by Mindy Rubenstein | f 22, 2023 | Joel, Repentance
I grew up secular: American first, Jewish by birth. No one in my circle of family or friends talked about God. Life as I knew it was about work, food and intellect. My extended family includes medical directors, college deans, lawyers, judges, scientists and...
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 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...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 9, 2023 | Av, Isaiah, Ninth of Av
What if you could travel back in time, not merely to observe, but to rectify the past and reshape the future? The annual observance of Shabbat Chazon, “the Sabbath of Vision,” offers us a symbolic journey of this kind. Far from a mere memorial, it serves as a powerful...
by kalman@israel365.com | f 21, 2023 | Joshua
Joshua was the man who led the Israelites into the Promised Land after the death of his teacher Moses. Read on to find out more about Joshua. Who was Joshua? Joshua was a very important person in the Bible. He was a brave and faithful leader who was chosen by God to...
by Chaim Barzel | f 17, 2023 | Iyar, Kings
“On the first day of the second month, in the second year following the Exodus from the land of Egypt, Hashem spoke to Moshe in the wilderness of Sinai, in the Tent of Meeting…” (Numbers 1:1) The second month on the Hebrew calendar is known today as Iyar (אִייָר), the...
