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Shabbos: Hishtadlus vs Rest
When giving the commandment to keep Shabbos, the Torah tells us: “Six days you will work and you will complete all of your labor” (Shemos, 20:8) Surely it’s impossible for a person to actually complete all of his work before Shabbos! Shabbos is more of a “pause” where we take a break after a long…
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Ketuba: Love Blossoms Through Commitment
Little girls dream of their wedding day. They dream about their beautiful white dress, the magical chuppa, their husband-to-be. Yet, perhaps one of the least exciting moments of the wedding is the signing and reading of the Ketuba, the Jewish marriage contract itself. Aramaic words are read aloud for a minute or two and sometimes…
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Prayer and Hitbodedut: Reflections on Connecting to Hashem in Different Ways
How many times have I raced through davening because of a busy schedule? Or got distracted by the people around me, noises outside, or even the phone ringing? And I can’t even count the number of moments where my own trifling thoughts creep into my daily prayer that I can’t even remember the words I’ve…
