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Purim

Happy Purim! The megillah is read the evening of and during the day on The time of year has come again – Purim festivities! A smile instantly jumps to your face as…

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Reversal

If you don’t like costumes, wear your shirt inside-out and respond to people’s comments that it is in honor of “Ve'na'haphoch Hoo, and it was reversed.”

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Bechukotai,Behar,Weekly Message

Behar-Bechukotai 5781-2021

“The Extraordinary Mitzvah of Tzedakah--Charity” (updated and revised from Behar-Bechukotai 5762-2002) by, Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald Once again, this week, we read two combined parashiot…

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Purim Night Megillah Reading

Purim NightMegillah Reading The Tan’ach, the Hebrew name for the complete Bible, is made up of Torah (the Pentateuch),…

Jewish Treats

30 days to Purim

Begin planning costumes, menus and plans for Purim.

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Jewish Treats

A Comedic Original

“I once wanted to be an atheist, but I gave it up. They don't have any holidays.” Henry “Henny” Youngman (originally Yungman) was the king of the one-liners and was one of the first…

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Henna

While all Jewish weddings are centered around the chuppah (wedding canopy), the ketubah (wedding contract) and the ring, each Jewish community has its own unique customs. Of all the…

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Jewish Treats

A Comedic Original

“I once wanted to be an atheist, but I gave it up. They don’t have any holidays.” Henry “Henny” Youngman (originally Yungman) was the king of the one-liners and was one of the first…

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