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Matot-Masei: Yirmiyahu – Winning Isn’t the Point

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By Ben Lazarus Verified
| The Times of Israel Verified
Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its partners assume any responsibility for them. Please contact us in case of abuse. In case of abuse, Report this post. “If you’re going through hell, keep going.” — Attributed to Winston Churchill This week’s role model is a particularly personal one.
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Matot-Masei: Yirmiyahu – Winning Isn’t the Point

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By Ben Lazarus Verified
| QOSHE
“If you’re going through hell, keep going.” — Attributed to Winston Churchill This week’s role model is a particularly personal one. Living with a progressive neurological disease inevitably changes the way I think about words like success, victory and perseverance. Reflecting on the life of Yirmiyahu (known in English as Jeremiah), I realized that he has been teaching me a lesson I need now more than ever. A prophet without the usual credentials Yirmiyahu was never the obvious hero.
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The First Zionists? The Daughters of Tzelofchad

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By Ben Lazarus Verified
| The Times of Israel Verified
Why five sisters who never entered the Land became among the greatest role models in Jewish history. The first Zionists did not drain swamps, establish kibbutzim or gather in Basel. They stood before Moshe in the wilderness. They were five sisters asking for a portion in a land they had never seen. The temptation when reading the story of the daughters of Tzelofchad is to focus on the status of women in a patriarchal society.
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