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Understanding the Jewish Calendar
While most of the world is starting their new year in the Gregorian Calendar, we Jews use an entirely different Jewish calendar whose dates only sync…
4 years, 9 months ago
Napoleon & the Jews
Napoleon introduced French revolutionary values to all of Europe as his armies marched across the continent. Among those was his treatment of the Jew…
4 years, 10 months ago
Did all the stories in the Torah really happen?
Much of the Torah is stories about our early history. Many of the stories are very down to earth and relatable but some of them seem unrealistic with…
4 years, 10 months ago
Ezra: Judaism's second greatest leader
Ezra was a Jewish leader who lived over 2300 years ago yet made a greater impact on Judaism than anyone other than Moses.
A discussion about Ezra, th…
4 years, 10 months ago
Chanukah & Oil
Oil is central to the Chanukah celebration. We are celebrating how the oil of the Menorah in the Temple was only enough to last one day but miraculou…
4 years, 11 months ago
The Wandering Jew
For thousands of years, Jews have been exiled from their land and forced to wander from land to land living under the rule of other people who were o…
4 years, 11 months ago
The Khazar Jewish Kingdom
In early medieval times a kingdom emerged in Southern Ukraine where the royal family and many aristocrats converted to Judaism. While this Jewish led…
4 years, 11 months ago
Where do Jewish Family Names come from?
Most Jewish families have unique Jewish sounding family names. Where do those family names come from? When did we start using Jewish family names? Ca…
4 years, 11 months ago
The Jewish Belief in Resurrection
One of the core Jewish beliefs (and perhaps most challenging) is that all who died will come back to life in a future time. Why do we believe in resu…
5 years ago
What makes wine Kosher?
What is the process of making Kosher wine? What makes wine non-Kosher? Why do some only drink wine that is Mevushal? A fascinating discussion about w…
5 years ago