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Humility, the Opposite of Arrogance
Part I: What Is True Humility?The ideal measure for all character traits, as the Rambam explains, is to be balanced in the middle way.
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Shemini: Ask Your Elders!
‘And it was on the eighth day…’ It was the first of Nissan, the day they had spent seven days preparing for the day of the inauguration of the Mishkan.
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Purim: Timing is Everything
The popular expression “in the right place, at the right time” holds significant importance in the story of Purim.
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Lala Soulika: Dying for the Sake of Tzniut
Born in the Moroccan city of Tangiers in 1817, Soulika Hadjuel was an extremely pious woman. From a young age, she had an outpouring love for Torah and mitzvot. Her tzniut and Jewish pride stood out in everything she did.
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Woman’s Obligation to Hear Megilla
Megillat Esther, authored by Mordechai and Esther themselves is the scroll which tells of the miraculous survival of the Jewish people in Persian exile.
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Gluckel of Hamelin: Writing as a Form of Prayer
If you were to step into your local Jewish bookstore on any given day, you’d be overwhelmed by the sheer amount of published memoirs on the shelves.
