Jewish Treats

Practice

Start practicing the songs of the Seder. You can start with this Hebrew version of Who Knows One or this English version of Chad Gadya.

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Pre-Purim Prep

Prepare for this Sunday's Purim celebration by downloading Jewish Treats' Complete Guide to Celebrating Purim.

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Coveting

“Covet” is a strange word that is rarely used today except to cite the last of the Ten Commandments, “Lo Tachmod, Do not covet” (Exodus 20:14). The desire for things that others have is…

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Two Jews and the 501 Blues

Most people own at least one pair of jeans, if not several. The original, and most widely known, brand of jeans are the Levi 501 Blues, named after the company founded by Levi Strauss.…

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A Modern Scholar

Respected Biblical commentators are rarely university professors or radio personalities. Even less common is for them to be female. And while her credentials were certainly not the norm,…

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Rav Kook

Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook (1865-1935) was appointed as the first Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Palestine in 1921. A few years later, he founded the World Central Yeshiva, now known as Merkaz…

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Passover Writings

Passover Writings Order in Ten Plagues by Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald Demystifying…Bedikat Chametz (The Search for Chametz)…

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Chanukah

- Chanukah Chanukah, the Festival of Lights, celebrates the great miracles that happened during the…

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Sukkot

- Sukkot The holiday of Sukkot, known as the Feast of the Tabernacles, or the liturgy Zman Simchatainu,…

Weekly Message,Eikev

Eikev 5770-2010

"The Great, Mighty and Awesome G-d" by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald In this week's parasha, parashat Eikev, we learn of G-d's unconditional love for His people. Notwithstanding Israel's…

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