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   Sean Bala (seanbala@mas.to)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 02:29:38 JST Sean Bala

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   @baruch I really liked this - it was something I needed to hear today. Thank you so much for sharing.

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     Baruch 🇮🇱 (baruch@babka.social)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 02:29:40 JST Baruch 🇮🇱

     The Hebrew word for life, chaim, is phrased in the plural and literally translates as “lives,” indicating multiple phases and expressions of a single, never-ending life…

     In stark contrast to the culture of “Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die,” when Jews have occasion to drink, they say “l’chaim!” (to life) reminding each other that there is so much more to life than the shallow indulgences of the here and now, and that every meaningful act one does and every mitzvah one performs creates an energetic imprint that outlives our temporary time in a physical body.

     https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/5786527/jewish/Life-Chaim.htm
     #Hebrew #Judaism #Torah #HebrewWords #Lchaim