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Offering Our First Fruits

by Miriam Metzinger

03 Sep 2009 02:59 PM

I played a game with my kids yesterday. I ask them to tie a ribbon around the first fruit they saw. Alright, maybe the lemons have been hanging on our ancient tree for a while, so they aren't exactly first fruits.

In Search of the Perfect Strength

by Miriam Metzinger

16 Jul 2009 11:00 PM

So lately, I've had a rather mundane yet perplexing dilemma. Should I give up coffee or not? For a while, I gave up coffee and felt terrific.

Flood of Holy Words

by Miriam Metzinger

31 Oct 2008 03:09 AM

I apologize to my readers that I have been away for the past month. We were quite busy during the Jewish holidays and my husband was traveling abroad, so I had to hold the fort with my two smallest children while my oldest son enjoyed a trip to Crown Heights with his father.

Creating the World Anew

by Miriam Metzinger

28 Jul 2008 08:55 AM

My four-year old son heard fireworks the other night. I thought he was going to want to go outside and see the spectacle.

Self Sacrifice and Beginning a Business

by Dorit Sasson

24 Jul 2008 11:26 AM

Every week, I try to attend services across from our house. Sometimes I opt for a women's group which focuses on weekly in-depth studying of different sections of the Torah or "parshas.

Online Torah Coaches

by Dorit Sasson

09 Jul 2008 03:40 AM

Like many of my later learning experiences of Torah and parsha, I felt that I needed to learn in a group setting, or one on one in order for any meaningful experience to take place.

Modern Day Torah Teachings

by Dorit Sasson

31 May 2008 11:58 AM

Very recently, we called Israel to wish my father a happy birthday - well, my son did him the honors.

Avraham: Seeing G-d with the Mind and the Heart

by Miriam Metzinger

26 Oct 2007 04:55 AM

The Torah portions for the past few weeks have dealt with Avraham, who is considered to be the first Jew. Actually, Avraham was not only the first Jew, but the first monotheist.

Get Over Yourself: The Concept of Bittul

by Miriam Metzinger

28 Aug 2007 05:01 PM

When I first became religious, some members of my family thought I had joined some kind of cult. Here I was, a free-thinking, Bohemian type who was proud of rejecting the trappings of a conventional lifestyle, including an office job, because I didn't want to be "fenced in.

The Voice Heard Round the World

by Miriam Metzinger

28 Jul 2007 09:44 PM

In this week's Torah portion, Vaetchanan, we learn how a voice transformed the whole world. This was not an ordinary voice, but was the voice of G-d as he revealed the Torah to Moses a second time. Moses ascended Mt. Sinai after the sin of the Golden Calf to atone on behalf of the Jewish People.



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