Healthy Eating
Choose healthy foods for breakfast to give you energy for the rest of the day.
Early Morning
As on all fast days except Yom Kippur and Tisha b'Av, one may wake up before sunrise to eat breakfast before the fast.
In The Kitchen
Take the time to make yourself a healthy breakfast each morning.
Bo 5761-2001
"The Slave Mentality" by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald This coming week's parasha, parashat Bo, concludes the narrative of the ten plagues by recounting the final three plagues, locusts,…
Bright and Early
Tomorrow, Tuesday morning, get up before dawn and enjoy a hearty pre-fast breakfast.
Make Your Last Chametz Meal for the Week Count
If you have a custom to eat a breakfast meal filled with chametz, be sure to gather all remaining crumbs so they may be removed and burned right away.
Devarim 5782-2022
“The Gentle Reproof” (updated and revised from Devarim 5763-2003) by, Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald This week, congregations the world over finally align their Torah readings with Israel, and…
Va’eira 5783-2023
“The Exodus--A ‘Primitive’ Story with Revolutionary Implications” (updated and revised from Va’eira 5763-2002) by, Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald Jewish history is often perceived, with great…
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The Fast of 17 Tammuz
The Fast of 17 Tammuz(Shiv'ah Asar B'Tammuz)Jews across the world will fast from sun-rise to night fall. This…