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Jewish Treats If the World Champion NY Yankees were to light Shabbat candles in the Bronx, they'd do so at 4:29. How about in your town? http://bit.ly/njopclt
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then both hands are waved towards the face, symbolically drawing in the light of the candles and the sanctity of the Sabbath.
Jewish Treats Action: To familiarize yourself with the weekly Torah portion, read one of the seven aliyot each day.
Jewish Treats Tomorrow morning in synagogue we read from the Torah. Today, read about the structure of the Torah service.
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The Torah Service is central to the Saturday morning synagogue service and has much ceremony and fanfare.It begins with the opening of the aron ha’kodesh (holy ark - the cabinet housing the Torah scrolls). ...
Jewish Treats #Twebrew School Treat: The Letter Hey, one of the three letters that make up the name of God.
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Hey, the fifth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, is a soft and gentle sounding letter. It sounds similar to the “h” in English, much like a breath gently released.The letter hey is one of the three letters that make up the name of God (along with yud and vav). ...
Jewish Treats We hope you're enjoying Twebrew School so far! Starting Monday, we'll be kicking off our Instructional Video series and perhaps...a BIG SURPRISE... Stay tuned Twebrew Students!
Jewish Treats The Weinberg Foundation gave $100 Million+ worth of grants out in 2009. The @Fundermentalist shares a list of the worthy recipients.
That’s alota Jewish grants: Weinberg foundation releases its 2009 grants | The Fundermentalist | JTA
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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation released its annual report Nov. 4, disclosing more than $100…
Jewish Treats Today's Treat looks at the significance of salt in Bereishith (Book of Genesis). Hint: Its more than just a spice...
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The region of the Dead Sea (a.k.a. Yam Ha'melach - The Sea of Salt) was once the home of Sodom and Gomorrah, famous for their destruction by fire and brimstone, as recorded in Genesis 19. While it is well-known ...
Jewish Treats #Twebrew School Treat: The Letters Gimmel and Daled, the 3rd and 4th letters of the Hebrew alphabet. http://bit.ly/2nmCcH
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Gimmel and daled, the third and fourth letters of the Hebrew alphabet, are paired together by the sages to represent the giving of charity. As has been pointed out, the numeric value of each number is considered significant. ...
Jewish Treats We all know the Yankees won the World Series last night. The other big baseball news is JNF's Project Baseball, aiming to bring the sport to young Israelis! Read more about it in Jta Newsalerts' post.
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The Jewish National Fund has been associated historically with planting trees in Israel. Now the century-old charity is working to make sure that Israelis will have decent places to put good wood on the ball.
Jewish Treats What's your favorite kosher restaurant serving Israeli/Middle Eastern food located outside of Israel? #kosher
Jewish Treats Have a college-bound student at home? A new site helps teens answer questions about Jewish life on different campuses. @NJJN reports.
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A New Jersey guidance counselor has started a national information network to guide Jewish students to the most hospitable college campuses.
Jewish Treats We're not the only one's serving up "Treats"! Our office staff is enjoying some yummy kosher goodies from Oh Nuts! (@ohnuts)
Jewish Treats Action: When friends or relatives are making a simcha, do more than just offer your congratulations. Try and find a way to help them prepare, even if it's simply lending an ear or taking them out for a stress-free cup of coffee.
Jewish Treats Talk about a major construction job... Today, 17 Cheshvan, marks the day on which King Solomon declared the work on the Holy Temple to be complete. Lets learn more about the construction of the Beit Hamikdash in today's Treat.
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The 17th of Cheshvan marks the day on which King Solomon declared the work on the Holy Temple (Beit Hamikdash) to be complete. By then, Solomon had been king for eleven years, and the Kingdom of Israel ...
Jewish Treats #Twebrew School Treat #3: Why It’s Called Hebrew
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The word Hebrew, according to etymological sources, is a transliteration of the word Ivri, which is a descriptive term used for Abraham in Genesis 14:13: “And there came one [from the captives of ...
