Articles on Education and Relationships

Thorns in the desert

A Love of Thorns

The Land's thorns teach us a great secret about love

Friends

Which Kind of Friend Pushes Us Away?

True friends call you precisely when they need you

A woman saying goodbye

The Small Partings of Life

Mom told you that Avner from the grocery store passed away and you didn't even make it to the funeral, what a schmuck you are

Kindergarten teachers are the great educators of life

Kindergarten Teachers: The Great Educators of Life

A calendar reminder for 20 years from now

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Why do kids love sour so much?

And what it has to do with our own missed chances in life

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Freeing the Prisoners of Gratitude

With one simple trick

The Eighty-Four Percent Children

The Eighty-Four Percent Children

Who drive us out of our minds

Living with Last-Day Awareness

Living with Last-Day Awareness

And get life insurance, for goodness' sake

Aladdin

“The One Who Is Waiting for Me” Does Not Really Exist

There will never be a perfect match, so what remains is simply to invest

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When a Millionaire Haggles with a Market Vendor over Two Shekels

There is no rationality in stinginess

Instant noodle soup

My systematic method for raising children

To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose

Groundsel flower

Let me be perplexed. Simply put: I don’t know

"When I see a man walking among us as one who has resolved every difficulty and refutation... I wonder whether he lives in other worlds" (Berl Katznelson)

Desert bus

Udi wasn’t a leader. Just a driver on the Jerusalem–Masada line

And he hated expectations. And he didn't understand what needed changing. And he didn't know how to shout "Come on, guys!"

Dolphins

Why is it easier to fight to save the dolphins than to smile at your neighbor?

And what it has to do with Miss Universe

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I Trust You, Brother

I would rather give trust, even if I get cheated

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The Kindness of Receiving

Why Neta loves precisely the bland coffee I make her, and why on Passover, to be truly free, we must learn to be a little needy

The Heavy Backpack Theory

Why do we actually walk faster when carrying a heavy backpack?

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The Ten Commandments for the Diligent Worker

How to work the way one should? These are the rules we set for ourselves in our farm work in the Arava

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When I Ate Falafel with a Rescuer from the Helicopter Disaster

And should children be exposed to disasters?

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Why Does a Blind Man Need to Hold a Flashlight?

If the poor fellow won't help himself a little, we won't be able to help him either (Ki Tavo)

Photo: Netanel Elinson

It’s Not Always Fun to Make Dreams Come True

What did I learn from my little son's Hanukkah money? (Miketz)

A couple in the kitchen

Without You – I’m Really Not Half a Person

On the danger of the thought that I cannot do without you

Telephone switchboard

People of the Last Call

For the man will not rest until he has settled the matter today!

Photo: Netanel Elinson

How the Little Redhead Fired Me from Being a Shower Singer

And on the many-sided character of Mr. Shoko

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A Rare Glimpse into the Mind of the Chronically Disorganized

Or: how many round trips home I make before managing to leave

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To Be a Stone in the Backpack

Why, despite all my years in education, I have no graduates of my own

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There Is Despair in the World After All!

How much suffering is caused to people who never give up

Naples, Campagna, Italy

The Kasbah of Life

Life is a tough season. But a colorful one

Family is life

How to Save the Family Vacation

After reading this list, your family vacation will never be the same.

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