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Ekev: What Does it Mean to Bless God?

Parashat Eikev includes the commandment to bless God after meals. In this podcast, Neima Novetsky discusses what it means to bless another? Is it a giving of thanks or a bestowal of good? How can a mere mortal bless the Divine?

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Credits
Larry Kluger – Creative Consultant
Arlene Harel – Production Coordinator

Neima Novetsky

Neima Novetsky is a Tanakh educator and co-founder of AlHaTorah.org, an online resource dedicated to Jewish textual study. She holds a BA in Religion from Princeton University and an MA in Bible from Yeshiva University’s Bernard Revel Graduate School. She has taught at numerous Jewish educational institutions in Jerusalem and the United States, including Midreshet Moriah, Nishmat, and Matan, emphasizing critical thinking, textual analysis, and a lifelong love of Torah learning.