The Three Weeks
Today, the Seventeenth of Tammuz, is the beginning of the period known as the Three Weeks, when we mourn the national tragedies that befell the Jewish people throughout the generations.
Appreciate Every Shabbat
Although Shabbat Across America and Canada is a special annual Shabbat reflecting the sense of national unity, every Shabbat is special, as it unifies all of us with the Creator in…
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Hillel Gross’ Response to the Beginners at the 10th Anniversary Celebration of the LSS Beginners Service (Feb 23, 1986)
The video of the live performance of this speech: "I am here tonight on what I fear is a totally vain effort to restore some perspective to this orgy of self-congratulations that you…
Wish your Canadian friends a Happy Canada Day
Although Americans share many values, a language and land mass with our “Canuck” neighbors to the north, Canadians have their own national identity and celebrate it proudly. Contact your…
Plant Trees
Celebrate Tu b'Shvat by helping to plant trees in Israel through the Jewish National Fund.
Pay Honor
If you are visiting the Washington, D.C. area, stop by the Jewish Chaplains Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery.
On Smoking
Today is National Smoke Out Day. Click here to learn the Jewish opinion on smoking.
Passover Pages
Jewish Treats' parent organization, the National Jewish Outreach Program, has an excellent resource page to learn all about the upcoming holiday. Click here to find out more.
Tzav 5768-2008
"Never Give Up Hope!" by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald In the opening verses of this week's parasha, parashat Tzav, we learn the details concerning the priestly responsibilities when offering…
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