https://www.dewofyouryouth.com/A blog by Jacob Shore about genealogy, language learning, faith, and software — tracing family history, studying Arabic, and thinking carefully about things that matter.enWed, 28 Oct 2026 18:27:24 UTChttps://www.dewofyouryouth.com/post/success-is-not-proof/https://www.dewofyouryouth.com/post/success-is-not-proof/Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 UTC Things are going well. Your plans are working. Doors keep opening. You feel that Hashem is helping you, and perhaps He really is. Does that mean you’re right?https://www.dewofyouryouth.com/post/what-parents-pass-down/https://www.dewofyouryouth.com/post/what-parents-pass-down/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200 My father and I were learning אותיות ס״ב–ס״ג in Tzidkat HaTzaddik, where Rav Tzadok talks about the qualities people inherit from their parents. There are some interesting ideas here. There are also a few places where I had to stop and say, “Hang on. Didn’t you just tell us the opposite?”