Today is celebrated as “Flag Day” throughout the United States. On this day in 1777, the Second Continental Congress adopted the “Stars and Stripes” as the flag of the United States. In…
The opportunity to save a life (hatzalat nefashot) is one of those unique events that may never occur in a person’s lifetime. Today, Jewish Treats salutes those who often risk life and…
The months of the Jewish year are called in the Torah by number only (the first month, second month, etc.). Over time, during the exile, the months assumed the names given to them by host…
This Wednesday night at sunset, the saddest day on the Jewish calendar begins.
Known as the Fast of the 9th of Av (Tisha b’Av), the observances of Tisha b’Av are very similar to Yom…
“Justice, Justice Shall You Pursue”
(updated and revised from Shoftim 5764-2004)
by, Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald
Parashat Shoftim--the name means “judges” or “magistrates,” deals…
Most people are unknowingly familiar with the beginning of the third chapter of Kohelet (Ecclesiastes) because of the 1965 hit song by The Byrds:
“To everything – turn, turn, turn/There…
