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12/06/2023

These Lights We Kindle

While the mitzvah of lighting the menorah is an outward-focused mitzvah –…

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12/04/2023

Vayeishev 5784-2023

Urgent message: Given the most challenging situation in Israel at this…

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12/04/2023

The Story of Chanukah

Around the year 167 B.C.E., the Syrian-Greek rulers of Judea tried to force…

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12/01/2023

Diplomacy, Prayer, Action

As every diplomat knows, there is a time to talk, a time to pray and a time…

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11/30/2023

Jews in Mississippi

In honor of "National Mississippi Day," Jewish Treats is proud to share a…

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11/29/2023

Rachel’s Tomb?

Kever Rochel, the Tomb of Rachel, in Bethlehem is considered to be the…

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11/28/2023

Albania and the Jews

Albania, which today marks its Independence Day, is a small Balkan country…

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11/27/2023

Vayishlach 5784-2023

Urgent message: Given the most challenging situation in Israel at this…

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11/27/2023

On One Foot

Jewish Treats was asked to summarize the Jewish faith in one tweet. For…

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11/24/2023

Leah’s Story

On the morning after Jacob was to marry Rachel, he woke to find that his…

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11/23/2023

The Bird of Thanks

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

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11/22/2023

The Thanksgiving Synagogue Service

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

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11/21/2023

World Hello Day

In 1973, Brian and Michael McCormack created "World Hello Day" as a…

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11/20/2023

Vayeitzei 5784-2023

Urgent message: Given the most challenging situation in Israel at this…

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11/20/2023

Bostoner

Boston is a famous and historic American city, with a rich early American…

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11/17/2023

Isaac, Son of Abraham

Born to aged parents (Sarah was 90, Abraham was 100), Isaac was Abraham’s…

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11/16/2023

A Diplomat to Romania

In July 1944, it was announced that a new Liberty ship under construction…

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11/15/2023

What Are Tefillin?

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

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11/14/2023

Jewish Work in Diabetes

Today is World Diabetes Day. Not so long ago, diabetes was often thought of…

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11/13/2023

Toledot 5784-2023

Urgent message: Given the most challenging situation in Israel at this…

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11/10/2023

The Three Mitzvot of Sarah

Jokes about dominant Jewish mothers are abundant and frequent. Perhaps this…

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11/09/2023

Kristallnacht

Kristallnacht, literally the Night of Crystal, but generally translated as…

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11/08/2023

Hail the Holy Pomegranate

The pomegranate is a funny sort of fruit. Rather than eating the flesh and…

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11/07/2023

North Star State’s First Jewish Senator

Rudolph Ely Boschwitz was born on November 7, 1930, in Berlin, Germany to…

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11/06/2023

Chayei Sarah 5784-2023

Urgent message: Given the most challenging situation in Israel at this…

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11/06/2023

Spiritual Compass

Today, November 6th, is yet another odd, seemingly random, holiday that has…

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11/03/2023

Keeping Ethical

Pirkei Avot is commonly translated as "Ethics of Our Fathers" because many…

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11/02/2023

The Jews of Panama

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

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11/01/2023

Three Steps Forward, Three Steps Back

While Jewish prayer has many aspects that are introspective, prayer is also…

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10/31/2023

His Tricks Were Quite a Treat

It is commonly acknowledged that the magician and escape artist Harry…

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