Happiness & Health

Judaism says “Happiness is not a happening. Happiness is a state of mind. You can have everything in the world and be miserable or have relatively little and feel a sense of joy.” The question that arises is: How is happiness related to health? Researchers have been studying well-be...

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Hashem Leads Your Footsteps

I won the split the pot! I won the split the pot! 8:30, Thursday morning, I got a call from the yeshivah to tell me the good news. Mrs. Levy?” the lady on the phone asked me. “Which Mrs. Levy is this?” “Evelyn,” I told her, “it's your friend of 20 yea...

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Human Dignity in the Torah

Scholars have noted that human rights are grounded in the Torah and Talmud. The same can be said of kvod habriot (human dignity), which is inextricably linked with human rights and belief in the brotherhood of all humankind. Kvod habriot is a core value of the Jewish religion. One who accepts ...

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