Va'etchanan,Weekly Message

Va’etchanan 5780-2020

“The Mandate for Parental Involvement in Jewish Education” (updated and revised from Va’etchanan 5761-2001) by, Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald In this week’s parasha, parashat Va’etchanan, we…

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Jewish Treats

Be Thankful

As Americans, we should appreciate that we live in a malchut shel chesed, a country whose underpinnings are in kindness that has allowed for the free exercise of Jewish religious…

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Jewish Treats

Appointed by Trudeau

In honor of Canada Day (July 1st), Jewish Treats proudly presents a brief biography of the first Jewish member of the Canadian Supreme Court, Bora Laskin (1912 - 1984). Born in Fort…

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Purim Resources,Purim

Origins and Customs of Purim

Origins and Customs of Purim A selection of the various histories, traditions and practices of Purim from NJOP,…

Happy 5782 From NJOP

Happy 5782 From NJOPThere is a profound yearning to connect to the sweetness, to learn to read Hebrew and make up for lost…

Video Resources,High HolidaysResources,Literacy,Judaism

High Holiday Beginners Service Training Videos

High Holiday Beginners ServiceTraining Videos Join Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald, Director of NJOP, as he shares his expertise in…

Articles,Tisha b'Av Resource,JudaismJudaism,Literacy

Kinnot

KinnotMany devastating events took place on the 9th of Av. This is why the Jewish people consider it the saddest day on the…

Jewish Treats

The Jews’ Hospital of New York

Healthcare is a topic that is frequently in the news these days and is a major part of the current public discourse. Before it became standard practice for governments to fund public…

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Jewish Treats

The Surgery Is Elective

In the late twentieth century, there was, according to anecdotal evidence, an epidemic of "deviated septum" among American Jewish girls. The implication, along with many not-so-funny…

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Jewish Treats

Book Respect

Because of the centrality of the Torah in Jewish life, the Jewish people are known as, "The People of the Book." Perhaps the Jewish people could also be known as, "The People of the…

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