January 8, 2025

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Nesanel Yoel Safran

Articles by Nesanel Yoel Safran

Being Grateful

There’s nobody in the world who doesn’t have a lot to feel thankful about. Our families, our friends, our health, even just being alive, are

Hidden Good

A big lesson of Purim is that sometimes things that seem bad are really God’s hidden ways of giving us something good. In the Megillah,

Rays of Praise

Don’t just tell people when they’ve done something wrong; tell them when they’ve done something right! In this week’s Torah portion (Ex. 39:43), Moses takes

Everyone Can Teach

Every one of us is a teacher. In this week’s Torah portion (Ex. 35:34), God gives Betzalel the ability and mission to teach others his

Being Forgiving

Forgiving is one of the most special things we can do. It is also one of the most difficult. In this week’s portion we learn

Learning From Others

This week’s Torah portion teaches us about the Kohanim, the special Jewish priests. They had the important job of conducting services in the Tabernacle and

Respecting Food

Our food is not just something to eat, it is something to respect. In this week’s Torah portion we learn about the altar on which

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,

Being Humble

In this week’s Torah Portion, Moses shows us one of the things that made him great. When his father-in-law, Jethro, criticizes him over something and

Being Optimistic

Every situation contains within it a possibility of success—and a possibility of failure. When the Jewish people were in the desert, fleeing from the pursuing

Finding Courage

By Nesanel Yoel Safran It took a lot of courage for the Jewish slaves in Egypt to do things that publicly showed that the false

A Good Laugh

Everyone enjoys a good laugh—but not every laugh is necessarily good. While humor can be used in a positive way to make people feel good,