It seems to…

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02/13/2025

Tu b’Shevat

While it may seem as if winter has just begun, it may be a good time to…

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02/12/2025

Penny Lane

“Lost Penny Day,” which is today, coincides with the February 12th birthday…

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02/11/2025

The Reluctant Rabbi

Rabbi Sholom Mordechai Schwadron (1835-1911) learned modesty and dedication…

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02/10/2025

Yitro 5785-2025

“Sanctify Them, Today and Tomorrow” (updated and revised from Yitro…

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02/10/2025

Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, which is famous for its month-long resistance…

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02/06/2025

History for Everyone

Barbara Tuchman (née Wertheim), born January 30, 1912, never earned a…

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02/05/2025

Mitzvah With A Shovel

The Jewish customs surrounding death, burial and mourning are intended to…

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02/04/2025

Thoughts for the Heart

In honor of American Heart Month, and because caring for your own health is…

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02/03/2025

B’shalach 5785-2025

“The Bones of Joseph” (updated and revised from B’shalach 5766-2006) by…

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02/03/2025

A Jewish Income Tax

On February 3, 1913, the Sixteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was…

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01/31/2025

What Are Tefillin?

The common translation of tefillin is “phylacteries,” which is a Greek word…

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01/30/2025

Baba Sali

Although it is not uncommon for Jewish sages to be known by a pseudonym,…

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01/29/2025

This From Kansas

The majority of the territory of what is now the state of Kansas was…

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01/28/2025

Jonas Phillips

A few weeks after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the…

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01/27/2025

Bo 5785-2025

“Opening their Hearts, so they can Hear” (updated and revised from Bo…

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01/27/2025

International Holocaust Memorial Day

Speak of the Holocaust and the first word that many think of is Auschwitz.…

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01/24/2025

Couldn’t Hear The Hope

“Don’t worry, it will get easier. Don’t worry, I’m sure things will get…

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01/23/2025

Before Michigan

The foundations of Michigan’s Jewish community were laid by the German Jews…

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01/21/2025

Australian Pride

Among the Australian Jewish community, Sir Isaac Isaacs (1855-1948) was a…

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01/20/2025

Va’eira 5785-2025

“Teaching a New Reality About Divine Power Through the Ten Plagues”…

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01/20/2025

Inauguration Oil

Elected U.S. presidents are inaugurated on January 20th. But, it wasn’t…

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01/17/2025

Insights into the Burning Bush

The release several years ago of the motion picture Exodus: Gods and Kings…

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01/16/2025

Writing a Law For Freedom

Thomas Jefferson is renowned for being the author of the Declaration of…

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01/15/2025

Watch Your Language

Once upon a time in American culture, defiant children who uttered certain…

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