Practice Makes Perfect
Practice reciting the Mah Nishtana. If a child in your life will be reciting it, review the words with them for several days in advance so they feel less shy at the Seder. Want to learn…
Perfect Prep Tool
Begin preparing for the High Holidays with Jewish Treats Complete Guide to Rosh Hashana. Click here for your free download.
Wave the Species
Make an effort to either obtain a set of the four species, which can be purchased at synagogues and at Jewish bookstores, or find a place where a set will be available for waving and…
Secure Some Species
Call your local synagogue to find out where to acquire a lulav and etrog.
Origin of the “Jew”ish Species
If the nation that was redeemed from Egyptian bondage and experienced revelation at Sinai was known as the Israelites, or the Children of Israel, why are they now called “Jews”? After…
Acharei Mot,Weekly Message,Kedoshim
Acharei Mot-Kedoshim 5762-2002
"Shaatnez: Understanding Irrational Decrees" by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald Once again, this week, we have combined parashiot--Acharei Mot-Kedoshim. The theme of the second parasha,…
Acharei Mot,Kedoshim,Weekly Message
Acharei Mot-Kedoshim 5781-2021
“Shaatnez: Understanding ‘Irrational’ Decrees” (updated and revised from Acharei Mot-Kedoshim 5762-2002) by, Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald Once again, this week, we have double…
Va’etchanan 5775-2015
“Do Not Add...and Do Not Detract” by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald In this week’s parasha, parashat Va’etchanan, we learn of the fascinating and complex mitzvah of not adding or detracting…