Kosher Hot Dogs
If you live in a city with a large Jewish population, the next time you attend a ballgame at the stadium, be sure to ask whether there is a kosher food stand. You may be pleasantly…
A Wellspring of Technology
If you follow @JewishTweets or are a Facebook follower of Jewish Treats, you may have noticed the disproportionate abundance of technical and medical breakthroughs that occur in the State…
For The Dogs
The domestication of dogs is as old as…well, actually, there are varying scientific opinions. The remains of what seem to be domesticated dogs appear among the fossilized remains of the…
It’s a Dog’s Life
To learn more about dogs and the roles they have played in Jewish history, study the various Talmudic and Midrashic passages about dogs.
Jewish Jeaneology
February 26, celebrated as “Levi Strauss Day,” is the day, in 1829, that marked the birth of the blue jeans icon. Born in Bavaria, Levi Strauss immigrated, along with his mother and two…
Recognizing a Person’s Self Worth
If an inanimate object such as a penny has value, we should certainly recognize the inestimable value and intrinsic goodness to be found in each person who has been imbued with an element…
America’s First Synagogue
In 1656, Shearith Israel, became the first synagogue that was established in the territory that came to be known as the United States. The synagogue, also known as the Spanish and…
The Danger of Atomic Technology
Learn about Robert Oppenheimer, the “father of the atomic bomb” and his efforts following its creation to decry its future use for negative purposes.
Recognize the Good
Recognize how fortunate we are that for a people who had wandered stateless for so long, the establishment of the State of Israel and its Law of Return, affords every Jew in the world a…
The Charleston Synagogue(s)
Charleston, South Carolina is home to one of the oldest Jewish communities in the United States. The 1669 charter for the Carolina Colony explicitly included liberty of conscious for…