Tag: nature
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A Special Moment
“Blessed are You, Sovereign of the Universe, who keeps us in life, who sustains us, and who enables us to reach this time.” The Shehecheyanu blessing is recited at moments when we feel joy and gratitude simply for being alive. It expresses thanks for God’s gift of allowing us to arrive at a meaningful moment…
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To Be Ever Fresh and Fragrant
Rabbi Nachman of Bratzlov, the great-grandson of the founder of Hassidism, the Baal Shem Tov, was born in 1772 and died at the age of 38 in 1810. Rabbi Nachman is buried in Uman, in Ukraine, where he spent his final years. His grave has become a place of pilgrimage for tens of thousands who…
Rabbi Marc D. Rudolph 