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Well, another tough week has come and gone: work (the boss never stops calling!), kids were on school break, equal time spent with in-laws and parents.

Yosef had every reason to believe

That great would be

His destiny,

His dreams met –

Recap: Shoshana Rosa ran to find Penina to apologize for the way her friend Aviva acted. When she finds Penina’s house, she sees that it’s in a rundown condition. Penina doesn’t invite her in. She can hear yelling from inside. They go for a walk and then they go to visit Shoshana Rosa’s cousin Ilana who is a writer. Ilana shares that she’s working on a story based on a journal she found of her great- great-grandfather. She wants to ask their opinion about something and would love if they would read the journal. So they sit down to read it.

There’s an oft-cited trope that therapists shouldn’t give advice. At least, it’s oft-cited in the world of therapists and their clients, especially serial clients. While there’s some degree of wisdom in this to be sure, it’s far too opaque a statement. What constitutes advice and what is considered giving it? Are there really no circumstances under which it might be a good idea to prod someone in a given direction?

Dr. Ari Berman, President of Yeshiva University, announced Tuesday the appointment of Dr. Erica Brown as Vice Provost of Values and Leadership and inaugural Director of the Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks Center for Values and Leadership, founded by Terri and Andrew Herenstein.

This is the tale of Shayna and Bentzi Cohen. Shayna and Bentzi are your all-American couple, both bright, talented, and successful. Both were brought up in good homes. Both confident and goal-oriented. And both are a bit surprised with what marriage has brought them.