Vayigash english 2013

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 HACHAM OVADIA’S SECRET MEMORY TECHNIQUE    What is the earliest memory you have of your life? I’ll bet that the first memory you have from your childhood has to do with some emotion. Some kids not letting you play with their blocks. Or getting upset that it rained on Purim, and your Purim costume got…

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Vaiagash spanish 2013

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   La técnica secreta del Rav Ovadia para optimizar su memoria   ¿Cuál es el primer recuerdo que conservas de tu vida? Apuesto que la primera memoria de tu infancia se trata de algo sentimental; de niños que no te dieron lugar a jugar con los bloques o de haberte enojado porque llovió en Purim y…

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english MIKETZ 2013

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A PITIFUL THOUGHT   In a talk that I had recently with a teenager, I asked him how he spends his spare time.  When he answered “being bored”, we took the topic farther.  I asked him how he would feel if he discovered that he would be bored for the rest of his life. 24/7. …

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spanish MIKETZ 2013

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Lamentables pensamientos En una conversación que recientemente tuve con un adolescente, le pregunté cómo pasa su tiempo libre. Su respuesta “aburriéndome”, me instó a seguir más allá. Le pregunté cómo se sentiría si habría de descubrir que terminaría aburrido por el resto de su vida. Él se tomó un minuto y medio para considerar la…

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VAYESHEV 2013 english

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  AN UNSETTLING THOUGHT   Life can be extremely frustrating. Or, if you wish, extremely fascinating. Depends on how positively you perceive things.  As a coach, I do not waste time watching movies, and not only for religious reasons. I watch real-life movies. If one wastes his time watching those fake films, he misses out on…

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