by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 16, 2023 | Psalms
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz In my opinion, ‘modern miracles’ is a term that is grossly underused. We benefit from ‘miracles’ every moment of the day. At the touch of a finger, light fills the room. If we actually had to make all the food that fills our kitchens, we...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 16, 2023 | Psalms
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz King David wrote his Psalms through divine inspiration. This is certainly true of Psalm 64 which, according to the biblical commentator known as Rashi, was written about Daniel in the lion’s den. According to Rashi, David was able to...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 28, 2023 | Faith, Psalms
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz The story is told of a righteous Jew who decides that he doesn’t want to be poor any longer. He goes out to a mountaintop and prays to God. “God, what is a thousand years to you?” he calls out. A booming voice answers, “A thousand years is...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 21, 2023 | Prayer, Psalms
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz There is an urban myth that Eskimos have 50 words for snow. I don’t know if that is true, but I do know that there are a lot of different words in Hebrew used to describe the same spiritual thing. For exmaple, there are seven names for God in...
by Eliyahu Berkowitz | f 20, 2023 | Psalms, Tests and Trials
I hate tests. I never understood the point of throwing a difficult problem at someone in order to see what they know or what they can do. As a teacher, I preferred to sit down with my student and discuss the material. In that manner, I learned more from my students...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 20, 2023 | Psalms
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz I am always amazed that there seems to be a specific Psalm for every occasion and situation. David must have been in constant dialogue with God. This reminds me of the character of Tevye in the musical Fiddler on the Roof. He was always...
