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News Item 370. Intoxication

            A new Mishlei segment was posted on Erev Rosh Hashanah. The segment contains a proverb (20-01) that addresses some of  the risk factors in...

News Item 369. Mishlei 19-29 (Suffering)

                A new Mishlei segment was posted on Friday August 31. The segment contains a proverb (19:29) that addresses   the importance of being aware that the choices we make in life have...

News Item 368. Mishlei 19-28 (Disingenuousness)

              A new Mishlei segment was posted on Friday June 15. The segment presents a proverb (19:28) that addresses   the importance of not being misled by a deceptive speaker who uses rhetorical...

News Item 367. Mishlei 19-27 (Discretion)

        A new Mishlei segment was posted on Wenesday May 23. The segment presents a proverb (19:27) that addresses   the importance of using discretion when learning and applying the concepts of Mussar....

News Item 366. Mishlei 19-26 (Frustration)

          A new Mishlei segment was posted on Thursday May 17. The segment presents a proverb (19:26) that addresses   the frustrations people may encounter if they raise a badly misbehaving child.    ...

News Item 365. Mishlei 19-25 (Deterrence)

    A new Mishlei segment consisting of a proverb (19:25) addressing   the methods of deterring young people from bad behavior was posted on Friday, May 4.     

News Item 364. Mishlei 19-24 (Apathy)

      A new Mishlei segment consisting of a proverb (19:24) addressing   the subject of Apathy as a follow-up to the previous segment on the subject of the Fear of Hashem was posted on Friday, April...

News Item 363. Mishlei 19-23 (Fear)

      A new Mishlei segment consisting of a proverb (19:23) addressing   the subject of Fear with reference to the Fear of Hashem was posted on Friday, April 19. 

News Item 362. Mishlei 19-22 (Pretension)

      A new Mishlei segment consisting of a proverb (19:22) addressing   the importance of avoiding pretension was posted on Friday, April 13. 

News Item 361. Mishlei 19-20 (Truth)

A new Mishlei segment consisting of two proverbs (19:20 and 19:21) addressing   the value of Torah truth was posted on Tuesday, March 20. 

News Item 360. Mishlei 19-19 (Anger)

A new Mishlei segment consisting of a proverb (19:19) addressing   the need for anger management was posted on Tuesday, March 13. 

News Item 359. Mishlei 19-18 (Patience)

A new Mishlei segment consisting of a proverb (19:18) addressing   the need for patience in raising children was posted on Purim, March 1. 

News Item 357. Mishlei 19-15 (Inactivity)

A new Mishlei segment consisting of two related proverbs on the subject of   Inactivity was posted on Friday, February 2. The proverbs are numbered 19:15 and 19:16.

News Item 344. Mishlei 18-24

A new proverb was posted to the Mishlei section on Monday, September 18. A man has friends to socialize with; but there is [to be found] a beloved friend [who is even] closer than a brother. Human beings are naturally drawn to form friendships and so most people...

News Item 343. Mishlei 18-23 (Misconceptions)

A new proverb was posted to the Mishlei section on Wednesday, September 13. The poor man speaks with entreaties, and the rich man answers with harshness. Rich people and poor people alike are victims of the same fallacy. They overestimate the importance of...

News Item 342. Mishlei 18-22 (Good)

A new proverb was posted to the Mishlei section on Wednesday, September 6. He who has found a wife has found the good, and has brought forth good will from Hashem. Mishlei is using the term “find” to refer to the idea of marriage because the potential...

News Item 341. Mishlei 18-21 (Talking)

A new proverb was posted to the Mishlei section on Thursday, August 31. Many people are fascinated by their power of speech. They always find something to say because of the pleasure it gives them to hear the sound of their own voice. When someone is speaking he...

News Item 340. Mishlei 18-20 (Sustenance)

  A new proverb was posted to the Mishlei section on Wednesday, August 23. Ultimately, all of existence is the product of the mouth of Hashem, for He created the world by speaking the words of Creation. In our daily lives we emulate the process of Creation by the...