Va'etchanan,Weekly Message

Va’etchanan 5771-2011

"The Ten Commandments: The Differences" By Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald In this week’s parasha, parashat Va’etchanan, Moses revisits the scriptural verses known as the "Decalogue" or the Ten…

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Shabbat

Shabbat More than the Jews have kept the Sabbath, the Sabbath has kept the Jews. Join thousands of Jews across North…

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Shavuot is Coming

If you have not yet done so, make preparations for your celebration of Shavuot, which begins at sunset on Tuesday, May 30th, and ends after nightfall on Thursday, June 1st.

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Celebrate Tonight

Rosh Chodesh Tevet begins after sunset tonight, celebrate with a special meal.

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Early On

Set up your Chanukah menorah(s) before sunset.

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Planning Ahead

Make plans now to celebrate Shavuot, which begins at sunset on Tuesday, June 3, 2014.

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Enjoy the Glow

Infuse your home with the beauty of Shabbat by lighting Shabbat candles just before sunset. 

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Festive Meal

Festive Meal The Book of Esther records that the Jews agreed “to observe them as days of feasting and joy” (Esther…

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Tisha b’Av

Tonight, at sunset, the saddest day on the Jewish calendar begins. Known as the Fast of the 9th of Av (Tisha b'Av), the observances of the day are very similar to Yom Kippur, the holiest…

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Jews and Bubble Gum

The first Friday in February is celebrated as “Bubble Gum Day.” Ruth Spiro, an author of children’s books who chews gum as an avocation, proposed the day in 2006 to enable children to…

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