by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 12, 2023 | Faith, God, Israel, Judges, Passover, Tests and Trials
By Rabbi Eliezer Mischel As a synagogue rabbi in New Jersey, I often thought of the classic insight that “no good deed goes unpunished.” While celebrating happy events like weddings and bar mitzvahs, I would praise a particular congregant or family in the community...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 9, 2023 | Fear of God, Holiness, Israel, Prayer, Psalms, Purity, Temple
By Rabbi Avraham Norin The Ariel Center is a small museum, hidden within the winding alleyways of the Old City of Jerusalem. Out of all the incredible museums Jerusalem has to offer, this one has a special place in my heart. The museum’s focus is the First...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 9, 2023 | Judges, Modesty
By Rabbi Elie Mischel Would you consider a woman who seduces an army general, lulls him to sleep, and then murders him to be a religious hero? Incredibly, the Bible does! “…Yael came out to greet Sisera… he entered her tent…she opened a skin of milk and gave him some...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 8, 2023 | Good and Evil, Judges
By Rabbi Elie Mischel On January 27th, 2023, a Palestinian terrorist murdered seven Israelis, including a 14-year-old boy, at a synagogue in Jerusalem. Incredibly, the terrorist chose to carry out his cruel and heinous murder of innocent Jews on International...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 8, 2023 | Bible Study
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz The wonderful thing about the Bible is that it contains everything. All the life wisdom you could possibly need is found inside its pages. Astrophysicists are just beginning to see that their huge particle accelerators are simply confirming...
