May 9, 2025

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Shira Sedek

Articles by Shira Sedek

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

 Whose War Are We Fighting?

Blessings, prayers, Torah learning and mitzvot, this has been amplified post Oct. 7. Why is that? Why do Jews feel the need to start wrapping

 Our Three Parents

It is said that every time you learn Torah, you learn something new. Despite the number of times I learned or have read Parshat Pinchas,

Filled With Blessings

In Parshat Balak, Hashem tells Bilham that he can’t curse the Jewish people because they are blessed. Despite what some may think, the blessing Hashem