by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 28, 2023 | Judges
By Rabbi Elie Mischel Powerful warriors don’t fare very well in the Bible, to put it kindly. When Og, the giant warrior King of Bashan, attacked the people of Israel in the wilderness, Moses made quick work of him: “King Og of Bashan, with all his people, came out to...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 28, 2023 | Faith, God, Judges, Prayer, Redemption
By Rabbi Elie Mischel Dr. Antoine Deliege, the Chief of Child Protection at UNICEF Tunisia, writes that the most gut-wrenching sound he has ever heard is silence in an orphanage. “I have always been struck when I walked in the babies’ room by the silence that reigns...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 21, 2023 | Humility, Psalms, Repentance
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz Everyone loves a love story. Unless you happen to be a prophet named Nathan and the love story involves a married woman named Bathsheba being pursued by a man named David who happens to be the king of Israel. This is not a boy-meets-girl...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 20, 2023 | Bible Study
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz According to the sages (Yoma 54b), the world was created from Zion. More precisely, it was created from the foundation stone that was at the location of the Holy of Holies. It is also from this foundation stone, the “navel” of the world,...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 19, 2023 | Adar, Bible Study, Purim
By Chaim Barzel “…in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, pur—which means “the lot”—was cast before Haman concerning every day and every month, [until it fell on] the twelfth month, that is, the month of Adar.” (Esther 3:7) This verse in the Book of Esther is the...
