The terrorist invoked the Torah’s principle “an eye for an eye” to justify his violence. He’s tragically misguided.
A young girl's struggles and triumphs unite a community with meaning, love and growth.
A harrowing tale of surviving anti-Semitism in prison, and the remarkable journey of self-discovery.
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My son’s fiancée has a mental health history that is making me very concerned.
I was a master at creating false intimacy. Until I realized I was missing out on true love.
A Jewish leader must combine bold initiative, with a deep sense of humility.
The Jewish stages of mourning raises one from the abyss of despair to the normalcy of daily life.
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March 18, 2012
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Lori Palatnik is a writer and Jewish educator who has appeared on television and radio, and is the author of "Friday Night and Beyond: The Shabbat Experience Step-By-Step," "Remember My Soul - What to do in Memory of a Loved One," and co-author of "Gossip: 10 Pathways to Eliminate It From Your Life and Transform Your Soul." She is a much sought-after international speaker, having lectured in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, U.K., Central America, South America, South Africa and Israel, including featured talks at Yale, Brown and Penn. She lives in the Washington D.C. area, with her husband, Rabbi Yaakov Palatnik. Lori is the Founder of The Jewish Women's Renaissance Project, an international initiative that brings over 1,000 women to Israel each year from ten different countries on highly subsidized programs to inspire them with the beauty and wisdom of their heritage. She is the busy mother of five children, ages 24 to 14; and her son, Zev, just finished serving as a sharpshooter in the IDF. Her weekly video blog, "Lori Almost Live" is a popular feature on aish.com, viewed by over 50,000 people each month.
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(20) Anonymous, November 19, 2012 1:00 PM
First, let me say thank you once again for the close captioning. It is most appreciated! Second, I agree 100% with commenter #1 re: not cutting anyone else in line. There are exceptions to this of course, but we need to use common sense and courtesy in this arena. In my life I have asked women if I can cut in front of them in line at the ladies room, due to real distress. The response has always been affirmative. Just now I started to think about the "magic words" I learned to use when I was a child. What are they? The words are please and thank you. I just reminded myself to use these words more often, ESPECIALLY with my family!
(19) David Gr, April 14, 2012 3:14 PM
The Ladder of Religious Observance
I feel frustrated over the terms like religious Jews and non-religious Jews or observant and non-observant Jews. It's like an all or nothing type thing. I would venture to say that most "non-religious" Jews believe in God although they may not observe many of the mitzvoh. I personally pray to God daily, try not speak ill of others, try to help others, minimize work on the Sabbath, and so on. However, I don't keep Kosher, married a Gentile, turn lights on and cook during the Sabbath, and so on. So I feel like I am not at the top of the ladder but neither am I at the bottom. I wish more thought would be given to where you are on the ladder than to whether you are "religious" or "non-religious".
(18) Yaacov Seoane, March 26, 2012 1:12 PM
Love your fellow Jew
You are so right about that!! We Jews should be good to each other, we have enough people who hates us. Peace in the house.
(17) arlene turini, March 25, 2012 12:14 AM
solution
i really enjoyed this until the end; i just finished teaching the Hiding Place to my HS students and repeatedly was stated in the story etc et al that Hitler and his evil henchmen always used this word in reference to the Jews; he would say and try to accomplish "the final solution: " so when Lori said "we are the solution" it really unnerved me sorry!
(16) Malka, March 21, 2012 9:40 PM
Lori, you are such a kiddush hashem!