Jewish Treats

Vanity of Vanities

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…

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It’s Not Vanity

As today is International Women’s Day, Jewish Treats highlights contributions made by Jewish women in Egypt. “Mirror, mirror on the wall, whose the fairest of them all?” Snow White’s…

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Jewish Treats

Not For Pride

The sayings of Pirkei Avot (Ethics of the Fathers) often capture the ethic of the oral law. They not only offer an insight into the minds of the great rabbis of the Talmud, but provide…

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Jewish Treats

Reflect Pride

Reflect on the history of the Jewish people and take pride in the nation's survival.

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Jewish Treats

Share The Pride

If you discover Jewish roots to a custom or location, share that information with your friends and family as a point of Jewish pride. 

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Jewish Treats

Showing Pride

Show your Jewish pride by wearing a Star of David pendant or other non-permanent decoration.

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Jewish Treats

Pride

At this time of year, do something to show your Jewish pride: wear a Jewish star pendant, hang a new mezuzah, put on a yarmulka/kippa in public, etc.

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Jewish Treats

It’s Not Vanity

“Mirror, mirror on the wall, whose the fairest of them all?” Snow White’s wicked step-mother is the perfect example of how society associates mirrors with vanity and wickedness. Believe…

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Jewish Treats

Australian Pride

Among the Australian Jewish community, Sir Isaac Isaacs (1855-1948) was a man who was often far more admired than he was liked. In his retirement, after a long and illustrious political…

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Jewish Treats

Shabbat Pride

Make Shabbat part of your life and share it with your Jewish friends and family.

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