by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 30, 2022 | God, Happiness and Joy, Israel, Lech Lecha
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz I have a special personal connection with this week’s Torah reading. 31 years ago, I was a chef in a fancy restaurant in Manhattan. I had a cool motorcycle and lots of cash to party and play. I had long hair and a tattoo. But I was angry all...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 28, 2022 | Bible Study
By Rabbi Avi Baumol Throughout our lives, either for reasons we create, or for reasons unbeknownst to us, we experience tragedies, feel pain and suffer. Why? This Jobian question disturbs us throughout our period of distress, and continues to torment us if and when...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 27, 2022 | Bible Study
By Rafi Weinstein The story of Noah and the ark is a well-known and beloved Bible story. But one verse stands out as puzzling. After Noah builds the ark as God had commanded him, God instructs him to enter the ark with his family. When Noah does board the ark, the...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 27, 2022 | God, Good and Evil, Psalms
By Rabbi Avi Baumol Though the Book of Psalms was written by King David, one of Israel’s greatest kings, his heartfelt words speak to everyone. John Adams, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America who served as its second president from 1797 to...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 25, 2022 | Faith, God, Justice, Noach
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz The Biblical story of Noah is probably the most universally known story. Everyone knows that Noah built an ark, brought in the animals and saved his family. But perhaps one of the more interesting aspects of the story is what Noah didn’t do....
