March 7, 2025

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Nesanel Yoel Safran

Articles by Nesanel Yoel Safran

Dressing Your Best

Why do people wear clothing? There’s more to it than just covering up and keeping warm. In this week’s Torah portion, we learn all about

Tasking Without Asking

We don’t have to wait to be asked to be helpful – we can volunteer. In this week’s Torah portion (Ex. 25:2) we learn what

Being a Friend

We want to be nice to everyone. We try to help people when we can and not hurt their feelings. But for certain special people,

Setting a Good Example

We are being watched. The way we act sets an example for those around us. When the Jewish people were given the Torah, they were

Needy or Greedy?

Greedy grabbing isn’t great. In this week’s Torah portion (Ex. 16:18) the people who were greedy and grabbed more of the special manna-food in the

Being Humble

The Torah portion this week teaches about the Passover holiday and how we shouldn’t eat anything leavened, like bread or cake, on Passover. Instead, we

Say Little, Do Much

Many times a person’s actions speak louder than their words. Impressive sounding promises and claims are worth very little if they are not backed up

Thinking of Others

When things are going well for us, we shouldn’t close a blind eye to others who aren’t so fortunate. Moses grew up as a prince

Partners

When Jacob was a very old man and knew he was going to die, he called all his sons to come together. Everyone gathered around

Shame on Nobody

We may get mad and want to give whoever made us mad a piece of our mind, but before we let it fly, we should

Using Our Strength

There’s more to Chanukah than spinning tops and eating potato pancakes. The first Chanukah millennia ago — and Chanukah today —represent a great struggle between

Making Others Jealous

Is it ever possible to treat someone too nicely? If the treatment will make others jealous, it just might be. In our portion this week,