Weekly Message,Chukat

Chukat 5784-2024

“Moses gets Battered by the Commentaries” (updated and revised from Chukat 5765-2005) by, Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald In this week’s parasha, parashat Chukat, we learn of the sin of מֵי…

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Jewish Treats

Always (Kosher) Coca-Cola

I’ll bet you have never heard of the Pemberton Medicine Company! But, perhaps you have heard of the company into which it was incorporated on January 15th, 1889? That would be the…

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Jewish Treats

Those Who Can Teach and Do

Among the many wise statements recorded in Pirkei Avot/Ethics of the Fathers is the following from Rabbi Ishmael the son of Rabi Yosi: “He who learns in order to teach will be enabled…

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Jewish Treats

Mitzvah Study

Consider learning how to observe a new mitzvah that is not currently part of your life today. In the 4th chapter in Pirkei Avot, Ethics of the Fathers, Rabi Eliezer Ben Yaakov states:…

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Jewish Treats

Jews and the American Revolution

In honor of July 4th, Independence Day, Jewish Treats would like to share some of the contributions made by two Jewish patriots who helped shape the fledgling nation. In 1776 there were…

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Jewish Treats

Tooning Machines

There are not many people whose names appear as a dictionary entry, and even fewer whose names have become adjectives. As of 1966, however, the name "Rube Goldberg" took on an official…

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Jewish Treats

Does the Torah Support the Belief in Extraterrestrial Life?

Today, July 2nd, is celebrated worldwide as "World UFO Day." On July 2, 1947, W.W. "Mac" Brazel discovered a metallic object on his Roswell, NM ranch. The U.S. government claimed that it…

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Korach,Weekly Message

Korach 5784-2024

“Lessons from the Rebels” (updated and revised from Korach 5765-2005) by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald In this week’s parasha, parashat Korach, we learn of the infamous rebellion of Korach…

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Jewish Treats

A Trap of Wealth

If I were a rich man…The most important men in town will come to fawn on me…When you’re rich they think you really know… The now classic words from the Broadway show “Fiddler on the Roof”…

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Judaism,Israel,Video Resources

Israel On Or Minds, Our Minds On Israel Lecture Series

Lecture SeriesIsrael On Our Minds, Our Minds On Israel Israel is on everyone’s mind. You cannot escape it. It’s on…