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Parshat Shelach begins and ends with seeing. It opens with the meraglim and closes with the commandment to look at tzizis. The lesson of the two? That it is not enough to simply look. We must also SEE.

Zuckerberg’s closing words at Harvard's commencement: I am reminded of a prayer, Mi Shebeirach, that I say whenever I face a challenge, that I sing to my daughter thinking about her future...

Despite modern-day wisdom, which instructs us, "not to sweat the small stuff," but it ALL starts with the “small stuff.” if allowed to go unchecked, it is the “small stuff" which can poison relationships

The Priest Forbade Chametz ‘Acquired By Admission’ (Bava Basra 149a)

A typical example of a chok is the prohibition against wearing sha’atnez, clothes made of wool and linen. A typical example of a mishpat is the prohibition against murder.

They saw extremely large fruit and interpreted that to mean that just as the fruit are extreme and strange so to are the inhabitants. This was a misconception and a misinterpretation of the facts.

Mr. Stein notified all the participants and called Mr. Turk. Our flight was delayed, he said. We will have to reschedule the bus for 5 p.m.

In order for an admission to be acceptable in court, it must be made in front of two witnesses appointed to hear it.

After a couple of weeks, it became very clear to me that I was not earning anywhere near enough money to pay for Yeshivah.

Question: When reciting a berachah in English, does a person fulfill his obligation if he says “Hashem” instead of “L-rd” or “G-d”? Yosef

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Though the United States participated, Israeli officials were furious when the U.S. announced it would boycott the opening ceremony.

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On its face, the request by Ms. Lynch raises the question of whether she was trying to give Mrs. Clinton political cover during the campaign.

Both the tribute to Mr. Lopez-Rivera and the portrayal and murder of a Trump-like Julius Caesar have been justified by supporters in the name of political and artistic freedom. Yet the sophistry in play with regard to both is unmistakable.

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At age 26 and having completed her graduate studies, Bernice returned to the Bronx Y, this time in a paid professional capacity.

After Netanyahu lost his bid for reelection in 1999, I met with him and discussed ideas of how he could again become Israel’s leader. We’ve worked together ever since then.

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It is just this persistence or perseverance that we need to teach our children.

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Sousa Mendes told Rabbi Kruger that he also had a large family and wanted to help the Kruger family.

We are opening doors for the students. Telling them to look at the world they didn't know about and asking them to think about it.

I love my crockpot.

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Making sure he did not awaken his father, he returned to the room where the sages sat and said, I am afraid that I cannot sell you the gem.

Yes, let's blame refrigerators.

My mother-in-law and I have had our problems since the beginning of our marriage.

She taught us, by example, not just how to survive, but to thrive.