by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 30, 2022 | Community, Education, Happiness and Joy, Kindness and Compassion, Leadership, Responsibility, Vayeitzei
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz Israel just held its fifth election in three years. For a while now, Israel has been struggling to find a leader who can form and maintain a coalition made up of different parties, each with their own interests and priorities. These parties...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 29, 2022 | Faith, God, Psalms
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz I think I am blessed that I grew up before the internet took over the world. I would hate for some social media program to remind me of the foolish ideas I had when I was young every time I logged on. But in Psalm 16, David himself reflects...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 28, 2022 | Community, Israel, Kindness and Compassion, Psalms, Temple
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz King David begins Psalm 15 with a question: A psalm of David. Hashem, who may sojourn in Your tent, who may dwell on Your holy mountain? Psalm 15:1 And in a few short verses, King David simplified matters, condensing the entire Bible into a...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 27, 2022 | Bible Study
I was complaining to a friend that I had never traveled and never seen the amazing sites around the world. He suggested a road trip to Las Vegas. ‘“I work hard for my money and hate gambling,” I said. “Not for the gambling,” he responded. “We can see the pyramid, the...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 24, 2022 | Bible Study
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz If any wisdom could be learned in the hustle and bustle of Queens, New York in the 1980s, Steve had learned it. With a belly that entered the room three full minutes before he did, Steve was an urban guru. One time, when we were hanging out...
