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06/18/2025

Spying, Take Two

The Book of Joshua begins with God appearing to Joshua, Moses’ prime…

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06/17/2025

The Disputation of Paris

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

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06/16/2025

Shelach 5785-2025

“Who was Caleb?” (updated and revised from Shelach 5766-2006) by Rabbi…

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06/16/2025

Heading to the Catskills

As the summer holiday season begins, Jewish Treats presents a…

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06/15/2025

The Importance of Dad

In honor of Father's Day, Jewish Treats presents this classic Treat on the…

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06/13/2025

The Importance of Flag Day

Tomorrow, June 14th is celebrated as Flag Day throughout the United States.…

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06/12/2025

Making it Transfusable

In 1901, Karl Landsteiner (June 14, 1868–June 26, 1943) who was born Jewish…

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06/11/2025

Anomalies and Interpretations

The writing of a Torah scroll is an incredibly intricate process. To write…

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06/10/2025

The Might of the Pen

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

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06/09/2025

Latrun: Battles for the Hilltop

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

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06/08/2025

B’ha’a’lot’cha 5785-2025

“With G-d as our Guide” (updated and revised from B’ha’a’lot’cha……

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06/06/2025

Keeping Ethical

Pirkei Avot is commonly translated as “Ethics of the Fathers” because many…

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06/05/2025

The Jews’ Hospital of New York

Healthcare is a topic that is frequently in the news these days, and is a…

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06/04/2025

Equal Tribes

Each of the twelve tribes of Israel descended from one of Jacob’s twelve…

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05/31/2025

Naso 5785-2025

“A Lesson from the N’seeim--the Tribal Leaders” (updated and revised from…

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05/31/2025

Shavuot 5785-2025

“Appreciating Shavuot” (updated and revised from Shavuot 5766-2006) by…

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05/30/2025

Preparing for the Torah

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

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05/29/2025

Cheesecake At Midnight

The holiday of Shavuot has three well-known, and well-loved, customs:…

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05/28/2025

The Book of Ruth

Ruth was the Moabite wife of Machlon, one of the two sons of Elimelech and…

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05/27/2025

Feast of Weeks

Shavuot, which we begin celebrating next Sunday night (June 1st), is the…

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05/26/2025

A Memorial to a Brave Soldier

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

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05/25/2025

Bamidbar 5785-2025

“Valuable Insights from the Priestly Logistics” (Updated and revised from…

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05/25/2025

Lions and Jerusalem Day

The original city of Jerusalem, conquered by King David from the Jebusites,…

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05/23/2025

Western Wall History

The Western (or Wailing*) Wall, also referred to in Israel as Hakotel…

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05/22/2025

Rav Saadia Gaon

Rabbi Saadia ben Joseph, known by the appellation Rav Saadia Gaon (Gaon,…

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05/21/2025

Take a Sabbatical

It is interesting to note that the two most common professions which offer…

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05/20/2025

Telephone, Gramaphone, Helicopter…Emile Berliner

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

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05/19/2025

Behar-Bechukotai 5785-2025

“The Economics of Torah” (updated and revised from Behar-Bechukotai…

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05/19/2025

The Battle of Kibbutz Yad Mordechai

At the time of the declaration of the State of Israel (May 14, 1948),…

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05/16/2025

Don’t Shame The Name

The concept of “Chilul Hashem,” desecration of God’s name is first…

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