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November 27, 2020

Naphtali, Son of Jacob

After four years of marriage and desperate to have a child, Rachel gave her…

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November 26, 2020

The Thanksgiving Synagogue Service

While Thanksgiving is most certainly an American festival of gratitude, its…

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November 25, 2020

Before They Knew Viral

Martha Wollstein, whose parents were Jewish immigrants from Germany, began…

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November 24, 2020

The Second President

Yitzchak Ben-Zvi, the second President of the State of Israel, was born on…

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November 23, 2020

The Bird of Thanks

On Thanksgiving day, it is customary in the United States to eat a turkey…

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November 20, 2020

The Longest 250 Miles: Sadat’s Bold Flight

Imagine America’s foremost enemy addressing a joint session of Congress?…

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November 19, 2020

First On The Court

Born in 1856, in Louisville, Kentucky, Louis Dembitz Brandeis was the child…

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November 18, 2020

A Historical Overview of Jews in Morocco

Jews have lived in Morocco for thousands of years. Jewish nomadic tribes…

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November 16, 2020

Writers in a Terrible Place

“The Day of the Imprisoned Writer” (November 15th) was established by PEN…

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November 13, 2020

Kindness Day

While giving charity (tzedakah) is an act of kindness (chesed), acts of…

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November 12, 2020

The Little Terror

While some athletes are known to be Jewish only because of their…

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November 9, 2020

Chayei Sarah 5781-2020

“The Personality of Isaac: The Passive Patriarch” (updated and revised from…

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November 9, 2020

Celebrating with a Parade

Name a Jewish celebration, that is not a wedding, but includes a chuppah,…

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November 5, 2020

Picking Up Pigskin

The Jewish dietary laws prohibit Jews from eating any food products derived…

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November 3, 2020

The Jews of Panama

The history of the Jews in Panama is similar to Jewish history in other…

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November 2, 2020

The First Inquisition

Although it was not the first Inquisition, the Spanish Inquisition* was…

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November 2, 2020

Vayeira 5781-2020

“Mount Moriah: Building for the Future through Love” (updated and revised…

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October 30, 2020

The World To Come

“This world is like the eve of Shabbat, and Olam Habah (the World to Come)…

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October 29, 2020

National Hermit Day

Judaism is not known for encouraging asceticism. While the Torah commands…

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October 28, 2020

Dear Yenta: The Matchmaker (Shadchan)

With the widespread proliferation of internet dating sites such as…

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October 26, 2020

Lech Lecha 5781-2020

“Lot, Nephew of Abram: The Promise and the Tragedy” (updated and revised…

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October 26, 2020

Yonah of Geronah

It is a fact of history that students have frequently been at the center of…

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October 23, 2020

The First Pitch

Parashat Noah begins by describing the famous teivah, or ark, that God…

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October 22, 2020

Military Trappings

On October 22, 1973, the tenuous ceasefire between the Israelis and the…

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October 21, 2020

All-American Giver

Mervin Pregulman earned his initial fame as a college football star, but…

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October 20, 2020

White Papers

For those who have studied the history of the return of the Jewish people…

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October 19, 2020

Berlin’s Hildesheimer Rabbinical Seminary

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

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October 18, 2020

Noah 5781-2020

“Noah: The Man Who Brings Comfort to the World” (updated and revised from…

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October 16, 2020

Connecting the Words

In honor of “Dictionary Day,” Jewish Treats looks at a renowned Jewish…

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October 15, 2020

A Memorial in the United States

When the cornerstone for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum was…

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