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Janet Sunness is medical director of the Richard E. Hoover Low Vision Rehabilitation Services at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center. She gives classes and talks on a variety of topics in the Baltimore area for the Women’s Institute of Torah and Cong. Shomrei Emunah.
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Ashrei is a very important prayer, and the most important pasuk in it is: “Poseiach es yadecha (You) open Your hand and satisfy each living thing according to its need.”
We can learn from people with good character. And we can even learn from people with bad character how not to live our lives. We can extract true lessons when we hear how an enemy criticizes us. We can learn from children and those in all strata of society.
Light is good, and if one can get into the group of ro’ei hashemesh, seeing the sun but not being captive to it, life can be good and enjoyable. The way to escape from the sun’s domination is by imbuing one’s life with yiras Hashem.
The Land of Israel is the most desirable of all lands. Hashem watches over the Land constantly and more closely than any other land.
Entering the post-Tishrei world committed to continued teshuvah and improvement is not simple. But regardless of the challenge, you must keep trying.
Hashem created this world and placed man in it, so that he could take his physical part and elevate it using his spiritual part.
Yerushalayim is the place where Hashem was served from the beginning of time, the place where Hashem caused His presence to rest, and the place for unifying all Yisrael and for strengthening the bonds between Hashem and man
Our sages say that, unlike Elul and Tishrei, in which the teshuvah (repentance) process takes a long period of time, in Nissan we are able to change our course in an instant. Let's grab this chance!
Some tips from Megillas Esther that can help with compulsive eating, and in general with behaviors we would like to modify. But remember, have a freilichen Purim!
Over and over Koheles asks what is life worth, what is labor worth, tachas hashemesh, under the sun
June 19, 2026 
