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Avigayil: Mastering the Art of Multitasking
In Psychology there are four acute stress responses; fight, flight, freeze and fawn. The least known one is fawn…
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Chuldah: A Woman of Vision, Prayer and Prophecy
Chuldah is a multifaceted character in Tanach. She is a soft, feminine voice, breaking harsh news in gentle tones. She is a strong anchor of an entire period of Jewish history, deeply involved in physical and spiritual matters of the kingdom. She is a lover of the Jewish people, praying desperately to spare their fate.…
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Osnat: How Can the Daughter of an Immoral Priest Become Yosef’s Wife?
Osnat is arguably one of the most mysterious characters…
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Tamar: Unholy Actions, Holy Outcomes
In Parshat Vayeishev, we are introduced to Tamar, an exemplary tzaddeket who was as righteous as she was beautiful (Midrash Hagadol 38, 7) . Tamar was the daughter of Shem, who survived the great flood with his father Noach and brothers Cham and Yefes. We are introduced to Tamar in the context of her marriage
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Leah: The True Value of Gratitude
Every Jewish schoolchild knows that the very first word out of our mouths each morning is “Modeh ani.” Rav Shimshon Pincus z”l once opened a class on tefillah with the question: Why is it that we say “Modeh ani” (Grateful am I) and not “Ani modeh” (I am grateful)? And he answered: Because first, we
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The Multifaceted Personality of Rivka Imeinu
Rivka Imeinu, the second of our four matriarchs could be described as the ‘sandwich matriarch’. Unlike Sarah who together with Avraham sets the foundation for the birth of the Jewish people, and Rachel with her and Yaakov’s love story and the legacy of being the mother in whose zchut the geula will come, Rivka’s life
