by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 6, 2022 | Emor, Faith, God, Happiness and Joy, Prayer, Sukkot
By Rafi Weinstein Today is the first day of the seven-day holiday known as Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles). Though the Torah commands: “You shall live in booths seven days” (Leviticus 23:42), growing up in New York my family barely spent time in the sukkah...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 6, 2022 | Redemption
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz There is a joke that describes a dialogue between a poor Jew and God. “God, what is a million dollars to you?” the Jew asks. “It is not even a penny,” God answers. “And what is a million years to you?” the Jew asks. “It is not even a second,”...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 6, 2022 | Bible Study
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz Kids ask the toughest questions. “How far away is heaven?” It is surprising how often the answers can be found in the Bible or in Jewish sources. But in this case, the sources give two totally contradictory answers. When Moses is speaking to...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 6, 2022 | God, Ha'azinu, Messiah, Redemption
By Chaim Barzel I recently read a story originally told by Mendy Kofman about a Jewish family that survived Communist Russia and resettled in the USA. Against all odds, this family remained Torah observant in the depths of the most anti-religious empire in the world....
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 3, 2022 | Repentance
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), the day we spend fasting and praying for repentance, is always rough for me. Fasting means no coffee. Last year, I dragged myself out of bed and prepared myself to go to synagogue. I stepped outside and saw my...
