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- What to Know About Spending Shabbat in a HotelSuccessfully navigate challenges such as electronic doors and sensors and carrying within a... Read More
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Daily Thought
Chanukah was a victory of few over many. Each Maccabee was a hero, essential to the victory.
One could think that in those days, when the population of the world was so much smaller, a single individual would have more power to change the world.
In fact, just the opposite is true.
Technology and information have put enormous power in each of our hands.
Today, each of...