Getting Started
When you need a birthday present for a Jewish child in your life, buy him/her a Jewish book.
Getting Started
Choose a Jewish topic that interests you and learn more about it through classes, books, the internet or even by just asking Jewish Treats!
Getting Ready
Review the story of Purim by reading Megillat Esther. If you don't own a copy, order one from your local or online Jewish bookstore.
Getting a Nap
If you find a short nap helpful, try and schedule it so that it doesn’t interfere with the many important items on your daily agenda.
Getting Married Again
Pharaoh, fearing the birth of the predicted “saviour” of the Israelites, decreed that all male Israelite babies must be cast into the Nile. Yocheved, the daughter of Levi, and her husband…
B’shalach 5769-2009
"Pharaoh Sends the People of Israel out of Egypt" by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald Parashat B'shalach opens with a well-known verse describing Israel's dramatic exodus from Egypt. The Bible,…
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Hanging Haman: The Commandment to Wipe Out Amalek
Hanging Haman:The Commandment to Wipe Out Amalek “The army of Amalek swooped down from behind them, attacking the old…
Wish both Jews and Non-Jews a Happy and Successful Jewish New Year
On Rosh Hashana we celebrate the creation of the first human being. While only Jews celebrate Rosh Hashana, it is an important anniversary for all humankind.
Two Days As One Day
How many days is Rosh Hashana? It seems the simplest of questions, since all around the world, no matter where you may be, Rosh Hashana is celebrated for two days (as opposed to the first…