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January 31, 2026 – 8:52 pm | Comments Off on The Gift of Being “Extra”101 views

When we are jealous, we measure our value by others’ success. We can’t be like others. We were born to be ourselves. When we accept that limitation, we begin to shine.

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The Lightkeeper

January 27, 2024 – 8:35 pm | Comments Off on The Lightkeeper1,043 views
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Boston Light, the first lighthouse to be built in what would become the United States was also the last lighthouse to have an official keeper. Sally Snowman stepped down from the role as the world slipped into 2024.

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Yitro: One Heart

January 15, 2022 – 7:20 pm | Comments Off on Yitro: One Heart2,091 views
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When the Jewish people camped at Sinai, the Torah tells us that they were united. Rather than saying that they camped at Mount Sinai, the Torah says, he camped at Mount Sinai.[1] This draws the attention of Rashi, the eleventh century biblical commentator, who observes, “As one people with one …

Yitro: Time for Torah

January 19, 2019 – 9:02 pm | Comments Off on Yitro: Time for Torah2,760 views
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We all must make time for Torah, but how much time is a matter of perspective. When G-d gave us the Torah at Sinai, He gave the same Torah to all Jews. We are all bound by the same laws and we all share the same level of access to …

Yitro: The Freedom App

January 30, 2012 – 8:34 pm | Comments Off on Yitro: The Freedom App3,758 views
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The Freedom App
Writing an essay has never been more difficult. In the past you could seclud yourself in a corner with pen and paper and let your mind flow. Now we sit at computers connected to the internet. The strain of concentration wears the brain and we are tempted constantly …

Yitro: The Vanishing Letters

February 1, 2010 – 2:29 am | Comments Off on Yitro: The Vanishing Letters3,393 views
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Four Reviews
Our sages taught before appearing at Sinai, G-d reviewed the Ten Commandments four times. (1) What is the significance of these four reviews and what can we learn from this in terms of the vanishing letters??

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