by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 27, 2022 | Korach, Marriage and Relationships, Proverbs
Who are you? This question seems deceptively simple, answered with a quick look at your driver’s license. But it is, in fact, a deeply complex question, one that we spend our entire lives answering and re-answering. A person’s identity is the sum total of all his...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 24, 2022 | Israel, Repentance, Shelach
We’ve all done it; despite all of our good intentions, we make a bad mistake and we hurt someone we love. Full of regret, we apologize. But sometimes, apologies aren’t enough. When a borrowed car is returned with a bent fender, a trip to the auto-repair shop...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 23, 2022 | God, Israel, Naso
Imagine you walk into a room full of people and as soon as you step in, everybody stops talking and looks directly at you. How does that make you feel, knowing that they were obviously talking about you, saying things they knew you wouldn’t want to hear? Sure,...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 21, 2022 | Israel, Shelach
If one night, while watching television, a booming voice came down from heaven, identified itself as God, and told you to pick up and move, would you do it? Would you still hesitate if that voice performed astounding miracles, guided you through dangers, and sustained...
by Eliyahu Berkowitz | f 20, 2022 | Antisemitism, Israel, Miracles, Shelach
For over 2,000 years, the people of Israel were scattered throughout the world, always vulnerable to the machinations and attacks of their enemies. With the modern miracle of the Jewish people’s return to the Land of Israel, this dynamic was supposed to change. With...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 15, 2022 | Beha'alotcha, Marriage and Relationships, Parenting
Whenever I get into theological discussions with clergy of any faith, I always make the claim that God created man, and remains involved in our lives, because of our children. Though it may not be the final word in any religious debate, it always draws a few moments...
