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My team leader and quality control checkers lived overseas. They paid little attention to the dramatic events I had just undergone. But they did sense that I was feeling vulnerable, and it was showing in my work.

In what is possibly a separate explanation, the Malbim writes that “shirah” is a more general term that can refer to song both in a religious sense and in a secular sense, while “zimrah” refers specifically to a religious song that speaks of G-d’s praises.

Fasting is of no use if at the same time you do not act justly and compassionately to your fellow human beings.

Are we really yearning for the geula? Do we daven for it like we daven for other things we feel we need?

I go to sleep hoping things will change in the morning and this big nightmare will be over and then the morning comes and all I hear are new restrictions regarding this crazy epidemic.

She called the woman over and asked her to wait. Mrs. H. went into a room and returned with a large bag, which she handed to the customer, telling her that she had already paid for it.

Although it’s been more than 40 years since we last met, how could my husband and I forget Steve...

They were not criticizing the institution of sacrifices. They were criticizing something as real now as it was in their time. What distressed them to the core of their being was the idea that you could serve G-d and at the same time act disdainfully, cruelly, unjustly, insensitively or callously toward other people.

While we are going through some hard times it seems like a lifetime. Once the trauma or bad experience passes it doesn’t seem like it was so long.

What united them was not the dynamic of the crowd in which we are caught up in a collective frenzy but rather a sense of common purpose, of helping to bring something into being that was greater than anyone could achieve alone. Communities build; they do not destroy. They bring out the best in us, not the worst.

Rabbi Kook warns that sometimes a person can become so involved and devoted to his work that his work controls him instead of the reverse.

Corona in Spanish means crown. The bacteria Corona is in the shape of a crown as well. Why all the mention about a crown? Why a crown? Why the language Spanish?

So along with my gratitude sessions, I decided to be more aware of saying thank you to people who deserve acknowledgment along the way – service providers, bus drivers, and the like – which I’m not always good at doing.

Needless to say, everyone should be cautious and take common sense necessary precautions.

According to the Sages the original act of Divine forgiveness on which Yom Kippur is based came about through the annulment of a vow, when Moses annulled the vow of G-d.

Rabbi Shapira-Frankfurter discusses a third word for delay or late: “hitmahmah.” In his view, this word denotes a delay caused by moving slower than usual.

Where Beis Shammai And Beis Hillel Agree ‘One Must Not Take a Haircut Close to Minchah’ (Shabbos 9b)

Ora's oldest son was close to her all along, while Ora and her daughter Sara's relationship took off to a bad start almost from the very beginning, when Sara was only 10 years old.

Victory comes in different forms.

It is hard to believe that only 75 years ago, not hundreds or more, a Jew could not find a place. It was us they all did abhor.

Tetzaveh is also the first time we encounter the phrase “for glory and for splendor,” describing the effect and point of the garments. Until now kavod, “glory,” has been spoken of in relation to G-d alone. Now human beings are to share some of the same glory.

A fourth word for quiet is “hass.” This verb means making others quiet (i.e., hushing them). The etymology of this word might be an onomatopoeic adaptation of the sound used to quiet others (like “shh…”).

Avraham Avinu was the leader of his generation and he guided all the souls of his time to recognize Hashem.

The election results were not intended to go this way, according to the natural course of political science.

He reread it time and time again, but finally decided he’d just have to accept that he didn’t understand it and move on.

Why did God command Israel to make a sanctuary for Him? Shouldn't it be unnecessary?

Logically, it isn’t possible for you to make it to work on time. But there is a Creator. And nothing stands in His way.

The Mishnah and the Talmud do not explain what “padachat” means, so how do we know it means “forehead”?

About a month ago I finally received my teaching license. I was so excited it took me a few days to calm down just thinking of what great effort went into getting this degree.

Judaism is a matter of creed as well as deed. But we should allow people great leeway in how they understand the faith of our ancestors.