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A Question of Worth

July 20, 2017July 20, 2017 Chaya RLeave a comment

Let’s talk a little more about these people. Those little people we call our kids, who are not really kids, but extraordinary people we have been blessed to help raise. Forgive me while I ask another basic question. What is a person, really? I mean, there’s over seven BILLION people in the world. That’s a… Continue reading A Question of Worth

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More Questions

July 15, 2017 Chaya R1 Comment

First and foremost, I'd like to thank all of you who have joined us on this journey. The incredible response and outpouring of support is encouraging, if not a bit overwhelming. We look forward to exploring this together, and hope that you will enjoy it along with us. Before we continue discussing the topic at… Continue reading More Questions

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Back to Basics

July 10, 2017 Chaya R6 Comments

There is something powerful about taking an idea and breaking it down to its core. So, before we get into any deep spiritual or psychological ideas, I’m going to begin with this simple question: What is a child? The term “child” has two main definitions: a son or daughter, or a young person. Meaning, a… Continue reading Back to Basics

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[Some] Questions to be addressed

July 8, 2017February 4, 2018 Chaya R10 Comments

As we are collecting and indexing our research material, I am also putting together a number of lists. One of them includes the basic questions that we will endeavor to answer in this book. I am going to divide it into categories, beginning with the more intellectual, or theoretical, questions: Is it actually a mitzvah… Continue reading [Some] Questions to be addressed

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Why I started this blog

July 6, 2017July 20, 2017 Chaya R6 Comments

If you know me, then you probably know that I have four children. In fact, with G-d's help, my fourth child was born this year, right before our fifth wedding anniversary, when our oldest was still three. I’ll save you the math – they are each fifteen months apart. Sometimes we joke that we’re a… Continue reading Why I started this blog

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