by Eliyahu Berkowitz | f 18, 2023 | Psalms
Picture this: a battle’s dust still hangs heavy in the air as one nation emerges victorious, seemingly against all odds. This is the imagery evoked in Psalm 76, a thrilling tale of divine intervention and profound faith. In this Psalm, God makes a powerful...
by kalman@israel365.com | f 17, 2023 | Shoftim
Judaism, like many religious traditions, has a rich tapestry of beliefs and interpretations regarding the supernatural. Within the Jewish tradition, there is a spectrum of views on the existence and nature of demons, evil spirits, witchcraft, and sorcerous practices....
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 17, 2023 | Av, Isaiah
Imagine you are at the base of a towering mountain, its peak shrouded in clouds. The summit seems impossibly far, the climb treacherous. You’ve just descended from another mountain – a descent that was painful and swift. Now, you must climb again. Yet, a voice...
by Eliyahu Berkowitz | f 17, 2023 | Psalms, Redemption
In yeshiva (school for Torah study), we spent an inordinate amount of time studying the laws of monetary exchanges and damages. The rabbi told us it was because the intricacies of those laws made a person smarter. That may have been true but it didn’t seem to help me...
by Eliyahu Berkowitz | f 17, 2023 | Psalms
My little boy is a font of wisdom. The other day we were having coffee. Actually, I was drinking coffee and he was drinking hot cocoa. “Abba (Dad), I don’t want to be a navi (prophet),” he said. “It would be really nice to talk to God, kind of like the best cell phone...
by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 16, 2023 | Av, Ninth of Av, Zechariah
The month of Av, the fifth month on the Hebrew calendar, is a month of mixed emotions. In the Bible, it is the month in which the spies brought back their evil report (Numbers 13-14). Aaron, the first High Priest and brother of Moses and Miriam, passed away at age 123...
