Charity and the Business of Giving Tzedekah
Introduction to Tzedekah The Torah commands us to give Tzedekah. It’s translated as ‘charity’ but the root of the word, ‘tzedek’ really means that it’s the right thing to do. You aren’t giving just...
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Disney World Kosher Vacation, Orlando, FL
In addition to this article, please see my newer article from my second vacation to Orlando in 2016. This is a blog, in large part, about kosher vacations with kosher food and minyanim. Please...
Ventnor, NJ – Kosher Frum Family Vacation
Guest Article by Susan L. Rosenbluth, The Jewish Voice and Opinion, Englewood, NJ susan@jewishvoiceandopinion.com, JewishVoiceAndOpinion.com Formatted / Edited by PatentlyJewish.com . Where to Daven (Pray) – Shuls and Mikveh Information There is an old booster song...
Why You Should Run Your Own Business
My First Business – Selling Gum and Candy on the Bus Inc. Magazine spurred me to write an article I’ve been thinking about writing for a while. I’m sure there are also books on...
Hunter, NY – Kosher Bed and Breakfast, Catskills, Mountain
Update 2021: Happy Harry’s seems to have closed. 🙁 You might also be interested in the hiking trails at North/South Lake, not far from here, and the review of stuff to do in the Catskills....
Children? Marriage? Why? A Positive Recitation
Why We Should Marry and Why Marriage is Only for Man and Woman Together What’s the purpose of life? To live longest? Propagate our ideas longest? To live until we die and then ‘whatever’?...
Camping – North/South Lake, Catskills & Spruce Run, New Jersey
Why Camping? Travelling is too expensive? Not worth the hassle of finding kosher food? These is a relatively inexpensive way to do it – rent a plot of dirt, put a tent on it,...
Bradley Beach, NJ – Kosher Vacation
Guest Post by Susan Rosenbluth of The Jewish Voice and Opinion, Englewood, NJ, susan@jewishvoiceandopinion.com PatentlyJewish Note: I have not visited the minyanim myself, but based on past visits in my pre-religious days and other accounts, it is not a...
Why Don’t Bad Things Happen to Bad People?
Introduction Really, the title should be “Why don’t Bad Things Always Happen to Bad People?” I thought would try to tackle this subject based on some sources in Judaism. Now, we can answer this...
Hitler, The Missing Years – Ernest Hanfstaengl – Book Review
The Holocaust in Context The Jewish calendar, a microcosm of Judaism itself, has a complete cycle of everything from joyous times (Purim, Succos) to sad times (Tish B’Av) to everything else. This article is...