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Viewers can compare b’nai mitzvah, baptisms, Jumuah prayers, congregational potlucks and Shabbat meals, while watching college students figure out their own Sabbath disciplines for the first time away from their families, and pastors with decades of experience change their views on sabbaticals.
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Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2023
Here was my basic point: American Jews need to restore both sanity and sanctity to the bar/bat/b’nai mitzvah (which many communities now call b-mitzvah or bet mitzvah).
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Sep. 2023
Waving the four species is a mitzvah according to the Torah.
—Jamie Kravitz, Woman's Day, 24 Aug. 2023
While donors perform a mitzvah in giving, recipients play no less a role in the mitzvah by providing the opportunity to give.
—Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2022
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Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2023
Here was my basic point: American Jews need to restore both sanity and sanctity to the bar/bat/b’nai mitzvah (which many communities now call b-mitzvah or bet mitzvah).
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Sep. 2023
Waving the four species is a mitzvah according to the Torah.
—Jamie Kravitz, Woman's Day, 24 Aug. 2023
While donors perform a mitzvah in giving, recipients play no less a role in the mitzvah by providing the opportunity to give.
—Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mitzvah
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This is not the couple’s first philanthropic gift to the film-music community.Jon Burlingame, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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This award-winning festival includes over 8- local vendors selling crafts, jewelry, holiday decorations, food, and one-of-a-kind gifts for everyone on your shopping list.Miriam Porter, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Companies should echo this approach by showing genuine kindness and care for their employees and customers.Jason Richmond, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Communicate with kindness Interacting with people in real life, instead of online, can also help counter election stress.Jenny Taitz, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Should residents need assistance, 24-hour doormen and a concierge are stationed in the entry.Jessica Cherner, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
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The trend of relegating human assistance and direction-giving to a premium service challenges fundamental principles of accessibility and fairness, especially for vulnerable populations.Nizan Geslevich Packin, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The need led to mostly universal – if often reluctant – support for the tax measure among city leaders, and outspoken support from fire and police departments.Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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An investigation from DePaul University and the Chicago Police Department is underway after two Jewish students who were visibly showing their support for Israel were attacked on the university’s Lincoln Park campus.NBC Chicago, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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While the show nails his glow-up from being a cowardly yakuza to becoming a major player in the Tojo clan, the climax fumbles his fall from grace by devolving his menace and inner turmoil into cartoonish villainy in the show’s finale.Isaiah Colbert, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024
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Each design reflects timeless beauty and modern femininity, empowering women to embrace their confidence and grace on every occasion.Emily Mercer, WWD, 23 Oct. 2024
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But the show ultimately weaponizes that claustrophobia to its benefit.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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The greatest benefit for waterfowl hunters in recent years is the evolution of truly lifelike decoy postures.Joe Arterburn, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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If González’s advantage over Dalmau prevails, the pro-statehood New Progressive Party would make history as the first in Puerto Rico to secure a third consecutive term.Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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That 63-point advantage is the biggest in history and about three times what 2004 Democratic nominee John Kerry had over former President George W. Bush.Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Nov. 2024
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Trump has insisted his tariffs would create jobs at home and emancipate the U.S. from being at the mercy of foreign manufacturing.Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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Athletes could now profit from their own brands, and the women were no longer merely at the mercy of the N.C.A.A.’s neglect.Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Mitzvah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mitzvah. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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