Word Prompt – PREGNANT – Bari Mitzmann
To be honest, when I saw this as the word prompt, I felt a pit in my stomach. There is so much pain and struggle associated with this word.
Word Prompt – EIGHT – Asher Yablok
These days, as was the case during many such difficult periods in our long history, doing the bris on the eighth day has taken on new meaning.
Word Prompt – RUIN – Chani Miller
It is a day when being part of the klal will supersede being an individual; it is a day of contradictions, an awkward fusion of happy birthday wishes and the start of the saddest time period of the year.
Word Prompt – RABBI AKIVA – Akiva Kra
Rabbi Akiva taught us that a fence to wisdom is silence, the potential pitfalls of humor, the greatness of man for being created in the image of Hashem, how to view free choice, and so much more.
Word Prompt – SCHNAPPS – Cheryl Kupfer
Over 50 years later, men pile out of the sanctuary as the rabbi begins his drasha to partake in the kiddush club, where they enthusiastically indulge in several bottles of whiskey, scotch and other alcoholic beverages.
Word Prompt – TEFILLIN – Rachel Wizenfeld
As a mother, tefillin is something else to think about for my teenage sons' trips and carpools, something else to organize during bar mitzvah planning.
Word Prompt – NAZIR – Solly Hess
While my allergies and mop-top may have me feeling like a nazir, the fact is I’m far from it. Without Sefira and migraines, I’d be asking for a pair of scissors and a corkscrew!
Word Prompt – SECOND CHANCES – Dr. Bin Goldman
When someone comes to meet with me, they or someone close to them recognize that a change is necessary. Yet, they still may not fully believe they can actually make that change.
Word Prompt – GLASS – Martin Bodek
Did you know that nature creates glass all the time? It can form when lightning strikes sand, when meteorites impact the earth, and when volcanoes spew molten rock that rapidly cools.
Word Prompt – SONS – Shlomo Litvin
When the Rebbe would write his public letters to the Jewish people, they would begin To the Sons and Daughters of Our People Israel, Everywhere...
Word Prompt – GEMARA – Dovid Bashevkin
My margins are filled with sources, questions, translations and attempted insights. You would never find such doodles or notes inside a Sefer Torah.
Word Prompt – GEZUNT – David Pardo
Health is like anything else: the set of circumstances within which we operate.
Word Prompt – MELT – Moish Warsawsky
The Chofetz Chaim said that Chazal gave us the holidays of Chanukah and Purim in the winter, representing the long and dark galus, to give us hope for eventual redemption.
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 – ESTIMATION – Lenny Solomon
When are estimations usually correct? Well, when we use Waze here in Israel, it generally is correct.
Word Prompt -PEYOS – Hillel Fuld
What does it mean to maintain your identity as a Jew? The answer is that the Israelites kept their names, language, and clothing.
Word Prompt – GLASS – Akiva Kra
Glass is broken at every wedding to remind us to mourn for the Beis HaMikdash. However, people usually overlook that and scream mazal tov because the chuppah is concluding.
Word Prompt – MESSY – Moish Warsawsky
Many famous people were known for the chaos of their personal space despite their incredible contributions to the organized world of intellectualism.
Word Prompt – DIASPORA – Bat-Sheva Maslow
While classically the Diaspora refers to geographic relocation and isolation, I can’t help but think about individuals who feel isolated from their communities as if in personal diasporas.
Word Prompt – LECHEM – David Curwin
The connection between war and welding becomes clearer when we consider that, in ancient times, combat involved close physical contact – just as welding fuses elements together.
Word Prompt – GEULAH – Yishai Fleisher
Sadly, many of us are addicted to the idea that redemption is a top-down phenomenon and we revert to ghetto thinking, as though we are powerless and only a strong outside force can make change.
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