Category: Jewish Values
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We were home, and we were in Israel. Why would we want to go anywhere else?
Mann Tracht, Un Gott Lacht
Since few of us have “crystal balls”. All we can do is our best when it comes time to “plan.”
Could It Be Reverse Psychology?
When something is always there and always available to us, we can often take it for granted. It could be a relationship, our health, a bank account, or the very roof over our heads. When is the wake-up call? When it is taken away from us.
It Looks Like Play, but It Was Work.
We don’t have to be all the same, and in fact, coming together not in spite of our differences but because of our differences is what Hashem has been waiting for all along.
Seeing the Light, Bringing It Home.
Let’s light up the world together.
When You Are a Jew, Every Day Is Thanksgiving.
“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough and more.”
Judith, Lady Montefiore
As the small caravan approached the ancient walls, Judith shivered. The months-long journey flashed through her mind: camels, ships, horse-drawn carriages, long treks on foot, all to reach the gates of Jerusalem.
Nechama Leibowitz: Teacher to Thousands
In a time when the same standards of Jewish education weren’t upheld for girls as for boys, Nechama paved the way for women’s inclusivity in Jewish textual study and went on to transform Torah study for Israeli society.
Hold on, Yom Kippur Is Not the Pinnacle!
After the hard introspective work of the month of Elul, Rosh Hashana, and Yom Kippur, it’s time to celebrate!
Alarm Clock for the Soul
“Wake up, wake up, you sleepers from your slumber.” Maimonidies
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