January 8, 2025

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Nesanel Yoel Safran

Articles by Nesanel Yoel Safran

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

Seeing Our Special Gifts

Everyone is different. But each person, in his or her own special way, has something valuable to add to the world. Our job is to

Standing Firm

When people feel they are being unfairly taken advantage of, they often think their only choice is either to react angrily or just give in

Using Our Strength

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

Caring About Appearances

While it’s fine to care about how we look, we shouldn’t get carried away. In this week’s Torah portion we learn how Joseph, who grew

Don’t Waste, Appreciate

Everything we have — including all of the world’s resources like water and oil — are gifts from God that we should appreciate and not

Being Honest

We wish that everyone would treat us the way they should. But it doesn’t always turn out that way. We may feel cheated. Does that

First Impressions

People are not always the same on the inside as they appear on the outside. The image that someone projects doesn’t necessarily tell the whole

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

Seeing the Good in People

It’s easy to see what’s good about some people. Their virtues just seem to shine. But sometimes it’s not so easy, and it seems like

Make a Difference

Can one person really make a difference? In our Torah portion this week, we can see that one good person, Noah, made the difference between