Blast From The Past
Blast From The Past

Spanish Golden Age

Spanish Golden Age1 Adar Ibn Ezra: While England was working to isolate and diminish the Jewish Community (see last week’s Blast from the Past), around the same time the Jews

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Jewish Humor

Double the Jokes: Parking and Philanthropy

It’s a double-joke week! Enjoy! Parking Moishe is driving in Jerusalem. He’s late for a meeting and he’s looking for a parking place, and can’t find one. In desperation, he turns towards heaven

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ON EAGLES’ WINGS

VOLUME 94 NUMBER 4February 5, 2021 SHEVAT 23, 5780PARSHAS YISROCandlelighting Time 5:07 PM ON EAGLES’ WINGS             There were many preliminary events and cautionary measures that led up to the giving

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Blast From The Past
Blast From The Past

Statute of Jewry

Statute of Jewry24 Shvat  Meanwhile in England: Did you know in England the Jews were known as the property of the crown? It’s interesting that the Jewish people have a

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Jewish Humor

Visiting the Doctor

Izzy is visiting his doctor for his annual check-up. Doctor: “Izzy, you’re in terrific shape for a 60-year-old. You have the body of a 35 year old. Tell me,  how

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How Long Is It?

VOLUME 94 NUMBER 4January 29, 2021 SHEVAT 16, 5780PARSHAS BESHALACHCandlelighting Time 4:58 PM           The Torah says that the nation ate manna from heaven for forty years. Rashi explains that

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Jewish Humor

The Farmer

Morris Schwartz, an elderly man, is resting peacefully on the porch of his small hotel outside Boca when he sees a cloud of dust up the road. He walks out

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Blast From The Past
Blast From The Past

Purim in Saragossa

“In Jewish history there are not coincidences” – Elie Weisel Purim Saragossa17 Shvat We just celebrated Tu b’Shvat, the New Year of Trees, a special time to taste unique and

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On Top of It!

VOLUME 94 NUMBER 3January 22, 2021SHEVAT 9, 5780PARSHAS BOCandlelighting Time 4:50 PM             The time for redemption had finally arrived. However, even though the time was ripe, the people were

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Family & Property

Morris Schwartz is dying and is on his deathbed.  He is with his nurse, his wife, his daughter and 2 sons, and knows the end is near.So he says to them:

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Blast From The Past
Blast From The Past

Rabbeinu Nissim

“Since the ancients have decided, their conclusions may not be set aside.” 9 ShvatRabbeinu Nissim ben Reuven haGerondi is known in shorthand as the RaN. He was born sometime between

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