Jewish Treats

Pure Water

When God created the world, it was all water. As stated in Genesis 1:2 - “Now the earth was unformed and void...and the spirit of G-d hovered over the face of the waters.” On the second…

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Jewish Treats

Water, On the Rocks

Reams of text have been written about the one seeming error in Moses’ life - the one act for which he was prohibited from entering the Land of Israel. This was an incident recorded in…

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Jewish Treats

Cleaning The Water

This year, National Geography Awareness Week (this week) has chosen the theme of “freshwater.” The Torah is laden with prohibitions against harming the environment. Soldiers may not cut…

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Jewish Treats

Don’t Underestimate the Necessity of Potable Water

Life cannot exist without water. Help ensure that all of God’s creatures have easy access to potable drinking water.

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Jewish Treats

Thanks for the Water

Before enjoying a glass of cold water, say the blessing: Ba'ruch Ah'tah Ah'doh'nai Eh'lo'hay'nu Melech ha'o'lam sheh'ha'kohl nee'h'yeh bid'varo. (Blessed are You, Lord our God,…

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Jewish Treats

Extra Water

If you are spending time outside this holiday, bring extra water for your own health or to share with others.

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Jewish Treats

The Shemittah Food Co-Op

In the land of Israel today,  they are well into the year of Shemittah (the sabbatical seventh year during which farmers let the land lay fallow). Since last Rosh Hashana, many Jewish…

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Jewish Treats

World Food Day

It is a fundamental Jewish belief that in the era of the Messiah, the world will be transformed into a state of perfection. As stated by Rabbi Moses ben Maimon (Rambam, Maimonides - 12th…

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Jewish Treats

Water Please

Drink extra in order to make tomorrow's fast easier.

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Jewish Treats

Something More Than Food

Some people say that the difference between a human and an animal is the power of speech, others say it is consciousness, and, of course, others say that there are no differences. The…

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