March 9, 2025

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Nesanel Yoel Safran

Articles by Nesanel Yoel Safran

Sincere Praise

We all own a tool that costs us nothing to use yet can improve our relationships with others, get people to like us and make

Real Heroes

Jacob sets out on a fateful journey eastward to find a wife and to escape from his wicked brother Esau, who wants to kill him.

Facing a Bully

Nobody likes dealing with bullies, but sometimes there is no choice in the matter. In this week’s Torah portion, Jacob had to contend with the

True Kindness

It is important to be kind, but what if being kind in one way will end up causing us to be dishonest in another? This

Keeping Quiet

Not all news is fit to print and not everything we hear bears repeating, especially when doing so could cause bad feelings between people. In

Majority Doesn’t Always Rule

Values are not like elections and voting: the majority doesn’t necessarily rule. Abraham, our forefather, stood virtually alone as a believer of God and kindness

Love Responsibility

In our story, a kid discovers that what he thought was a chore was really a chance to love. Pet Peeve Jeremy jumped up and

Less Is More

One of the lessons of Sukkot is that we don’t need to have a lot of things in order to be happy. Sukkot is called

Everyone Makes Mistakes

Everyone makes mistakes, it’s only human. A lot of times, we feel bad if we do something we shouldn’t. But what’s done is done. On

One Step at a Time

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is a holiday dedicated to personal growth. It’s a special time that God gives us to grow and become

Sweet People

Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year. One of the beautiful customs on this day is to eat a piece of apple dipped in honey

Be Kind to Animals

The Torah way is to be kind and compassionate to all living creatures. In this week’s Torah portion (Deuteronomy, 22:10), we learn that a farmer