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Nov 1, 20212 min read
Modeh Ani: Beginning the Day with Gratitude
Starting the day with gratefulness opens the heart to the blessing of wonder. BY RABBI SHEFA GOLD - www.rabbishefagold.com gratefully...
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Sep 12, 202021 min read
Life for a New Day
I have been reciting this short prayer ever since childhood. All through the years I have had an intuitive respect and affection for this p
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Aug 7, 20202 min read
True Thankfulness; THE GIFT OF SIMPLY BEING ALIVE
Our gratitude deepens when we begin to be thankful for being alive during this time and living the life we are living. Often when we...
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Jul 9, 20204 min read
Modeh Ani
In class, I learned to say Modeh Ani to kick-start the day. I learned the words, how to punctuate them, and what they mean.
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Jun 16, 20201 min read
#1 Reason to be Grateful | Being alive
Being Alive -
It feels great to wake up feeling “I’m alive”
Life truly is, extremely fragile.
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May 18, 20201 min read
10 days of gratitude
Disruption. Social distancing. Loss, and grief. The morning that we woke up to today is not the same one we did even a month ago. And...
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May 18, 20203 min read
ALWAYS BE THANKFUL - by Titien Maier
As per today, the COVID-19 pandemic has already affected 213 countries, more than 4.5 million people, and taken more than 303.000 lives....
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Mar 22, 20205 min read
The Importance of Giving Thanks by - Jonathan Sacks
The first words we are taught to say each morning, immediately upon waking, are Modeh/modah and — “I give thanks.” Note that the normal...
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Mar 22, 20204 min read
AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE - by Dayton jewish observer
Did you ever notice that Judaism promotes an attitude of gratitude? In the Torah, God announces that Creation is good, and commands a...
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Mar 22, 20204 min read
To Be a Jew Is To Give Thanks, By Definition - by Rabbi Geoffrey A. Mitelman
A few years ago, an e-mail was flying around entitled “ I am thankful .” In part, it went like this: I am thankful for the mess to clean...
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Mar 22, 20202 min read
Why does Judaism care about gratitude? by JARED SICHEL
While Jews were able to enjoy the rare, simultaneous celebration of Thanksgiving and Chanukah this year, Judaism has long been had...
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Mar 22, 20206 min read
The Power of Gratitude (Ekev 5775) - by rabbisacks.org/
In the early 1990s one of the great medical research exercises of modern times took place. It became known as the Nun Study. Some 700...
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Mar 22, 20205 min read
Why Thankfulness And Gratitude Are Jewish Emotions - by A.J. Jacobs
For most of my life, I didn’t consider gratitude a particularly Jewish emotion. Quite the contrary. I grew up a secular Jew, my cultural...
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Mar 17, 20203 min read
8 REASONS TO BE GRATEFUL - by E.C. LaMeaux
You woke up this morning, breathing and with a heartbeat. You get to see your family and friends and enjoy food and life’s luxuries. It...
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Mar 11, 20202 min read
Bereaved mother Miriam Peretz to receive Israel Prize
Peretz – the mother of two Golani Brigade soldiers, Uriel and Eliraz, who were killed in action – has devoted her life to educationial...
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Mar 10, 20203 min read
HOW OPRAH RE-ACQUAINTED ME WITH MODEH ANI
Modeh Ani helps me start my day in the light. It ensures that my earliest thoughts each day are positive, writes Erika Dreifus.
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Mar 5, 20202 min read
Modeh Ani: What and Why
A new day, new battles. Actually, one battle that assumes different forms: I Want vs. I Should. The day’s first battlefield is your bed,...
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Mar 5, 20202 min read
The Significance of Modeh Ani - By Nissan Mindel
"I give thanks unto You, O living and eternal King, for having restored within me my soul, with mercy; great is Your trust." The first...
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