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Tazria(Leviticus 12-13)

Speech and Unity

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: March 29, 2003

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Visitor Comments: 3

(3) Anonymous, April 4, 2003 12:00 AM

My first visit...Very Useful..Very Nice!

I especially liked 'man was not met to be alone..accept that others have idosyncracies and look for the positive. I will remember that next week at work..or even home!

(2) Karl Rose, April 3, 2003 12:00 AM

Thank you Rabbi!

Dear Rabbi Shraga Simmons,

Thank you for your insightful words of wisdom. It is nice to hear your thoughts, it gives my eyes a rest. I give Thanks to Hashem for my eyes to see, my ears to hear, but it is my mouth that I should always watch with my eyes and listen to with my ears to keep that loshon hara from trying to escape. :-)
Karl

(1) Jane LaLone, March 30, 2003 12:00 AM

The Parshas are always pertinent

The parshas are always pertinent to the world and each of us. It is more stikingly obvious when the world is in chaos, or if each of our lives are in tribulation and trial. I enjoy this new experience of an oral presentation of the parsha! Thank you

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About the Author

Rabbi Shraga Simmons

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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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