https://theunifiedjew.substack.com/s/thebookofhartzhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!OcSy!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Ftheunifiedjew.substack.com%2Fimg%2Fsubstack.pnghttps://theunifiedjew.substack.com/s/thebookofhartzSubstackWed, 01 Jul 2026 09:52:56 GMThttps://theunifiedjew.substack.com/p/dryvers-remorsehttps://theunifiedjew.substack.com/p/dryvers-remorseWed, 24 Jun 2026 19:23:25 GMT

Dryver's Remorse

n.

the disappointment of not being able to help as much as you wish you could have in a fundraising campaign, falling short on your desire to raise money for the organization you deeply love - leaving you with a bridge of connection made of the remaining pieces of your heart that you did your very best to share.

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^{From Dryver, the term used for a volunteer fundraiser on crowdfunding platform behind so many of our community's campaigns, and inverted from Buyer's Remorse - the feeling of regret experienced after making a purchase, typically a significant or impulsive one. Here, not the regret of having spent money, but the quiet ache of not having been able to do more good.}

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Di'avadaz

n.

the uncomfortable determination to re-open a conversation that ended only moments ago in order to awkwardly re-clarify that the food or drink that someone just put in your hands does, in fact, meet your personal standards of being kosher.

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^{From the halachic term b'di'avad, a post-facto reality that may or may not be acceptable and the Hebrew az, bold - from the charge of Yehuda ben Teima to be bold as a leopard in our adherence to mitzvos.}

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B'ruached

v.

to be caught in the whirlwind of excitement on sensing that a piece of wisdom was divinely and gently dropped into your mind for the explicit purpose of sharing with some other person you haven't yet identified - maybe someone you know, maybe a crowd you'll meet down the road, or maybe everybody - only to be anchored by the suddenly grounding responsibility to first apply the inspiration to your own life.

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^{From the Hebrew ruach, wind or spirit and b'riach, the cross-beam that held together and solidified the walls of the Mishkan - the Holy place of God's dwelling while the Jewish people traveled through the desert.}

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Mineecha’leh

n.

the quiet euphoria of finally being able to sit down and take care of some simple task that you thought you never deserved to do until just this moment - feeling your soul sink into your body as you check it off your list.

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^{From the English mini, the Hebrew menucha, rest, and the Yiddish suffix ‘-leh’, an affectionate diminutive, as in “tateleh,” father, or “mameleh,” mother). A small rest that was waiting, finally permitted, gently held. Pronounced “mi-NEE-chi-leh”}

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