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Rabbi Shraga Simmons shares an inspiring insight from the weekly Torah portion.
Your life can change in just one minute!
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Published: September 17, 2003
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Rabbi Shraga Simmons spent his childhood trekking through snow in Buffalo, New York. He holds a degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin, and rabbinic ordination from the Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem. He is the senior editor of Aish.com and the director of JewishPathways.com.
An expert on media bias, he was the founding editor of HonestReporting.com, and is the author of David & Goliath: The Explosive Inside Story of Media Bias in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (2012). With drama and a biting edge, David & Goliath is a definitive treatment, fully resourced with over 2,000 footnotes. Readers are privy to secret negotiations with CNN executives, and how a grassroots campaign was cited by the New York Times as effecting sweeping changes in Mideast media coverage.
David & Goliath has been praised by politicians, professors and journalists: Former New York Mayor Ed Koch hails it as "Invaluable for anyone wanting the inside story," and James Taranto of the Wall Street Journal calls David & Goliath "of crucial importance for the future of the Middle East."
Rabbi Simmons lives with his wife and children in the Modi'in region of Israel.
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(4) Anonymous, July 13, 2011 1:22 PM
ie is allway a pleasure to hear you and also to read your disertations , it is a action of your part for appreched the holyTORAH hazak v barouh and my regards to yopu familly samuel.chekroun .
(3) Dori Oshlag, October 3, 2008 10:13 AM
Hearing Shraga teach about the parsha was awesome! Technology is making our global village connect.
The audio editions are excellent. I'm going to share it with my students on a smartboard presentation!
(2) Michal Batya, September 6, 2007 9:07 AM
"living Torah"
It is nearly unbelievable how you are able to give a whole Lecture in those few words. You tell us, what happened,
what we should do (as we can not write ourselves a whole Torah-Scroll) - be surrounded by Torah - and be ourselves
a veritable (living) Torah Scroll.
Thats what I wish for all of us. There is nothing more beautiful we could wish for ourselves. Thank you!
(1) Michal Evenari, September 11, 2004 12:00 AM
Listened several times
Dear Rabbi Shraga, thanks für this Audio Minute. It made me sad in the beginning and happy at the end.
Being a living Torah is possible for all of us.
I like the "Hidden gift" very much!!!
Shana tova bishvilcha ve kol mishpachtecha! Michal