In his book, The Leviathan, Thomas Hobbes called it, “the English translation made in the beginning of the reign of King James.” He was, of course, referring to the King James translation of the Bible, published in England in 1611. This translation, while not always perfectly accurate to the original Hebrew text of the Tanach,
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I can practically guarantee that Elon Musk’s guidance counselor back at Pretoria Boys High School in South Africa never said to him, “Elon, based on all the tests I have administered to you, you need to start a car company and build rockets.” Similarly, I am almost positive that Steve Jobs’ counselor at Homestead High
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How about a mule? Question of the Week: Dear Susan and Rabbi Daniel, I was listening to Wallbuilders and you made a comment about the liger (cross between a lion and a tiger) at the zoo and how that was not how God intended for things to be so your dad was sad. Can you
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How easy it is to become impatient with a long story being recounted to us by a toddler, colleague, client, customer, or patient. Unfortunately, leadership, whether in business or the family, sometimes depends upon making the best decision after receiving nothing more than a written or verbal report. When we are the ones relaying information,
When democracies vote, citizens hope to elect leaders whose values align with their own. The problem is, how do you know? One clue is to pay far more attention to what they have done over the years than to what they say. Interestingly, in America’s recent election, the news media along with their attendant opinion-generators
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Here is one way to give your employee a raise: “You’ve been with us for a year now, Enid; that means that you are due for your first raise. Congratulations, your pay is going up 5%.” There’s another way to do it. “During the year you’ve been with us, Enid, you’ve really made a difference.
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Question: I understand that God warned in Deuteronomy 28 that He would disperse the Jews throughout the world “from one end of the earth to the other”. Did this happen? Are Jews in every country; for example Chile? Iceland? Korea? South Africa? How far were they dispersed? ∼ Kate S. Answer: Dear Kate, Chile –
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How easy it is to become impatient with a long story being recounted to us by a toddler, colleague, client, customer, or patient. Unfortunately, leadership, whether in business or the family, sometimes depends upon making the best decision after receiving nothing more than a written or verbal report. When we are the ones relaying information,
Why do some people succeed in life while others fail? You know the answer. For the most part, folks fail because they did not do what they should have done back when they needed to do it. They may also not be doing what they should be doing right now. See, we all know the
Though neither of us could afford the time off work, my wife and I took a long walk through the forest last week. It was so utterly rejuvenating that when we returned to our office I decided that we couldn’t have afforded not to have gone. Experiencing a kaleidoscope of new blossoms, birds breaking into
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