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November 14, 2024
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Shira Sedek

Articles by Shira Sedek

Should I Look Back?

 Our past selves are most likely very different than who we are today. Despite that, we are told in Pirkei Avot (Mishna), “Know where you

 Walk With Me

“Don’t walk in front of me I may not follow… Don’t walk behind me I may not lead… Just walk beside me and be my

Our Chance Not by Chance

Some see Yom Kippur as a day of sadness, while others like it as the day of Purim. Which one is it? Yom Kippur is

New Year, New Song

As Rosh Hashanah is here, what is going to be the new tune of our song? In this week’s parsha, Haazinu, Moshe and Yehoshua composed

 The Little Yellow Flag

I recently heard a story about a boy who waved a small yellow flag, waiting for the captain to honk the horn of his giant

To Be Cursed and Then Blessed

 Parshat Ki Tavo speaks of the curses and blessings awaiting Bnei Yisrael. While we all want blessings and would like no curse placed on us,

 All You Need Is an Ounce

We are in the days leading to Mashiach, and in Parshat Ki Tetzei, we have the answer to bringing it faster! The Gemara tells us

 Hashem Will Walk With You

Many of us take the time to recite a tefillah (prayer) for the soldiers of Am Yisrael. In many of the tefillot people say כִּ֚י

Duality of Desire

Many children are candy lovers, and when it comes to Shabbat, I feel that is the most suitable time to fulfill that desire for the

 Protect the Mitzvot

Post-October 7, I heard a story that sent chills down my spine. Many mothers in Israel have had trouble sleeping because their children are in

 Rebuke and Comfort

In a “Torah Anytime” clip, Rabbi Eliyahu Maksumov says that the word chaver (friend) has the same letters as cherev (sword). You would think it