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07/23/2024

Smashing the Tablets

The sages declare that five tragedies occurred on the Seventeenth of…

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07/22/2024

Pinchas 5784-2024

"Whatever Became of the Sons of Korach” (updated and revised from Pinchas…

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07/22/2024

Chosen To Write

In Genesis 32, Jacob wrestled with an angel and emerged with a new name,…

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07/19/2024

Written for Their Sons

Imagine traveling forward 500 years in time and discovering multitudes of…

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07/18/2024

Get Out

The history of the Jews in Europe can almost be read as a timeline of…

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07/17/2024

A Day to Firgun

In the age of the internet there seem to be an incredible number of new…

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07/15/2024

Balak 5784-2024

“Bilaam, Prophet to the Nations” (updated and revised from Balak……

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07/15/2024

Gummi Worms, Gelatin and Jews

Today is Gummi Worm Day, celebrating the popular sweet and sour candy,…

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07/12/2024

Miraculous Water

Human beings have several basic needs: food, water and protection from the…

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07/11/2024

Magen David Adom

The opportunity to save a life (hatzalat nefashot) is one of those unique…

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07/10/2024

Here Kitty Kitty

While today the two most common types of house pets are cats and dogs, the…

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07/09/2024

The Rebbe

Jews worldwide observe the yahrzeit (anniversary of death) of the seventh…

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07/08/2024

Chukat 5784-2024

“Moses gets Battered by the Commentaries” (updated and revised from Chukat…

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07/08/2024

Always (Kosher) Coca-Cola

I’ll bet you have never heard of the Pemberton Medicine Company! But,…

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07/05/2024

Those Who Can Teach and Do

Among the many wise statements recorded in Pirkei Avot/Ethics of the…

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07/03/2024

Tooning Machines

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

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07/02/2024

Does the Torah Support the Belief in Extraterrestrial Life?

Today, July 2nd, is celebrated worldwide as "World UFO Day." On July 2,…

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07/01/2024

Korach 5784-2024

“Lessons from the Rebels” (updated and revised from Korach 5765-2005) by…

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07/01/2024

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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06/27/2024

The Great Rae Landy

Today, Jewish Treats honors Rae Landy. To Rachel “Rae” Landy, nursing was…

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06/26/2024

Making it Transfusable

In 1901, Karl Landsteiner (June 14, 1868–June 26, 1943) who was born Jewish…

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06/25/2024

Out To Sea

In honor of International Seafarers Day, Jewish Treats takes a brief look…

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06/24/2024

Shelach 5784-2024

“Bread Alone” (updated and revised from Shelach 5765-2005) by Rabbi Ephraim…

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06/24/2024

Rabbi Shimon ben Gamliel

The death of Rabbi Shimon ben Gamliel, which occurred in 70 CE, on 20…

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06/21/2024

Ethics of the Fathers

Ethics – it’s a big word in our day and age. Between political corruption…

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06/20/2024

Ice Cream Soda Day

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

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06/19/2024

What A Player

Today marks 178 years since the first official game of baseball was played…

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06/18/2024

World Sauntering Day

In Jewish life there is great admiration for a character trait known as…

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06/17/2024

B’ha’a’lot’cha 5784-2024

“The Message of the Trumpets" (updated and revised from B'ha'a'lot'cha…

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06/17/2024

The Disputation of Paris

The month of June, in the year 1240 C.E. was not a good time for the Jews…

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