by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 13, 2022 | Messiah
Picture this: You are out in your garden planting a tree when a big ruckus begins at the end of the block. Your neighbor comes running up, out of breath, “The Messiah is here and he is coming down the street,” he says. You begin to wipe the dirt off your hands so you...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 12, 2022 | Beha'alotcha, Israel, Leadership, Light Unto the Nations, Temple
I often find myself walking around my house, turning off lights in empty rooms. Why waste electricity if there is no one there to benefit from it? Interestingly, a similar question arose thousands of years ago, in the Temple itself! In the eighth chapter of Numbers,...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 10, 2022 | Bible Study
What can we possibly learn from those passages of the Bible that describe the Temple service – a service that has not been functional for almost 2,000 years? More than you might think! Though we are still waiting for the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem,...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 10, 2022 | Repentance
Sin is horrible. It drives us away from God, pushing us into a reality that seems devoid of life, love, and hope. This state of despair envelopes the most precious aspects of our lives. Marriage, the source of our greatest joy, can become fraught with anger if...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 8, 2022 | Bamidbar, Community, Humility, Leadership
People are more polarized today than ever before with politics dividing families and shattering communities. The Bible established a system of leadership through service that may be the key to healing our broken polarized politics. Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, who served as...
