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TheJewishWoman.org Update: November 22, 2009

 Stories of Return
Finding What I Hadn't Lost

When I was little, my grandfather would hide a book for me each time he visited our house. I would find it after a long and dramatic search, and with a delight matched entirely by my grandfather's. What we did not realize, and I now realize with immense gratitude, was that he was laying the path for my healing and return...
 Life Lessons
Revealing the Whole in the Parts

Instead of hearing a song in the noise around us, we hear a series of clangs and screams and vibrations. Instead of seeing a dance, we see a kick, a turn of the head, and a raised arm. The thing is, a kick is just a kick, and a clang is just a clang. A hand doesn't do much good if there's no arm to extend it...
 Dealing with Challenge
Night Pantry Syndrome — Changing an Unwanted Habit

As I climb into bed, I'm wondering how many parts of me are still locked in jail cells, waiting to be freed. And if I could free this one, then with G-d’s help I can launch a search mission for many more...
 Reflections
Small Miracles

It is impossible to turn on the TV or open a newspaper without being bombarded with tragic news. But the miracles, they are a little harder to notice...
 Poems About Spirituality
My Mother, My Mirror

I used to blame her for the problems of the world.
Held her responsible for my pain and cursed her.
If I were in her shoes, I said singing the blues,
I would have definitely done better than she did.
 Women on the Weekly Torah Portion
The Contributing Factor — Parshat Vayeitzei

A woman must cultivate a relationship with her Creator and use her mind to its fullest capacity. Only then, asserts the Akeidat Yitzchak, can a woman fulfill her second role as Chava, 'mother of all life', a role which crowns the role of isha.

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