{"product_id":"a-time-to-laugh-time-to-listen-parsha","title":"A Time to Laugh,Time to Listen - Parsha","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"max-w-full prose-h2:text-xl prose-h3:text-lg prose-h4:text-base prose-headings:first:mt-0 text-gray-600 font-normal leading-6\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eThe universal language of humor breaks down barriers, eases tension, and opens hearts. It is medicine for the body and soul. Laughter replaces narrowness with roominess — and allows even the most guarded to evolve into a vessel able to receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\r\nIn the spirit of \u003ci\u003eRabbah\u003c\/i\u003e, who began his \u003ci\u003eshiur\u003c\/i\u003e with a \u003ci\u003emilsa d’bedichusa\u003c\/i\u003e, a light matter that opened up the hearts of his students, \u003cb\u003eA Time to Laugh, A Time to Listen on the Parashah\u003c\/b\u003e precedes each essay on the \u003ci\u003eParashas Hashavua\u003c\/i\u003e with a humorous story — making it a perfect tool to engage the family around the \u003ci\u003eShabbos\u003c\/i\u003e table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ci\u003eDavid HaMelech \u003c\/i\u003ewrites in \u003ci\u003eTehillim\u003c\/i\u003e: “And they shall rejoice with trepidation.” Indeed, these two powerful emotions of joy and fear not only coexist but complement one another when they combine to inspire serious contemplation that generates growth and change. The joy felt through humor may be temporary at best, but when it helps to teach a lesson for life, that joy can be eternal.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\nBorn and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, \u003cb\u003eRabbi Yehoshua Kurland\u003c\/b\u003e, a long-time talmid of Rabbi Shlomo Freifeld, zt”l, has warmed the hearts of hundreds of students throughout his forty-seven years as a maggid shiur in Yeshivas Sh’or Yoshuv in Far Rockaway, New York. He is a popular speaker, renowned educator, and bestselling author of eleven other books on Jewish thought and \u003ci\u003ehashkafah\u003c\/i\u003e, including A Time to Laugh, A Time to Listen, volumes 1, 2, and 3; A Time to Dance on marriage; A Time to Conceal, A Time to Reveal on Purim and Chanukah; and Kosher Laughs and Lessons for Life, volumes 1, 2, and 3. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-specs\" style=\"margin-top:20px\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;max-width:520px\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eField\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eValue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eRabbi Yehoshua Kurland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eFeldheim Publishers\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003e9781957579320\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eCategory\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eChumash And Nach\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eLanguage\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Feldheim","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55446006431912,"sku":"TTL","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0534\/9765\/9560\/files\/unnamed_e173cc0b-e263-4dba-bc10-2b0f4070b323.jpg?v=1781049165","url":"https:\/\/judaicasquare.com\/products\/a-time-to-laugh-time-to-listen-parsha","provider":"Judaica Square","version":"1.0","type":"link"}