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12/26/2022

Painting Our People

Born on December 26, 1902, in Rahachow, Belarus (in the Pale of…

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12/22/2022

The Challenge of Fitting In

The weekly Torah reading of Mikeitz (Genesis 41:1-44:17), which almost…

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12/21/2022

Giving Gifts

“A person who is diligent in lighting Chanukah candles will have children…

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12/20/2022

These Lights We Kindle

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

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12/19/2022

Mikeitz 5783-2022

“In Those Days, in These Times” (updated and revised from Mikeitz…

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12/16/2022

Joseph, Son of Jacob

The story of Jacob’s eleventh son is a tale of epic proportion. The…

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12/15/2022

Chanukah Yum

While Jewish holidays are often known for their food, most of these foods…

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12/14/2022

Chanukah: What’s the Mitzvah?

Here’s a quiz: What is the primary mitzvah of Chanukah? a) Eating latkes…

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12/12/2022

Vayeishev 5783-2022

“The Two Sides of Joseph” (updated and revised from Vayeishev 5764-2003)…

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12/12/2022

Lancaster Jews

Many people do not realize that Lancaster, Pennsylvania, home to the famous…

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12/09/2022

Dinah, The Daughter of Jacob

Dinah, the seventh and youngest child of Leah and Jacob, was born the same…

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12/08/2022

The Story of Chanukah

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

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12/07/2022

A Day That Will Live in Infamy

In one of the 20th century’s most memorable and impactful speeches, U.S.…

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12/06/2022

Tooning Machines

There are not many people whose names appear as a dictionary entry, and…

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12/05/2022

Vayishlach 5783-2022

“We Can Forgive the Arabs for Killing Our Children...” (updated and revised…

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12/05/2022

This Tomato Was Grown Where?

The view of Judaism is that humankind has the unique ability to synthesize…

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12/02/2022

Mother Rachel

The patriarch Jacob had four wives (all at the same time): Leah and Rachel…

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12/01/2022

Jews in the Land of Lincoln

The first known Jewish resident of what is now the state of Illinois was…

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11/29/2022

All-American Giver

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

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11/28/2022

Vayeitzei 5783-2022

“The Transformation of Jacob” (updated and revised from Vayeitzei…

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11/28/2022

You Border on the Adriatic

For many Americans, knowledge of Albania may derive from a famous scene in…

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11/25/2022

Can You Say A Little Prayer For Me?

It states in the Talmud, “Rabbi Pinchas ben Hama gave the following…

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11/24/2022

The Thanksgiving Synagogue Service

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

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11/22/2022

The Bird of Thanks

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

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11/21/2022

Toledot 5783-2022

“The Deeds of the Fathers are Signposts for the Children” (updated and…

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11/21/2022

World Hello Day

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

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11/18/2022

Placing A Veil

One of the most beautiful customs of a traditional Ashkenazi wedding is the…

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11/16/2022

A History of the Jews of Morocco

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

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11/15/2022

A Diplomat to Romania

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

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11/14/2022

Chayei Sarah 5783-2022

“The Torah’s Recipe for Finding a Proper Mate” (updated and revised from…

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