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Shira Sedek

Articles by Shira Sedek

Oops, I Can’t Take It Back

It’s too late! You can’t take back what you said! You may have heard the phrase, “Think before you speak”; this phrase is rooted in

The Art of Silence

 Last week, I had the opportunity to hear one of the mothers of the hostages speak. A woman by the name of Einav Efrat spoke

By Chance Or by Aleph?

The first word in Parshat Vayikra seems strange in the way it’s written. Instead of writing the whole word, Vayikra, in the same size font,

The Half Shekel Is Us

In Tanach, there are various sources from which we can learn that we shouldn’t count people. We are Hashem’s creations and are more than just

Wise Hearts and Hearts That Carry

Aaron, the Kohen Gadol, was known as as a person who loved others and pursued peace (“אוֹהֵב שָׁלוֹם וְרוֹדֵף שָׁלוֹם”). He was a person who

 The Fruits of Our Labor

In Parshat Terumah, Bnei Yisrael are told וְעָ֥שׂוּ לִ֖י מִקְדָּ֑שׁ וְשָֽׁכַנְתִּ֖י בְּתוֹכָֽם and “You will make Me (Hashem) a holy place and I (Hashem) will

 Open Your Mind to Truth

Through many different events that have been going on in the world, one being the war in Israel, I started wondering how some people cling

This Month Is for You

Our time in exile is what makes us who we are. To be the Jewish people, it seems that we needed to go through exile