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As part of the ancient world conquered by Alexander the Great of Greece (332 BCE),  the Land remained a Jewish theocracy under Syrian-based Seleucid rulers.  When the Jews were prohibited from practicing Judaism and their Temple was desecrated  as part of an effort to impose Greek-oriented culture and customs on the entire population,  the Jews […]

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Shalom Chaverim! Much has happened since I last wrote to you. It seems only yesterday I was wishing all of you a sweet year, a year of health, happiness and success. On Rosh Hashanah I asked each of you “What’s In Your Torah?” and challenged you to share your answers in tangible ways to strengthen […]

For the holidays, you are all invited to my place – 43 years ago and 3000 miles away in Cranford, New Jersey – to try two amazing desserts made with honey. The first is, of course, my Mom’s teiglach. The second is an absolute knock-your-socks-off dish that can be made a couple of days ahead […]

Shalom Chaverim! As the tumult of the new year approaches, my thoughts and feelings are all over the place. Elul is almost finished and with it my annual self-evaluation. Once again I find myself coming up short in so many areas and resolving to do better in the year to come. Tishrei is on the […]

Shalom Chaverim! I have never forgotten the first Hebrew sentence I ever learned – Aych ani holaich l’kikar dizengoff? – how do I walk to dizengoff square?  My grandfather taught me that the summer I was 11 years old. Along with “ani Yehudi” – I am a Jew – and a lot of other things […]

Passover is one of the most popular Jewish holidays. One way we celebrate is by going to a very special dinner party called a Seder. We read a script from a book called a Haggadah which urges us to try foods we don’t usually eat, encourages us to ask questions, play with our food and […]