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When you have come into the land
that the Eternal your God is giving to you as a heritage,
and you have possessed it and settled there,
you shall take from among all the first fruits of the ground
that you bring forth from your land-
which the Eternal your

Tears of Happiness, Tears of Grief

Kate Bigam Kaput

I remember the first time I cried tears of joy. I was a teenager, home alone, when the phone rang: A donor had been found, and my younger cousin Joe would soon be getting a new liver.

Finding Strength and Support in My Community

Michele Holtz

I remember when I was first diagnosed with bipolar disorder. I was shocked and upset, depressed and crying - but in a way, I was also relieved. There was a name for what I was feeling, for what I was doing.

Depression is a part of the disorder, and I was

12 Months of Resolutions

Daphne Lazar-Price

A good friend of mine (who also happens to be a fabulous blogger) and a bunch of her fellow bloggers have committed themselves to make lifelong changes in 2012; "resolutions," you might even call them.

Galilee Diary: Public Education

Rabbi Marc J. Rosenstein

...If a teacher comes and opens a school near an existing school, in order to attract other students - or even students from the existing school - the teacher of the existing school is not entitled to protest, as it is written: "It pleased the Lord for the