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03/28/2024

Opening Day!

In honor of Opening Day for all of Major League’s Baseball teams today,…

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03/27/2024

Breslov

Jewish Treats is pleased to share the oft-quoted words of Rabbi Nachman of…

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03/26/2024

Navy Man

Jewish Treats presents a biography of Uriah P. Levy, the U.S.’s first…

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03/25/2024

Tzav 5784-2024

“Do Sacrifices Have Any Relevance for Us Today?” (updated and revised from…

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03/25/2024

Purim Again?

Unique to the Jewish calendar, the festival of Purim is actually observed…

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03/24/2024

Who Was Mordechai?

There are some people in this world who always seem to be right in the…

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03/22/2024

The Sabbath of Remembering

This Shabbat is Shabbat Parashat Zachor, the Sabbath of Remembering. The…

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03/21/2024

The Four Mitzvot of Purim

This year, Purim will be celebrated beginning Saturday evening, March 23rd,…

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03/20/2024

The Fast of Esther

The Fast of Esther will be observed tomorrow, March 21st which coincides…

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03/19/2024

The History Around Purim

The story of Purim takes place at the very end of the era known in Jewish…

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03/18/2024

Vayikra 5784-2024

“Parashat Zachor: 'Hating as a Mitzvah'" (updated and revised from Vayikra…

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03/18/2024

The Purim Story in Under 300 Words

At the end of an 180-day feast, Achashverosh, the King of Persia-Media,…

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03/15/2024

In-House Audit

Reading news reports about financial misconduct should definitely be…

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03/14/2024

Finally Buried

On the 4th of Adar 1307, corresponding to today’s Hebrew date, the Maharam…

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03/13/2024

The Origins of Formal Jewish Education in the United States

Today, thankfully, there are hundreds of Jewish elementary schools in the…

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03/12/2024

Jews in Mauritius

In the Indian Ocean, just off the coast of Africa, is the island nation of…

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03/11/2024

Pekudei 5784-2024

“Building an Everlasting Sanctuary” (updated and revised from Pekudei…

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03/11/2024

When Adar Begins

Today is the first day of Adar Sheni, the month of second Adar. Since this…

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03/08/2024

It’s Not Vanity

As today is International Women’s Day, Jewish Treats highlights…

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03/06/2024

For The Medal of Honor: The Story of PFC Leonard Kravitz

On March 6, 1951, a platoon of American soldiers serving in the Korean War…

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03/05/2024

The Iron Curtain

On March 5, 1946, barely one year after the end of World War II,…

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03/04/2024

Vayakhel 5784-2024

“Bezalel's Artistic Legacy” (updated and revised from Vayakhel 5765-2005)…

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03/01/2024

The Most Popular Non-Holiday Event on Jewish Calendars

In honor of tonight’s celebration of the 28th annual SHABBAT ACROSS AMERICA…

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02/29/2024

It’s The Hebrew Alphabet

Aleph – Bet – Gimmel – Daled – Hey…it’s the Hebrew alphabet! According to…

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02/28/2024

Ein Gedi

No tour of Israel can be complete without a visit to the Judean desert.…

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02/27/2024

Live Long And Prosper

Every “Trekkie” knows that Spock’s Vulcan salutation is accompanied by a…

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02/26/2024

Kee Tisah 5784-2024

“Shabbat as a Priority in Jewish Life” (updated and revised from Kee Tisah…

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02/26/2024

Jewish Jeaneology

February 26th, celebrated as “Levi Strauss Day,” is the day in 1829, that…

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02/23/2024

In Uniform

The role played by dress codes is a topic that, every few years, sparks…

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02/22/2024

Humble Bee

February 22nd has been declared “Be Humble Day,” a “holiday” that most…

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