Word Prompt – KAVOD – Shlomo Zuckier
Kavod means honor, but it means so much more. Related to the word kaved, or heavy, it refers to things that are weighty, that are deserving of our respect.
Word Prompt – GEMARA – Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll
Gemara, where a statement made by one can and has affected millions, where a language of its own is needed to unlock millennia of history.
Word Prompt – SCHNAPPS – Gabriel Boxer
Nowadays, I don’t think a shul kiddush or a kiddush club for that matter even knows what schnapps is, and it’s been some time since I’ve experienced the nostalgia of that marble cake in my mouth.
Word Prompt – LEAVES – Ita Yankovich
It’s heartening to see the once virid foliage turn crackly and dull, but this is requisite needed for its overall survival.
Word Prompt – PATRIOT – Zolly Claman
A Jewish patriot knows: you can kill a Jew, but you cannot kill Judaism. In that very act of sacrifice, Judaism is preserved.
Word Prompt – SARDINES – Adena Berkowitz
Packed with protein, Omega 3-a, Vitamin D, iron, calcium. B-12, magnesium, zinc. Improves bone, brain, eyes, heart health and eases inflammation.
Word Prompt – DEGEL – Orit Esther Riter
According to the Baal Shem Tov, every individual carries a divine spark and mission – their own inner degel. Healing begins when we reconnect with this inner identity.
Word Prompt – SARAH – Sarah Pachter
Hashem holds our deposits, ready for redemption at a later time. Hashem remembers our deeds even when we forget them.
Word Prompt – SHIVER – Shlomo Litvin
In the aftermath of the October 7 Pogrom, it's only natural to shiver as we think of the evil acts of the Hamas Nazis, yemach shemam. But that shiver must be followed up with lighting the greatest fire the world has ever seen, so that warmth reaches every single Jew, and spans the globe.
Word Prompt – SHMOOZING – Yitzchak Sprung
A good shmooze reveals ourselves to others and reveals others to us; it is a learning experience.
Word Prompt – MOED – Hillel Fuld
Judaism is about sanctifying every aspect of life including time. But the word muad teaches us that consistency is only positive, assuming that the act you’re doing constantly is a positive one.
Word Prompt – OHR – Kylie Ora Lobell
In these times, I take my obligation as Ora very seriously. I strive to be a light in this world.
Word Prompt – PREGNANT – Lenny Solomon
The reason we are put here on earth is not only to be a great person and correct our issues that will come up during our lives, but also to have children that will follow in the path of Torah and continue the branches of our tree.
Word Prompt – GENESIS – Keshet Starr
The figures in Genesis don’t just passively go about their lives; they yearn, they rage, they see the with jealousy, they love, they cry, they mourn.
Word Prompt – RABBI AKIVA – Rochelle Brand
The Talmud Bavli and the Talmud Yerushalmi recount that Rachel, daughter to Kalba Savuah, one of the richest men in Jerusalem, recognized the potential in Rabbi Akiva, an unassuming, uneducated shepherd.
Word Prompt – YITZCHAK – Daniel Finkelman
Tranquility is great, but it's not a reason to live. Joy comes from conquest: from the dragon-slaying campaigns of youth, but ultimately from the self-conquest that is life's fiercest and most silent battle.
Word Prompt – GEZUNT – David Pardo
Health is like anything else: the set of circumstances within which we operate.
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.
Word Prompt – SHEKEL – Francis Nataf
In Judaism, quantification is everywhere. That is because halacha understands that just like offering too low a price for an object belittles it, so too does effort incommensurate with the value of an ethical act belittle it as well.
Word Prompt – KOL YAAKOV – Yitzchak Sprung
If Yitzchak perceived that Yaakov was in front of him, it is only because Yaakov’s voice expressed his unique personality.
Word Prompt – PLAYFUL – Rachel Tuchman
Playfulness can turn the harshness of reality into something that is more manageable. It helps us to relax and regulate our nervous system which makes for better processing and coping.
Word Prompt – SILVER – Cecelia Margules
What exactly is a silver lining? It is a metaphor conveying a glimmer of hope, in the midst of despair.
Word Prompt – MAPS – Pesha Kletenik
My first instinct was to tell her to move away from the 150-year-old, fading velvet cover, but instead, I enjoyed the sight of a giggling, Jewish child playing behind an artifact that miraculously was drawn from the fires of Kristallnacht.
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.
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