Vayeira,Weekly Message

Vayeira 5780-2019

“The Preciousness of Hospitality” (Updated and Revised from Vayeira 5760-1999) by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald As this week’s parasha, parashat Vayeira, opens, aged Abraham, 99 years old, is…

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Shabbat Prayers

Learn AboutShabbat Prayers Table of Contents Morning Blessings (Birkhot Hashachar) Verses of Praise (Pesukei Dezimrah)…

Jewish Treats

Learn Mamaloshen

Yiddish is known as the Mamaloshen, the mother tongue. The more Yiddish you can understand, the more of the history you can learn in its primary sources. You will also put a big smile on…

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Yitro,Weekly Message

Yitro 5769-2009

"Ambassadors Needed" by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald In this week's parasha, parashat Yitro, Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, gives his son-in-law practical and insightful advice regarding the…

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Grave Visit

If you are nearby, visit the graves of your relatives.

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Ruth

RuthShe was a former princess, left widowed with her mother-in-law, destined to abandon her royal past to join the Nation of…

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Generational Listening

Spend time with older relatives and listen to their stories of Jewish life when they were young.

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Traditions

Ask your older relatives what customs they remember from Passover seders when they were young.

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Never Forget

Fulfill the promise of "Never Forget" by talking about the Holocaust, whether from a historical perspective or about relatives who perished.

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History Yours

Ask your older relatives what they know about your family's history and talk about it as part of your Passover seder.

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