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Gratitude and Growth
There are moments when I need to pause and reconnect with the deepest part of my soul.
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Ruth Schapira
The Chemistry of Hebrew
I’m a passionate fan of Hebrew for so many reasons, but mainly because it’s a language like no other.
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The EKG of your life
How you choose to respond to any given situation is the essence of your free will.
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The Breath of Life that Makes us Human
What are the implications of considering human life to be sacred?
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I am not a wandering Jew
It happened years ago, when shopping for a plant to bring to our apartment.
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None of these are reasons why I keep kosher
I was raised in a strictly kosher home, but years ago, among progressive suburban Jews, it was common to eat non-kosher food in restaurants.
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Ruth Schapira
Hearing is Not Listening
There’s a reason that we use two words to describe this process of taking in sound.
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Torah's leadership lessons
"Middot -- qualities of the soul--- are taught primarily by example." ~Rabbi Yechiel Perr
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Letting Go is the Real Power
The Torah offers us a radical vision of our relationship with the land in the portion called Behar—“On the Mountain.” There, we are introduced to the…
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When the Torah Whispers
The Torah speaks to us in many ways.
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Knowing Less, Understanding More
We like to feel that we know things.
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Sacred Time and Space
This is a week for recovery, after reading about the egregious sin we committed when worshipping, dancing, and cavorting around the Golden Calf last…
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