nefesh

Vayinafash is a form of the word nefesh, which means “soul.”

THE BLESSING OF A SKINNED KNEE Ph.D. Wendy Mogel 2001

Vayinafash is a form of the word nefesh, which means “soul.”

THE BLESSING OF A SKINNED KNEE Ph.D. Wendy Mogel 2001

In Jewish mysticism, for instance, the nefesh is the coarsest level of soul, the spiritual essence residing in the body, possessed by all living beings.

Moral Grammar 2007

Rashi teaches us that the word nefesh is only used in connection with a meal or grain offering, and asks "Who brings a grain offering?

JSpot.org Rabbi Ellen Lippmann 2009

Now for the victims: In VaYikra, a person who is to bring a grain offering is called a nefesh, a soul.

JSpot.org Rabbi Ellen Lippmann 2009

As Jews, we believe in tzedek tzedek tirdof, literally, justice, justice you shall pursue, and pikuach nefesh, which is translated as "saving a soul."

Articles 2009

But I think what really spoke to me and still impresses me to this day is the level of living l'shaim shamayim and mesirus nefesh which is routinely displayed everywhere you look.

Kumah - Home of Neo-Zionism and the Aliyah Revolution 2009

Also writing in the JTA, Rabbi Jason Kimelman-Block¹, director of the PANIM Institute for Jewish Leadership and Values of BBYO calls for a much-needed heshbon nefesh (accounting of the soul) about what is the goal of all this service, “Is this work a fundamental part of who we are as a people, or is it just another engagement tool?”

Community Service on MLK Day and What It Can Mean « The Blog at 16th and Q 2010

In that case, the Jewish concept of pikuach nefesh saving a life would dictate my decision.

Rabbi Jason Miller: Must Clergy Report Confidential Confessions to the Authorities? Rabbi Jason Miller 2012

In that case, the Jewish concept of pikuach nefesh saving a life would dictate my decision.

Rabbi Jason Miller: Must Clergy Report Confidential Confessions to the Authorities? Rabbi Jason Miller 2012