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They are mitzvot<\/em> we do multiple times a day, throughout the year, or perhaps just once in a lifetime: davening<\/em>, learning the entire Tanach, paying a shivah<\/em> call, settling in Eretz Yisrael . . . .<\/p>\n

Often we know exactly how to prepare ourselves for success. But other times we may freeze in the face of the new or unknown. And even amid routine practices, on occasion we find ourselves acting by rote, lacking a freshness in our spiritual lives.<\/p>\n

To help navigate such moments, Jewish Action asked seasoned teachers and experts\u00a0for guidance on how to work toward mastery in ten different areas\u2014and in the process, how to become better Jews. Here are their answers.<\/p>\n

*Transliterations in the magazine are based on Sephardic pronunciation, unless an author is known to use Ashkenazic pronunciation. Thus, the inconsistencies in transliterations in this section and throughout the magazine are due to authors\u2019 preferences.<\/em><\/p>\n

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How to Prepare a Devar Torah<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/a> by Berel Wein, as told to Binyamin Ehrenkranz<\/em><\/p>\n

How to <\/strong>Complete Tanach\u2014and Know It <\/strong><\/span><\/a>by Zippi Klein \u00a0<\/strong>As told to Binyamin Ehrenkranz<\/em><\/p>\n

How to Daven<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/a> by Zale Newman, as told to Binyamin Ehrenkranz<\/em><\/p>\n

How to Be an Inspiring Shaliach<\/em> Tzibbur<\/em><\/strong> <\/span><\/a>by Eitan Katz, as told to Binyamin Ehrenkranz<\/em><\/p>\n

How to Strengthen One\u2019s Emunah<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/a> by Michel Twerski, as told to Binyamin Ehrenkranz<\/em><\/p>\n

How to Host Shabbos Guests<\/strong><\/span><\/a> by Shani Klatzko, as told to Leah Lightman<\/em><\/p>\n

How to Do Bikkur<\/em> Cholim<\/em><\/strong><\/span> <\/a>by Jason Weiner, as told to Rachel Schwartzberg<\/em><\/p>\n

How to Pay a Shivah<\/em> Call<\/strong> <\/span><\/a>by Elchonon Zohn, as told to Binyamin Ehrenkranz<\/em><\/p>\n

How to Make a Kiddush<\/em> Hashem<\/em> at Work<\/strong> <\/a><\/span>by Nechama Carmel, based on an interview with Gary Torgow from Detroit, Michigan<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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