by Rabbi Elie Mischel | f 7, 2023 | Ki Teitzei, Zephaniah
This week, a photo of Americans in cowboy hats flying to volunteer in Israel went viral. Jews all over the world responded by the thousands with comments like “This means so much – we’re not alone!” and “God bless these incredible Christians!” The cowboys flew...
by Rabbi Elie Mischel | f 5, 2023 | Vayeira
The Bible is not a book of history. It is a living and breathing book that speaks to us now, in this moment, just as it has spoken to us in every generation before us. It is God’s way of guiding us through these dark times. Every Shabbat, Jews across the world read a...
by Rabbi Pesach Wolicki | f 2, 2023 | Prayer, Vayeira
In last week’s column, we saw how one feature of Abraham’s life was his confusion about God’s plan. In this week’s Torah portion, Vayeira (Genesis 18:1-22:24), we encounter numerous examples of this phenomenon. One such episode is the narrative of Sodom and Gomorrah....
by Rabbi Pesach Wolicki | f 26, 2023 | Faith, Lech Lecha
Has God ever thrown you a curveball? Of course, He has. There’s an old Yiddish expression, “Man plans, and God laughs.” We wake up every morning with an idea of what the future looks like. We make plans, as we must, only to be blindsided by God. The surprises God...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 25, 2023 | Good and Evil, Justice, Kedoshim, Lech Lecha, Responsibility
The Holocaust stands as one of the darkest chapters in human history, when the world’s silence allowed the genocide of millions to persist. After the horrors of World War II, the phrase “Never Again” became a global rallying cry, a commitment to not...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 23, 2023 | Lech Lecha
This week’s Torah portion, known as Lech Lecha (Genesis 12:1-17:27) contains Genesis 12:3, the foundational Scripture for Christian Zionism. So many non-Jews read this wonderful verse and conclude that it’s time to start caring more for Israel. This verse is often...
