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News Item 280. Mishlei 17-08 (Influence)

A new proverb was posted on Wednesday, October 26 in the Mishlei section.  It is possible to influence someone else’s behavior by means of a gift, gratuity, or bribe. Depending on the circumstances, such an offering may serve a noble purpose or a...

News Item 279. Mishlei 17-07 (Self-Importance)

A new proverb was posted on Thursday, October 20 in the Mishlei section.  When an unaccomplished person acts with foolish self-importance, he is likely to give himself away by his pompous, bombastic manner of speaking. His choice of language brands him...

News Item 277. Mishlei 17-06 (Continuity)

A new proverb was posted on Friday, October 7 in the Mishlei section.  It is a natural ambition for every Jew to serve as a secure link in the great chain of Jewish history. He can achieve this great happiness by passing on the Torah way of life to his...

News Item 276. Mishlei 17-05 (Empathy)

A new proverb was posted on Thursday, September 29 in the Mishlei section. This proverb teaches that you reveal a lot about yourself by the way you react to the misfortune of another person. For example, you might identify with him, thinking that what has...

News Item 271. Mishlei 17-03 (Privacy)

A new proverb was posted on Friday, September 16 in the Mishlei section. Despite the fact that we go to great lengths to preserve our privacy, Mishlei takes care to remind us that privacy is an illusion. Our Creator did not send us out into the world as...

News Item 270. Mishlei 17-02 (Entitlement)

A new proverb was posted on Monday, September 5 in the Mishlei section. This preverb is concerned with the sense of entitlement. A person’s station in life is strongly influenced by his beginnings. If he was born to a family of wealth, culture, and...

News Item 267. Mishlei 17-01 (Success)

A new proverb was posted on Tuesday, August 30 in the Mishlei section. This proverb compares the rewards of financial success with the benefits of tranquility, that is a peaceful life. Tranquility is so essential that a truly wise person will be ready...

News Item 265. Mizmor 119, Aleph and Beis

The Aleph and Beis segments of Mizmor 119 have been further revised for readability. The Exploring the Mizmor text has been merged with the Learning the Mizmor text, following the example of the revised Gimel segment.

News Item 264. Mizmor 119 (Gimel Segment)

The eight pesukim of the Gimel Series of Mizmor 119 have been integrated into a single article, which has been posted to the Tehillim section. This has replaced the previous eight articles. In the further interest of readability, the Exploring the...

News Item 263. Mizmor 119 (Aleph and Beis)

The Aleph and Beis segments of Mizmor 119 have been revised for readability. Each of these segments incorporates the eight individual articles corresponding to its component pesukim.

News Item 261. Re-Issue of Mizmor 119-001 (Aleph Segment)

The eight pesukim of the Aleph Series of Mizmor 119 have been integrated into a single article, which has been posted to the Tehillim section. It is anticipated that the individual articles for the eight pesukim will be removed in the near future.