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06/28/2023

The Truth About Mitzvot

It is recorded in the Midrash Rabbah that Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai was…

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06/27/2023

Operation Thunderbolt

When Air France Flight 139 left the Tel Aviv airport on the afternoon of…

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06/26/2023

Chukat-Balak 5783-2023

"How to Market G-d!" (updated and revised from Chukat-Balak 5763-2003) by…

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06/26/2023

Making it Transfusable

In 1901, Karl Landsteiner (June 14, 1868–June 26, 1943) discovered that…

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06/23/2023

Serving the Public

As proclaimed by the United Nations, June 23rd is “Public Service Day.” In…

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06/22/2023

On the Canadian Prairie

Thirty-three years old at the time of his immigration, Grodno-born Rabbi…

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06/21/2023

A Trap of Wealth

If I were a rich man…The most important men in town will come to fawn on…

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06/20/2023

Ice Cream Soda Day

With the summer solstice arriving tomorrow, let us contemplate one of…

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06/19/2023

Korach 5783-2023

"The Power of Strife" (updated and revised from Korach 5764-2004) by Rabbi…

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06/19/2023

What A Player

Today marks 177 years since the first official game of baseball was played…

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06/18/2023

The Importance of Dad

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

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06/16/2023

Oh, Evil Tongue

“Come and see how great the power of an evil tongue is! Whence do we know…

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06/14/2023

The Importance of Flag Day

Today is celebrated as “Flag Day” throughout the United States. On this day…

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06/13/2023

Bnei Brak – A Unique City

In Israel, there are any number of towns that identify themselves as…

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06/12/2023

Shelach 5783-2023

"Where Did the Scouts Go Wrong?" (updated and revised from Shelach…

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06/12/2023

Falafel Day

What tasty food is made out of crushed chickpeas, often served with salads,…

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06/09/2023

Top of the Class

Among the scholars quoted in Pirkei Avot/Ethics of the Fathers, are…

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06/08/2023

The Great Sea Monster

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

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06/07/2023

Sustenance and Beauty

Cosmetics have been a part of civilization since…well, research cannot…

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06/06/2023

A Tale of Texas

In 1968, the State of Texas decided to honor the deeds of Jacob Raphael De…

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06/05/2023

B’ha’alot’cha 5783-2023

"Searching for Eldad and Medad" (updated and revised from B'ha'a'lot'cha…

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06/05/2023

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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06/02/2023

You Say it’s Your Birthday

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

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06/01/2023

First on the Court

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

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05/31/2023

Kissing the Mezuzah

A person might easily think of the mitzvah of mezuzah as a passive mitzvah.…

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05/30/2023

Naso 5783-2023

“Our Brother, Our Sister--the Proselyte” (updated and revised from Naso…

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05/30/2023

Jewish Matchmaking

“Matchmaker, matchmaker / Look through your book / And make me a perfect…

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05/29/2023

A Memorial to a Brave Soldier

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

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05/25/2023

The Book of Ruth

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

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05/24/2023

Preparing for the Torah

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

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