Word Prompt – TOV – Avi Ganz
To quote Hypocrates: "First, do no harm." Avoid what pulls us down – personally and collectively. But then pursue good. Asei tov.
Word Prompt – MECHILA – Akiva Kra
Seeking mechila enables us to confront our past mistakes, paving the way for fewer errors in the future. It's an acknowledgment of our imperfections and a genuine desire for self-improvement.
Word Prompt – SHEITEL – Rivka Press Schwartz
It's worth asking ourselves, in this situation, is there something going on for this person that I haven't experienced? Is there something here about which I could be more understanding?
Word Prompt – BLUE – Dr. Rivka Press Schwartz
If we ever find ourselves dismissively commenting about the detail-orientation of halacha, or of other communities' halachic observance, perhaps we can remember that when we really care, we can indeed be very invested in the minute differences between Williamsburg Blue and its neighbors in the fan deck.
Word Prompt – LOX – Naomi Klass Mauer
In Israel I discovered that lox is a delicacy and quite expensive, so I don’t indulge very often.
Word Prompt – SHMOOZING – Yehuda Pryce
It’s been said that the Chofetz Chaim enjoyed a good schmooze, with the understanding that the halachos of lashon hara can and should be adhered to so that a schmooze can still serve the function of us maintaining a connection to Hashem.
Word Prompt – MONEY – Rivka Press Schwartz
When we talk about problematic influences from the world around us, we are likely to think about matters of ideology, entertainment and mass culture, or dress.
Word Prompt – JEREMIAH – Shlomo Litvin
Today, 2,500 years later, Yirmiyahu is welcomed in our happiest moments, as we sing: Od Yishama, his song of Yerushalayim.
Word Prompt – SHOFAR – JJ Eleff
The previous rebbe of Chabad explains that the main thing is not the content of the cry, Father, save me, but rather the cry itself.
Word Prompt – KAVOD – Dr. Rivka Press Schwartz
True kavod habriyot is not about treating well those whom we know, or like, or feel comfortable with. It is about honoring the bit of the Divine inside every human being we encounter.
Word Prompt – SCENT – Solly Hess
How often do we sit and reminisce? Reaching far back as we long to recapture those defining moments of growth and joy and to see and feel the people we no longer can.
Word Prompt – TORAH – Rivka Press Schwartz
Too often, our community's discourse about women's Torah learning treats it as suspect, a threat, a challenge: why does she want to learn?
Word Prompt – GEMARA – Shani Taragin
As I study the pages of Gemara, the literature of Torah Sheb’al-Peh is transformed to a live discussion between Tannaim and Amoraim across generations...
Word Prompt – MIRACLES – Rabbi Tuly Weisz
David Ben Gurion famously remarked that In Israel, in order to be a realist you must believe in miracles.
Word Prompt – TRADITION – Rachel Freier
Knowing that my children and grandchildren create another link in the chain makes tradition not just a word in my family but a way of life.
Word Prompt – CHACHMA – Ariel Rackovsky
Usually, the mind is viewed as the seat of the intellect, of chachma, and emotions are associated with the heart. A term like chacham lev sounds like a paradox, but of course, it isn't one.
Word Prompt – BAIS YAAKOV – Bari Mitzmann
Bais Yaakov is not a school. It is the term Moshe uses when speaking to the Jewish women. We as Jewish women are a unit. When we realize that, we are a force to be reckoned with.
Word Prompt – BAIS YAAKOV – Ziona Greenwald
While the colossus founded by the visionary Sarah Schenirer continues to animate communities across the Jewish world, it seems to me that the Bais Yaakov model has become, over time, more monolithic in hashkafa and approach.
Word Prompt – BAIS YAAKOV – Keshet Starr
Starting from Hashem’s injunction to speak to “bais Yaakov,” to Schenirer’s efforts to strengthen Judaism through girls’ education, it is ultimately Jewish women who will lead the charge to our next stage in growing as a community.
Word Prompt – ASHES – Inna Vernikov
While there is a time for crying and mourning, at that same time we should know that with faith and resilience we can move forward with confidence that better times are coming.
Word Prompt – JEREMIAH – Rabbi Elli Fischer
It seems from chapter 27, one of the sharpest chapters in his book, that the people of his age simply could not imagine that they would lose their hold on Eretz Yisrael.
Word Prompt – TRADITION – Shmuel Phillips
If what you say is a received tradition we accept it. (But) if you have derived it logically then we have a response.
Word Prompt – SHEITEL – Kylie Ora Lobell
I made the difficult decision to not wear my tichel this week as I often do, and instead opted to put on my sheitel. Fearing for my life – yes, even here in the very Jewish city of Los Angeles – I have not wanted to take any chances.
Word Prompt – TRADITION – JJ Eleff
One of the things I love about the DansDeals forums is the diversity in our members – people coming together from all different walks of life. We frequently discuss our differences and educate each other on the beauty of our own traditions and customs.
Word Prompt – GEVALT – Lenny Solomon
You can say things like, “It’s “mamesh a gevalt.” In this context it means wow – that is an unbelievable thing.
Word Prompt – GLASS – Ita Yankovich
Above all, he wants to make his customers happy, even if it comes at his own expense.
Word Prompt – SHMUEL – Hillel Fuld
Chana named Shmuel to commemorate her prayer to G-d for a child – Shmuel, Because I have asked him of the L-rd.
Word Prompt – YESHIVA – Dovid Bashevkin
This video highlighted something else. It was like an old couple, with decades of carpools and those daily pedestrian responsibilities of families, reading their first love letters. This video reminded us of that first love.