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08/30/2024
Rabbi Shmuel Salant
On the 29th of Av, 1909, Rabbi Shmuel Salant, Jerusalem’s Ashkenazi Chief…
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08/28/2024
National Bow Tie Day
Today is Bow Tie Day, which is celebrated annually on August 28th. The bow…
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08/27/2024
What Goes Around, Comes Around
Is there any truth to the popular statement, “What goes around, comes…
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08/26/2024
Using A Live Virus
Mention the polio vaccine and most people think of Jonas Salk. The fact is,…
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08/24/2024
Re’eh 5784-2024
“Adding or Subtracting” (updated and revised from Re’eh 5766-2006) by Rabbi…
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08/23/2024
Minsk, Pinsk and Dvinsk
Dvinsk, also known as Daugavpils or Duenaburg, is Latvia’s second largest…
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08/22/2024
Kindness to Animals
Animals are among the most important “educational tools” that God provided…
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08/21/2024
Honor The “Hoary Head”
Senior Citizen Day, an annual event observed on August 21st, is a day meant…
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08/20/2024
Educating American Girls
When Vichna Kaplan (1913–1986) arrived in America in 1937, her experiences…
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08/19/2024
No Holiday as Joyous
Tu b’Av (The Fifteenth of Av), which is today, is no longer the well-known…
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08/18/2024
Eikev 5784-2024
“Understanding Birkat Hamazon, the Grace After Meals” (updated and revised…
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08/16/2024
A Whispered Line
The Shema is both a prayer and a statement of the most fundamental aspect…
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08/15/2024
Sir Moses Montefiore
Sir Moses Montefiore (1784-1885) had an extraordinary impact on the world.…
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08/13/2024
Cover Your Ears
The Talmud, in tractate Yoma 9B states that the Second Temple was destroyed…
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08/12/2024
Va’etchanan 5784-2024
“The Jewish Attitude Toward Intermarriage” (updated and revised from…
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08/12/2024
The Book of Lamentations
On Tisha b’Av, the ninth of Av, one of the ways that the Jewish people…
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08/09/2024
Shabbat Chazon
This Shabbat is known as Shabbat Chazon, the Sabbath of the Vision…
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08/08/2024
Justice and Ambassador
On August 8, 1908, Rebecca and Joseph Goldberg were blessed with their…
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08/07/2024
Tisha b’Av
This coming Monday night at sunset, the saddest day on the Jewish calendar…
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08/06/2024
Mourning Jerusalem I: A Brief History of the First Temple
Next Monday night and Tuesday (August 12th and 13th), Jews the world over…
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08/05/2024
Devarim 5784-2024
“The Book of Deuteronomy-Mishneh Torah and the Purpose of Repetition”…
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08/02/2024
Herzl’s Vision of Haifa
International air travel, especially in recent years, can be frustrating,…
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08/01/2024
Best Seller
For a high school dropout who failed English three times, Leon Uris had an…
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07/31/2024
Immersing the Vessels
When shopping for common kitchen items, a person typically does not ask the…
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07/30/2024
An Extraordinary Run
With the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in full swing, NJOP shares the story…
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07/29/2024
Matot-Masei 5784-2024
“Taking a Stand Against the Banality of Evil” (updated and revised from…
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07/29/2024
A Woman in Charge
Mizrachi Women’s Organization of America - MWOA (known today as AMIT-…
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07/26/2024
Rewarded
At the time that God appointed Aaron to be the High Priest and instructed…
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07/25/2024
Jewish Judo
With the summer Olympics set to begin in Paris, Jewish Treats takes a look…
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07/24/2024
The Hebrew University
Since its first official overseas program in 1955, the Hebrew University in…
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