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June 18, 2021

World Sauntering Day

In Jewish life there is great admiration for a character trait known as…

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June 17, 2021

Eat Your Vegetables

In Pirkei Avot (Ethics of the Fathers 3:21), the sages declare that without…

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June 16, 2021

The Disputation of Paris

The month of June in the year 1240 C.E. was not a good time for the Jews of…

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June 14, 2021

Chukat 5781-2021

“The Paradox of the Red Heifer” (updated and revised from Chukat-Balak…

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June 14, 2021

Making it Transfusable

Today is World Blood Day, and Jewish Treats takes a brief look at the…

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June 11, 2021

It’s Not About The Status

In many, if not most, Jewish parables, the righteous and scholarly are…

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June 10, 2021

The Might of the Pen

The fact that today is “National Ballpoint Pen Day” offers Jewish Treats…

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June 9, 2021

Latrun: Battles for the Hilltop

Today, the hilltop of Latrun, just 15 kilometers west of Jerusalem, is a…

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June 8, 2021

The Great Sea Monster

In honor of World Ocean Day, we present a treat about the Great Sea…

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June 7, 2021

Korach 5781-2021

Korach 5781-2021 “The Origin of the ‘Big Lie’” (updated and revised from…

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June 7, 2021

Shakespeare’s Jew

From 1290 until the 1650s, Jews were not permitted to settle in England.…

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June 4, 2021

Who Was Rabbi Akiva?

Akiva ben Yosef was once an ignorant and illiterate shepherd. So poor and…

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June 3, 2021

Why Were Scouts of the Promised Land Needed?

The most devastating punishment meted out by God in the Torah is described…

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June 2, 2021

You Say It’s Your Birthday

January, March, June or November (or any of the other months not listed).…

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June 1, 2021

Rabbi Shimon ben Gamliel

The death of Rabbi Shimon ben Gamliel, which occurred in 70 CE, on 20…

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May 31, 2021

Memorial to a Brave Soldier

David Rosenkrantz is one of the many unsung heroes whose lives, cut short…

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May 30, 2021

Shelach 5781-2021

“What’s in a Name?” (updated and revised from Shelach 5762-2002) by, Rabbi…

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May 28, 2021

Lighting The Way To Peace

The very last act performed before bringing Shabbat into the home is the…

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May 27, 2021

Israeli-German Relations

On May 13, 1965, Israel officially established diplomatic relations with…

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May 25, 2021

Cooked Wine

Among the discussions of the many details of Jewish life recorded in the…

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May 24, 2021

B’ha’a’lot’cha 5781-2021

“Is This What the Torah Predicted?” (updated and revised from…

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May 24, 2021

The Charleston Synagogue(s)

Charleston, South Carolina is home to one of the oldest Jewish communities…

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May 20, 2021

Telephone, Gramaphone, Helicopter…Emile Berliner

Emile Berliner (May 20, 1851 – August 3, 1929) came to America to avoid…

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May 19, 2021

The First Jewish Museum

According to most internet calendars, yesterday, May 18, 2021, was…

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May 17, 2021

Naso 5781-2021

“The Challenge of the Priestly Blessings” (updated and revised from Naso…

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May 14, 2021

Preparing for the Torah

Shortly after the Israelites encamped at the base of Mount Sinai, they…

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May 13, 2021

The Feast of Weeks

Shavuot, which we begin celebrating this Sunday night (May 16, 2021), is…

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May 12, 2021

Thank You Nurses

Today, May 12th, is International Nurses Day, and so, Jewish Treats honors…

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May 11, 2021

Berlin’s Hildesheimer Rabbinical Seminary

On May 11, 1820, a child was born in Prussia who would, as a grown man,…

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May 10, 2021

Bamidbar 5781-2021

“Counting on the People of Israel" (updated and revised from Bamidbar…

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