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01/15/2024

Honoring King

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated today. “The Hebrew prophets belong…

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01/12/2024

Hardened Hearts of a Leader

Upon the death of North Korea’s Kim Jong-Il twelve years ago, the press…

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01/11/2024

The Challenge of a Cup of Tea

How do you make a cup of tea? Seems like a silly question, doesn’t it? Tea…

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01/10/2024

Blessed Is He Who Makes Strange Creatures

An individual might not think that Jewish Treats would have much to say…

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01/09/2024

Rights in Connecticut

At the time that Connecticut ratified the U.S. Constitution on January 9,…

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01/08/2024

Va’eira 5784-2024

Urgent message: Given the most challenging situation in Israel at this…

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01/08/2024

A National Poet

Chaim Nahman Bialik (born January 9, 1873) was an Israeli national icon who…

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01/05/2024

Adopting Moses

In this week’s Torah portion, Shemot, Pharaoh issues his edict directing…

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01/04/2024

Touching the Equation

Imagine having a passion for mathematics but lacking the language to…

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01/03/2024

Humiliation Day

In an effort to make the calendar more interesting, there are many days on…

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01/02/2024

A Kosher Buffet

While it seems a bit counterintuitive to have a day celebrating abundant…

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01/01/2024

Shemot 5784-2024

“The Message of the Burning Bush” (updated and revised from Shemot…

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01/01/2024

Blood is Life

January has been labeled National Blood Donor Month, making it an ideal…

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12/29/2023

The Messiah – A Jewish Concept

Because the concept of a Messiah* (Moshiach in Hebrew) is not overtly…

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12/28/2023

Natural Born Athlete

In the world of sports, Bobbie Rosenfeld had, what a person might call, the…

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12/27/2023

The Final Analysis

After the soul departs, it journeys to the gates of heaven where it must…

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12/26/2023

Painting Our People

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

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12/25/2023

Jewish Boxing Days?

In many countries, especially those associated with the United Kingdom,…

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12/22/2023

Vayechi 5784-2023

Urgent message: Given the most challenging situation in Israel at this…

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12/22/2023

My Father. Our Father

Many well-known Jewish songs are based on words from the Bible. While a…

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12/21/2023

The Tenth of Tevet, Asarah b’Tevet

And it was in the ninth year of [King Zeddekiah’s] reign, in the tenth…

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12/20/2023

President William Howard Taft – Friend of the Jews

Jewish Treats presents a quick look at the relationship of President…

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12/18/2023

Vayigash 5784-2023

Urgent message: Given the most challenging situation in Israel at this…

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12/18/2023

Majority Rules

After the Torah was given, Moses served as the sole judge of the Jewish…

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12/15/2023

Accepting Wisdom

“Ben Zoma said: Who is wise? An individual who learns from all people, as…

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12/13/2023

Giving Gifts

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

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12/12/2023

Chanukah Yum

While Jewish holidays are known for their food (except Yom Kippur, of…

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12/11/2023

Mikeitz 5784-2023

Urgent message: Given the most challenging situation in Israel at this…

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12/11/2023

The Chanukiyah

The term “menorah” is used for both the classic symbol of the holiday of…

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12/06/2023

These Lights We Kindle

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

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