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01/30/2023

History for Everyone

Barbara Tuchman, born January 30, 1912, never earned a doctorate in…

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01/27/2023

International Holocaust Memorial Day

Speak of the Holocaust, and the first word that many think of is Auschwitz.…

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01/26/2023

Before Michigan

The foundations of Michigan’s Jewish community were laid by the German Jews…

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01/25/2023

Under Cover of Darkness

Of the ten plagues that devastated the land of Egypt, the plague of…

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01/24/2023

Seek Out The Positive

An ethical dilemma: A close friend confides in you that he/she recently…

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01/23/2023

Bo 5783-2023

“The Subtle Secrets of the 10 Plagues” (updated and revised from Bo…

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01/23/2023

Calligraphy

In honor of National Handwriting Day, which is today, Jewish Treats…

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01/20/2023

They Make Us Laugh

When the hit comedy Funny People was released in movie theaters (2009), it…

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01/19/2023

Justice and Ambassador

On August 8, 1908, Rebecca and Joseph Goldberg were blessed with their…

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01/18/2023

Book Respect

Because of the centrality of the Torah in Jewish life, the Jewish people…

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01/17/2023

Touching the Equation

Imagine having a passion for mathematics but lacking the language to…

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01/16/2023

Va’eira 5783-2023

“The Exodus--A ‘Primitive’ Story with Revolutionary Implications” (updated…

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01/16/2023

Honoring King

“The Hebrew prophets belong to all people because their concepts of justice…

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01/13/2023

The Challenge of a Cup of Tea

How do you make a cup of tea? Seems like a silly question, doesn’t it? Tea…

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01/12/2023

Skeptic Questioning

Tomorrow, January 13th, is National Skeptics Day, a day that encourages…

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01/11/2023

Insights into the Burning Bush

The release several years ago of the motion picture Exodus: Gods and Kings…

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01/10/2023

Blessed Is He Who Makes Strange Creatures

An individual might not think that Jewish Treats would have much to say…

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01/09/2023

Shemot 5783-2023

“The Making of a Concerned Jewish Leader” (updated and revised from Shemot…

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01/09/2023

A National Poet

Chaim Nahman Bialik (born January 9, 1873) was an Israeli national icon who…

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01/06/2023

Twice To The Grave?

What happens when a final "resting place" isn’t so final? In our modern era…

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01/05/2023

Blood is Life

January has been labeled National Blood Donor Month, making it an ideal…

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01/04/2023

Humiliation Day

In an effort to make the calendar more interesting, there are many days on…

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01/03/2023

The Tenth of Tevet, Asarah b’Tevet

And it was in the ninth year of [King Zeddekiah’s] reign, in the tenth…

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01/02/2023

A Kosher Buffet

While it seems a bit counterintuitive to have a day celebrating abundant…

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01/01/2023

Vayechi 5783-2022

“How Important is Timing?” (updated and revised from Vayechi 5763-2002) by,…

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12/30/2022

Serach’s Serenade

Upon perusing the list of the generations of Jacob found in Genesis chapter…

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12/29/2022

The Fast of the Fifth of Tevet

Aside from Yom Kippur, which is mentioned in the Torah, all the other fasts…

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12/28/2022

Natural Born Athlete

In the world of sports, Bobbie Rosenfeld had, what a person might call, the…

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12/27/2022

Can You Be The Tenth?

That the Hebrew word “minyan” derives from the infinitive “lim’not,” to…

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12/26/2022

Vayigash 5783-2022

“Joseph Reveals Himself to His Brothers: The Triumph of Jewish Identity”…

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