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06/16/2024

The Importance of Dad

In honor of Father’s Day, Jewish Treats presents this classic Treat on the…

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06/14/2024

It’s About the Relationship

Marriage, in the context of Jewish law, is a practical agreement by which,…

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06/10/2024

The Book of Ruth

Ruth was the Moabite wife of Machlon, one of the two sons of Elimelech and…

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06/08/2024

Shavuot 5784-2024

Shavuot 5784-2024 “Abba’s Final Shavuot” (updated and revised from Shavuot…

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06/08/2024

Naso 5784-2024

“A Lesson from the N’seeim--the Tribal Leaders” (updated and revised from…

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06/07/2024

Preparing for the Torah

Shortly after the Israelites encamped at the base of Mount Sinai, they…

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06/06/2024

Feast of Weeks

Shavuot, which we begin celebrating next Tuesday night (June 11th), is the…

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06/05/2024

The Jews’ Hospital of New York

Healthcare is a topic that is frequently in the news these days and is a…

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06/04/2024

Lions and Jerusalem Day

The original city of Jerusalem, conquered by King David from the Jebusites,…

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06/03/2024

Bamidbar 5784-2024

“Lessons from Traveling in the Wilderness” (updated and revised from…

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06/03/2024

Make Me the High Priest

The Talmud (Shabbat 31a), relates the strange story of a non-Jewish man who…

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05/31/2024

First on the Court

Born in 1856, in Louisville, Kentucky, Louis Dembitz Brandeis was the child…

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05/30/2024

Bowing Down

Because it was customary for idol worshippers to bow fully to the ground…

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05/29/2024

Kissing the Mezuzah

A person might easily think of the mitzvah of mezuzah as a passive mitzvah.…

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05/28/2024

Jewish Matchmaking

“Matchmaker, matchmaker / Look through your book / And make me a perfect…

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05/27/2024

Bechukotai 5784-2024

“Achieving Peace and Security for the Jewish People” (updated and revised…

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05/27/2024

A Memorial to a Brave Soldier

David Rosenkrantz is one of the many unsung heroes whose lives, cut short…

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05/26/2024

Lag Ba’Omer

The period of mourning* (for the 24,000 students of Rabbi Akiva who died of…

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05/23/2024

The Charleston Synagogues

Charleston, South Carolina is home to one of the oldest Jewish communities…

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05/22/2024

The Second Passover

On the first anniversary of the Exodus from Egypt, the Children of Israel…

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05/21/2024

Take a Sabbatical

It is interesting to note that the two most common professions which offer…

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05/20/2024

Behar 5784-2024

“The Torah’s Revolutionary Economic System” (updated and revised from Behar…

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05/20/2024

Telephone, Gramaphone, Helicopter…Emile Berliner

Emile Berliner (May 20, 1851–August 3, 1929) came to America to avoid being…

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05/17/2024

Don’t Shame The Name

The concept of “Chilul Hashem,” desecration of God’s name is first…

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05/16/2024

What Happened in SHUM?

While most people know about the horrors of the Crusades, many do not…

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05/15/2024

Learning the Truth of Your Heritage at Age 59-The Amazing Story of Madeleine Albright

Madeleine Albright broke a glass ceiling when she became the first woman…

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05/14/2024

Yom Ha’atzmaut – Israel’s Independence Day

On the fifth day of the Hebrew month of Iyar, in the year 5708,…

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05/13/2024

Emor 5784-2024

“The Counting of the Omer and the Celebration of Israel’s Independence”…

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05/13/2024

Israel’s Memorial Day

The State of Israel’s independence, as well as its continued survival, is a…

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05/12/2024

Thank You Mom

Mother’s Day is a day set aside to show the moms in our lives how much we…

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