by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 26, 2022 | Community, God, Holiness, Justice, Leadership, Psalms, Responsibility
Government is the biggest business in the United States today, with a recent estimate claiming that over half a million politicians are actively involved in running the country’s local and federal governments. But how many of these politicians are “leaders”? What...
by Mordi Levi | f 3, 2021 | Psalms, Responsibility, Sukkot
The date is one of the seven special species of the Land of Israel (Deuteronomy 8:8). Like each of the other species, the date, which grows from a palm tree, is also symbolic of the People of Israel. The Sages teach that the palm tree is unique, in that every part of...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 9, 2021 | God, Hebrew Language, Psalms
According to Rabbi Matityahu Glazerson, the word for ‘water,’ mayim (מים), provides an interesting example of the unique way in which the Hebrew word expresses the essence of the object it names. This word is spelled with two instances of the letter mem (מ) and one...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 7, 2021 | God, Israel, Light Unto the Nations, Prayer, Psalms, Redemption, Temple
Shalom (שלום), translated here as ‘well-being,’ is the first Hebrew word many people learn. It actually has three meanings: ‘hello,’ ‘goodbye’ and ‘peace.’ It is the word with which friends greet one another, but Shalom is more than a greeting; it is also a blessing....
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 4, 2021 | Hebrew Language, Psalms
On Sunday, January 3, 2021, at the opening day of the 117th Congress, Representative Emanuel Cleaver delivered the daily Congress prayer. For those familiar with Hebrew, Cleaver’s prayer for peace and unity ended hilariously. The Democratic Congressman – who is...
by Orly Gibson | f 16, 2019 | Israel, Psalms, Videos
Located 17 miles north of Eilat, Timna National Park, once an extensive network of sophisticated cooper mines, is now a major tourist attraction in Israel’s south. It was here, that copper was discovered for the first time in history! Archaeological finds from...
