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Never regard the blessing of an ordinary person as light in your eyes. - R' Ḥanina, TB Megilla 15a 👉 I'm an ordinary person.
May you find the strength to pass this trial of your willpower, and may your hard-preserved baked goods bring joy to all who taste them!
#ChagSameyach
May you enjoy a complete recovery before the holiday!
#RefuaSheleima
In any case, may your guests arrive on time, and may the ideas you share with them prove inspiring!
#ChagSameyach
May you somehow find the time and energy to get it all done, and may you enter Passover ready to enjoy, share, and grow!
#Behatzlacha
#ChagSameyach
Shavuah tov!
May this week be the narrowest it gets for redemption is at hand!
מעבדות לחירות
From oppression to freedom
The narrow place is dark and scary but the expansiveness full of light will come!
May your whole week feature interactions with your neighbors full of love and confidence!
#ShavuaTov
May your Shabbat be Shabbatty, full of the Shalomiest Shalom, and free of all but the most fun kinds of nonsense!
#ShabbatShalom
Oy. May you find your way quickly to a position in which you feel empowered and fulfilled and your contributions are appreciated. May your country somehow recover, speedily and fully, from this catastrophe and the loss of your talent and that of myriads of your colleagues.
#Behatzlacha
May the resources you need to honor your mother optimally always present themselves at the right time!
#YisharKochacha
May you merit to provide exactly the help someone needs, and to know about it! May the help you need arrive when it's needed.
#YisharKochacha
May you end up at seders where you feel valued and comfortable, and where you and the people around you share a meaningful and joyous Redemption experience!
#ChagSameyach
May the peace created by your friend sharing their meal and you sharing your challah rise like dough and fill the world!
#ShabbatShalom
May you and your guests bask in the light of your home!
#ShabbatShalom
Amen! Shabbat Shalom!
28.03.2025 11:49 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Oh wow. So much. May God send you healing and strength and success!
#ShabbatShalom
May your preparations successfully lead to enjoyable and meaningful Shabbat and Passover times!
#ErevShabbatShalom
#ChagSameyach
May the Shabbat atmosphere you inhabit draw its character from a community of people who prioritize sensitivity to each others' feelings!
#ShabbatShalom
May your only unexpected visitors be people who need a Seder and Eliyahu Hanavi!
#ChahSameyach
May your preparation go smoothly, and may your enjoyment exceed the most overblown promises in the ads!
#ChagSameyach
Amen!
26.03.2025 19:35 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I'm so sorry. May your memories of Celt form an enduring blessing.
25.03.2025 17:15 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0May every aspect of your Passover prep and celebration be genuinely meaningful, healthful, enjoyable, and affordable!
#ChagSameyach
May you encounter all the resources and people you need for an enjoyable and uplifting holiday!
#ChagSameyach
May you succeed in getting everything you need, and may your preparations yield an enjoyable and uplifting holiday for you and yours!
#ChagSameyach
May your preparations before Pesach ensure that you celebrate with energy!
#ShavuaTov
May you get to Shabbos, and may you get there with enough left to enjoy it!
#AGuttenErevShabbos
May your Pesach be
- Joyful
- Holy
- Peaceful
- Distinguished
- Momentous
#YaKNeHaZ
#ChagSameyach
Digital art, black background, pink anatomical heart with a swirling yellow line around it and bluish purple petals outlined in the same pink bursting from behind it along with spray paint style pink behind all of it. The words “a heart spun up in wisdom” in orange surrounding the image. Art by Yaakov Akiva 5783/2023
Scanned handwritten notes from Torah study for Parshat Vayakhel from 5783 Some highlights: “G*d isn’t here to take everything from you.” - Liana I love this parsha (heavily underlined) “Whose heart spun them up in wisdom” - verse 26 (repeating in the Koren translation) “Spinning and weaving instead of melting. Doing it out of joy instead of fear.” - Mandie #tabernaclefandom The project model is healthy consent based trauma informed labor, including modeling of not laboring/giving beyond the need and not taking beyond the existing need. “Moses to G*d: the people are restless. G*d to Moses: let’s give them a project.” - Adlai
Scanned handwritten notes from Torah study 5783, Parshat Vayakhel with Torah Studio. Highlights: “Let my people go” is incomplete, is followed by “that they may serve ME” – freedom sought in Torah isn’t individualism. - Rabbi Shai Held Exodus 35:1-36:7 Bezalel = in the shadow of God. Oholiab = my father’s tent “Everyone whose heart moved them” Moses teaches the rules of Shabbat + Bezalel and Oholiab - direction building the Mishkan Free will offering Stolen Moments Todd’s laugh is infectious Rabbi Akiva - What we make of divine creation is even more beautiful. Midrash Tanchuma Tazria 5:1
Parsha notes of years past for Parshat Vayakhel. My favorite line in this parsha is Exodus 35:26, which speaks of hearts spun up in wisdom. In a world that feels lacking in wisdom, may this Shabbat spin us toward a wisdom that can lead us to collective liberation. #shabbat #parshastudy #torahstudy
21.03.2025 16:52 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0Amen!
21.03.2025 19:48 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0May you and yours have a Shabbat Salaam Wa Mubarak!
#ShabbatMubarak
