at one's heels, close behind

to cool one's heels, to be kept waiting, especially because of deliberate discourtesy

down at the heels, having a shabby, slipshod, or slovenly appearance

to lay by the heels, to arrest and imprison, to prevail over; to render ineffectual

to show a clean pair of heels, to leave one's pursuers/competitors behind; to outrun

to take to one's heels, to run away; take flight

to heel, as when a dog follows her master by staying next to her heels

to be brought to heel, under control or subjugation

Achilles heel - the Achilles tendon stretches from the back of the leg down the ankle to the heel, giving your step spring and flexibility.

She'ma in non-theistic language, by Marcia Falk, The Book of Blessings

The divine abounds everywhere

And dwells in everything;

the many are One.

Loving life

and its mysterious source

with all my heart

and all my spirit,

all my sense and strength,

I take upon myself

to follow the wisdom in the Torah,

celebrating the historic events of

my people

and their ways of making life holy,

to care for the earth

and those who live upon it,

to pursue justice and peace,

to love kindness and compassion.

I will teach this to our children

throughout the passage of the day—

as I dwell in my home

and as I go on my journey,

from the time I rise

until I fall asleep.

And may my actions

be faithful to my words

that our children’s children

may live to know:

Truth and kindness

have embraced,

peace and justice have kissed

and are One.

Freedom Out of Darkness (meditation by Tzvi Freeman, based on the teachings of the Rebbe Menachem M. Schneerson)

Free choice is the quintessential expression of God, for God alone is truly free. God breathes within the human being, and so we, too, become free to choose our path home.

Darkness, confusion, and the possibility of evil – all this then has a purpose of its own: It provides a stage for us to find God within ourselves, seen only when we make the right choice, all on our own.