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Holiday Reflections: Chanukah
Dec 1st 2008
The Holiday: Chanukah celebrates the Jews’ unlikely military victory over a powerful foe and a subsequent miracle involving the rededication of the Holy Temple. Thousands of years ago, the Jews lived in the Land of Israel, also known as Judea, which was controlled by the Seleucids (a Syrian-Greek people). After Antiochus ascended to the Seleucid ... continue reading »
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Creative Fundraising at Synagogues!
Nov 11th 2008
Synagogues throughout the country bring limitless determination and endless imagination to their support of MAZON’s anti-hunger mission. A special thank you goes out to some of our most creative synagogue-based MAZON fundraising efforts. These important events help bring a higher profile to the important cause of hunger relief. MAZON Community: In Tulsa, OK, Congregation B’nai ... continue reading »
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Hunger Related Torah Text Sources
Nov 11th 2008
Leviticus 19:9-10 When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field to its very border, neither shall you gather the gleanings after your harvest. And you shall not strip your vineyard bare, neither shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the poor and ... continue reading »
