Rabbi Haim Yosef David Azulai ben Yitzhak Zerachia (Jerusalem 18th Century), commonly known as the Hida, taught that the eight verses of Psalm 67 were inscribed on the golden Menorah (candelabra)...
A Menorah Psalm
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Tazria-Metzora – Leprosy: A Gift from God?
Any clearly communicated message from God is a blessing. A message from God that alerts one to a crisis in one’s relationship to God is invaluable.
A Vision of Unity for a Divided World
I love reading fiction, especially science fiction, so sometimes my imagination runs far afield. Especially during my Shabbat afternoon nap. Last Shabbat, I was lying on the sofa, unable to move...
Remembering the Past, Protecting the Future
Rabbi Kalonymus Kalman Shapira was the Grand Rabbi of Piaseczno, Poland before World War II. Known as the ‘Children’s Rebbe,” his yeshiva (school for Torah study) was full of children who came to...
Iyar – A Radiant Month
“On the first day of the second month, in the second year following the Exodus from the land of Egypt, Hashem spoke to Moshe in the wilderness of Sinai, in the Tent of Meeting…” (Numbers 1:1) The...
A House of Love
David’s love for God fills every word of Psalms. More than anything else in life, David yearned for God; to serve him and to come close to him. David’s love for God culminated in the Temple. Though...
Thirsting for God
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz In my opinion, ‘modern miracles’ is a term that is grossly underused. We benefit from ‘miracles’ every moment of the day. At the touch of a finger, light fills the room. If...
From Treachery to Triumph
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz King David wrote his Psalms through divine inspiration. This is certainly true of Psalm 64 which, according to the biblical commentator known as Rashi, was written about...
Shemini – Is wine good or bad?
There is no greater joy than the experience of drawing close to God in His service. No artificial joy-enhancer is necessary.
Why are eggs eaten at the Passover Seder meal?
Even as we rejoice this Passover in God’s salvation and redemptive acts in history, we must also take a moment to remind ourselves that we live in a broken world, and that we yearn for the day when we will once again give thanks and praise to God in the Temple in Jerusalem.
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