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03/06/2023

Kee Tisah 5783-2023

“The Story of Esther--Making Choices for Jewish Destiny” (updated and…

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03/06/2023

The Four Mitzvot of Purim

This year, Purim will be celebrated beginning this evening, March 6th after…

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03/03/2023

The Most Popular Non-Holiday Event on Jewish Calendars

In honor of tonight's celebration of the 27th annual SHABBAT ACROSS AMERICA…

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03/02/2023

The Fast of Esther

This coming Monday, March 6th, which is the 13th of Adar on the Hebrew…

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03/01/2023

The History Around Purim

The story of Purim takes place at the very end of the era known in Jewish…

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02/28/2023

The Purim Story in Under 300 Words

At the end of a 180-day feast, the King of Persia-Media, Achashverosh,…

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02/27/2023

Tetzaveh 5783-2023

“Keeping the Priests Humble” (updated and revised from Tetzaveh 5764-2004)…

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02/27/2023

Live Long And Prosper

Every “Trekkie” knows that Spock’s Vulcan salutation is accompanied by a…

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02/24/2023

What Wood?

A large portion of the Book of Exodus describes the lengthy instructions…

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02/23/2023

The Founder of the House of Rothschild

The name Rothschild echoes with a sense of wealth and fame. The House of…

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02/22/2023

Humble Bee

February 22nd has been declared “Be Humble Day,” a “holiday” that most…

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02/21/2023

When Adar Begins

The month of Adar begins tonight. About Adar, the twelfth month of the…

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02/20/2023

Terumah 5783-2023

“Identifying the Essentials of Life” (updated and revised from Terumah…

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02/20/2023

Presidents’ Day: The Jews and Martin Van Buren

In 1840, the news of the terrible fate of the Jewish community of Damascus…

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02/17/2023

Random Acts of Kindness

An entire generation of North Americans hear the words “random acts of…

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02/16/2023

Rabbi Israel Salanter and the Mussar Movement

The Mussar movement, the formal study and program of ethical improvement,…

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02/15/2023

Celebrating with a Parade

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

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02/13/2023

Mishpatim 5783-2023

“The Al-mighty’s Concern for the Dignity of the Human Being” (updated and…

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02/13/2023

Thoughts for the Heart

In honor of American Heart Month, and because caring for one’s health is…

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02/10/2023

Jethro’s Tell

Great leaders are often those who are able to accept criticism. It seems to…

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02/09/2023

Oh, My Aching Tooth

On some lists of quaint holidays celebrated in the month of February, today…

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02/08/2023

Martin Buber

I and Thou (Ich und Du), the best-known philosophical work of Martin Buber…

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02/07/2023

On the Wings of Eagles

In parashat Yitro, this week’s Torah portion, God instructs Moses to…

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02/06/2023

Yitro 5783-2023

Yitro 5783-2023 “Why G-d Can Not Share the Limelight” (updated and revised…

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02/06/2023

The Foods of Tu b’Shevat

Today, Jews around the world will celebrate Tu b’Shevat, the new year of…

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02/03/2023

What’s the Complaint?

People always like to complain. It is a fact. Sometimes they have…

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02/02/2023

Blue Laws and the Supreme Court

In honor of the first session of the United States Supreme Court (February…

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02/01/2023

National Freedom Day

Today, February 1st, is both National Freedom Day and the first day of…

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01/31/2023

Your Jewish Life Coach

Do you have a life coach? For those unfamiliar with the term, life coaches…

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01/30/2023

B’shalach 5783-2023

“The Malbim Teaches the Lessons of the Manna” (updated and revised from…

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