February 13, 2025

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Nesanel Yoel Safran

Articles by Nesanel Yoel Safran

False Witness

A person should be sure he sees someone doing wrong before he points his finger. In this week’s portion (19:16) we learn that God wants

How to Enjoy Life

God wants us to enjoy life. This week’s Torah portion (12:20-25) tells us that it’s perfectly fine to desire and enjoy good food and more

Unpuffed

Getting all arrogant and full of ourselves is never a good idea, especially when we didn’t do anything to deserve it! In this week’s Torah

Love Everybody

By Nesanel Yoel Safran It’s not enough not to hurt people — we should try our best to like them, too. This week includes a

We Like Everyone

This Shabbat begins the Jewish month of Av, with its nine-day period of remembering and mourning the tragic destruction of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem

Care to Be Right

Being responsible and caring means not only caring about what will be best for ourselves, but also what will be best for others. In this

The True Measure

It’s nice to be smart and talented. But there is something which is far more important to be — good. In this week’s Torah portion,

Don’t Be Afraid

We shouldn’t be intimidated. In this week’s Torah portion, instead of bravely entering the land of Israel as God had instructed them, the people became

Persistence Pays

When something’s important to us, we shouldn’t give up easily. This week’s Torah portion (Num. 9:6-14) tells of how some people who wanted a second

Take Responsibility

“A tough job needs to get done, and somebody’s got to do it.” Do these words make us feel like jumping in there… or running

The Ten Commandments

It was a day that would go down in history. The Jewish people were all gathered at Mt. Sinai. Millions of people—men, women and children—all

Being Too Proud

The special Passover flatbread, matzah, has the same ingredients as regular bread, except it’s unleavened so it doesn’t puff up and rise. One lesson we