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12/12/2014

Can We Build A Snowman?

With terms like Nor’easter (Northeaster) and Polar Vortex peppering the…

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12/05/2014

Saying Goodbye to Shabbat

Shabbat ends when three stars appear in the sky, a little more than an hour…

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11/28/2014

Something Special

If you take advantage of Black Friday sales, buy something special for…

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10/24/2014

The Power of Shabbat

Jewish life ebbs and flows around the celebration of Shabbat. The days of…

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08/29/2014

On the Blech

Challah, chicken soup, gefilte fish, kugel, chamin/cholent...the delightful…

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07/25/2014

It’s Electric

In the early 1900s, rabbinic authorities had to determine exactly what…

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05/09/2014

Birthday Cake For Shabbat

It is highly unlikely that Moses, Hillel or even Maimonides (all experts on…

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04/28/2014

Emor 5774-2014

“The Sadducees and the Counting of the Omer” by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald…

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04/11/2014

The Great Shabbat

The Shabbat immediately preceding Passover is known as Shabbat…

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03/07/2014

Aishet Chayil and Esther

On Friday nights it is customary to sing a selection of verses from the…

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03/06/2014

Counting Shabbat

“And the maiden [Esther] pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and…

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03/04/2014

The Reward of Honoring Shabbat

According to the wisdom of the sages, there is no way to “over-spend” on…

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03/03/2014

Five Ways To Prepare

Remember the Sabbath Day to keep it holy (Zachor et yom HaShabbat…

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01/24/2014

Come My Beloved

The Talmud (Shabbat 116a) describes how the sages would greet Shabbat:…

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01/03/2014

A Day For Sleep?

Among the many festivals assigned to the final days of December and the…

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12/27/2013

Shabbat Day Songs

Zmirot are the songs that celebrate the holiness and beauty of Shabbat.…

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12/06/2013

Shabbat Heroics

Question: What does a Sabbath-observant doctor do when a friend or neighbor…

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12/03/2013

Chanukah and Divine Order

Chanukah always overlaps with at least one Shabbat (if not two), and since…

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11/08/2013

A Knotty Subject

The act of knotting was one of the necessary creative works (melacha)…

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10/25/2013

The Three Mitzvot of Sarah

Jokes about dominant Jewish mothers are abundant and frequent. Perhaps this…

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10/11/2013

Personal Preparations

The celebration of Shabbat is meant to be the high-point of the week.…

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10/04/2013

Shabbat’s Angel Companions

In the Talmud (Shabbat 119b), Rabbi Josi the son of Judah is quoted as…

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08/26/2013

Nitzavim-Vayeilech 5773-2013

"They’re Not Laughing At Me Anymore!" by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald In this…

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08/19/2013

Kee Tavo 5773-2013

"Not Rushing to Judgment" by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald In this week’s…

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07/26/2013

Sing the Songs of Shabbat

Music is said to raise a person’s spirit (Berachot 57b), and there is…

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06/28/2013

Don’t Gotcha!

All of the 39 m’lachot (creative labors prohibited on Shabbat) are derived…

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06/07/2013

The Bride’s Shabbat

One of the greatest mitzvot, and one of the most enjoyable, is that of…

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05/17/2013

Guard And Remember

The observance of Shabbat is the fourth of the Ten Commandments, listed in…

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04/19/2013

Shabbat Elevator

In the days when the Talmud was compiled (and certainly in the times of…

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03/18/2013

Passover 5773-2013

“Remembering the Exodus From Egypt” by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald Because…

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Shabbat

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