Signed and Sealed
As you take the necessary steps to prepare for Yom Kippur, NJOP and Jewish Treats would like to wish you a G’mar Chatima Tova. May you and your loved ones be inscribed and sealed for a…
Signed and Sealed
As you take the necessary steps to prepare for Yom Kippur, NJOP and Jewish Treats would like to wish you a G’mar Chatima Tova. May you and your loved ones be inscribed and sealed for a…
Inscribed and Sealed
As you take the necessary steps to prepare for Yom Kippur, NJOP and Jewish Treats would like to wish you a G’mar Chatima Tova. May you and your loved ones be inscribed and sealed for a…
The Fate of Babel
Born on July 13, 1894, in Odessa, Isaac Babel’s life spanned a tumultuous time in Russian history. Raised in a middle class Jewish home, Babel had both a full Jewish education and a…
The Fate of Babel
Born on July 13, 1894 in Odessa, Isaac Babel’s life spanned a tumultuous time in Russian history. Raised in a middle-class Jewish home, Babel had both a full Jewish education and a robust…
Titanic Fate
The sinking of the HMS Titanic is one of history’s great tragedies. When the ocean liner that had boasted of being unsinkable hit an iceberg and sank, twice as many people died as…
Destiny and Fate
While Jews recognize that God decrees what kind of year we will have, we still have much to contribute, as we can still determine our destiny.
Fate of the World
Take a moment and reflect on the great historical events of the world. Were all of them expected and logical, or can you see God's hand in history?
Noah 5775-2014
“The Fate of Humankind is Sealed” by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald In this week’s parasha, parashat Noah, we read of the deluge that inundated the world, ending human life on earth except for…
Bereshith 5777-2016
“The Decline and Fall of Humankind” by Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald With this week’s parasha, parashat Bereshith, we begin, once again, to read the first of the Five Books of Moses--the Book of…