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How to Run Online Adult Education
A look at the pieces for how one community runs a successful online adult education program
David Schwartz
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600
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July 7, 2024
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Adult Education
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Online Learning
How Do I Decide Between Requests for Donations?
An examination of sources about how to choose between requests for donations, with a case study of Julius Rosen
David Schwartz
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391
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November 21, 2024
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Jewish-American History Month
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History
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Kol B’Seder
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Julius Rosenwald
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Laws of Charity
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Jeff Klepper
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Tzedakah
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Donations
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Charity
,
Jewish History
A Burning Question: Are Cremations (and Embalming) Kosher?
An examination of the Jewish sources and perspectives on cremation and embalming
David Schwartz
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1387
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June 29, 2023
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Moses and Joseph's Coffin
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Embalming
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Joseph
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Cremation
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Saul
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Jacob's Burial
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Burial
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Jacob and Joseph
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King Saul
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Abraham and Sarah
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Death
A Taste of Mussar
An introduction to Mussar
David Schwartz
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4725
Views
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April 20, 2020
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Mensch
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Middot
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Mussar
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Mussar (מוּסָר )
Is It a Mitzvah to Vote?
Examining the sources around voting in Jewish tradition, with context provided for each source.
David Schwartz
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5936
Views
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March 11, 2020
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Elections
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Electing
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Voting
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Leadership
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Government
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Vote
What’s the Buzz About Marijuana and Judaism?
Looking at cannabis in the Torah, medicinal marijuana, and recreational marijuana.
David Schwartz
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3333
Views
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February 18, 2020
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Marijuana
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Weed
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Cannabis
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Medicinal Marijuana
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Health
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Recreational Marijuana
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Legalization
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Drugs
What's a Mezuzah?
A basic overview of mezuzah, complete with songs, stories, and key texts
David Schwartz
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2046
Views
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February 12, 2024
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Mezuzot
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Amulets
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Shema
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Mezuzah
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Shalom Sesame
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Laws of Mezuzah
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Door Entrances
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Onkelos
Attitude of Gratitude in Judaism
Aspects of giving thanks in Judaism, along with videos of songs.
David Schwartz
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4528
Views
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November 9, 2022
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Harvests
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Rabbi Josh Warshawsky
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Thanksgiving
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Gratitude
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Hallel
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The Maccabeats
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Eilu D’varim
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Nefesh Mountain
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Maccabeats
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Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach
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Debbie Friedman
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Kol B’Seder
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Homelessness
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Prayers
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Blessings
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Amidah
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Cantor Rachel Brook
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Dayenu
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Leah
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Modim
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Modeh Ani
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Shehechiyanu
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Hakarat Hatov
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Shabbat
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Birkat Hamazon
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Grateful
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Dan Nichols
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Asher Yatzar
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Food
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Sukkah
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Sukkot
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Tzvika Pik
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Bentching Gomel
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Shir Soul
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Joe Buchanan
Kashrut Basics and Not-so-Basics
The basics and not-so-basics of Kashrut
David Schwartz
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8559
Views
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July 5, 2021
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Breastfeeding
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Chicken
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Wine
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Tzaar Baalei Chaim
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Glatt
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Shechita
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Meat and Milk
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Meat
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Glatt Kosher
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Pas Yisroel
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Kosher
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Cholov Yisroel
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Cheese
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Milk
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Dishwasher
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Eggs
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Boil a Kid
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Hechshur
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Bees
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Hechshers
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Kosher Wine
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Jewish Identity
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Kosher Cheese
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Dishwashers
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Hekhsher
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Grasshoppers
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Self-Discipline
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Pas Yisrael
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Yoshon
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Slaughtering (טבח)
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Locusts
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Cholov Yisrael
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Dietary Laws
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Kashrut
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Slaughter
Kashrut: From the Torah to the Mishnah
Two examples of how kashrut evolved from the Torah to the Mishnah
David Schwartz
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1541
Views
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November 18, 2020
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Kashrut
“G-d” - Dash Necessary?
An examination of whether it is necessary to use a dash when spelling G-d.
David Schwartz
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2968
Views
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May 4, 2021
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Divine Names
“Don’t Take Your Organs to Heaven; Heaven Knows We Need Them Here”: A Jewish Idea?
An introductory source sheet about organ donation
David Schwartz
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7455
Views
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February 23, 2021
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Bodies
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Death
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Burial
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Organ Donation
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Resurrection
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Lo Taamod Al Dam Rei-Echa
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Pikuach Nefesh
Kippahs - need better name
Not Published
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David Schwartz
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107
Views
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January 20, 2025
Jewish Views on Dinosaurs
An examination of the question “What’s Jewish about dinosaurs?”
David Schwartz
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6391
Views
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December 19, 2023
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Dinosaurs
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Israel
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Jewish Values
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Dinosaur
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Tot Shabbat
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Creation
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Noah and the Ark
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Creation of the Animals
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Chanukah
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Shabbat
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Kosher
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Chanukah Menorah
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David and Goliath
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Kashrut
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Brachot
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Chanukiah
,
Blessings
What’s Jewish About Baseball?
An examination of the intersection in the Venn Diagram of Baseball and Judaism.
David Schwartz
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388
Views
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June 10, 2025
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The Olympics
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Sandy Koufax
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Rabbis
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Death
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Shema
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Community
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Bat Mitzvah
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Olympics
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Shmirat Halashon
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Peoplehood
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American Jewish History
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Hank Greenberg
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Hebrew
,
Bar Mitzvah
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Rosh Hashanah
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Israel
,
Halacha
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Chironomy
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Jewish Music
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Shabbat
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Jewish Calendar
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Halakhah
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Genesis
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Jewish People
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Prayer
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Wedding
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Creation
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Jewish Values
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Kippah
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Jewish Food
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Parashat Bereshit
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Aliyah
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Yom Kippur
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Shofar
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Trope
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18
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Maftir
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Kehillah
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Immigration
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High Holidays
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Shmirat Haguf
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Kehilah
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Baseball
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Jewish Jokes
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Kashrut
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Civil Rights
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Torah Reading
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Chai
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Birth
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Jewish Humor
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WWII
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Sportsmanship
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Gematria
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Lifecycle
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Livestreaming
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Feminism
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Torah Service
Personally Connecting to Birkat HaMazon
A sheet giving background and posing questions to help connect with the basic parts of Birkat HaMazon, plus musical versions!
David Schwartz
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4014
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November 7, 2021
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Liturgy
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Food
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Birkat Hamazon
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Benching
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Blessings
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Bentching
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Thank You
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Gratitude
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BimBam
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Noah Aronson
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Prayer
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Ladino
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Thanks
Hadran for Graduation
A version of the Hadran for those who are graduating.
David Schwartz
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174
Views
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June 10, 2025
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12th Grade
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Graduation
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Graduate School
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Hadran
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Completion
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8th Grade
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College
Personally Connecting to Shir HaMa’alot (Psalm 126)
Ways to connect with the words of Psalm 126, plus some musical versions
David Schwartz
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5966
Views
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April 13, 2021
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The Maccabeats
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Israel
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Liturgy
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Psalm 126
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Debbie Friedman
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Tehilem
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Tefila
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Maccabeats
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Schlock Rock
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Rosenblatt
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Zionism
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Birkat Hamazon
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Dreams
,
Psalms
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Prayer
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Shir Hama’alot
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Zion
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Psalm
Tikkun Olam - need better name
Not Published
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David Schwartz
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117
Views
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May 25, 2025
Adoption and the Conversion of Children
An examination of adoption in Judaism, with a focus on the conversion process for adoptees.
David Schwartz
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789
Views
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February 4, 2025
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Moses
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Mordechai
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Adoption
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Brit Milah
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Brit
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Michal
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Bris
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Mikveh
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Esther
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Conversion
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Pharaoh’s Daughter
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