by Eliyahu Berkowitz | f 27, 2023 | Israel, Psalms
In the small, dimly lit room of an Eastern European synagogue, a young boy sat captivated as his grandfather recited verses from the Book of Psalms. The words felt like ancient echoes reverberating through the walls, linking past and future. As his grandfather arrived...
by Eliyahu Berkowitz | f 24, 2023 | Fear of God, Psalms
As it happens so often, my little boy taught me a big lesson in how to relate to God. The other morning, we went food shopping and he put a package of his favorite candy into the cart. I picked it up and said I did not agree to buy the candy. “But you have to,” he...
by Eliyahu Berkowitz | f 20, 2023 | Psalms
I once went out to the woods to pray. After sitting in silence for over an hour, I heard a faint song. It was the land calling out to me in joy, celebrating the return of the Jews. To the average person working on accepted rules of history and human development, the...
by Eliyahu Berkowitz | f 17, 2023 | Psalms
Many of the places described in the Bible are still identifiable today. One site, however, described in Psalm 84, did not physically exist in Biblical times but does exist in modern times; the Valley of Baca, or the Valley of Tears. The Psalm begins by singing the...
by Eliyahu Berkowitz | f 30, 2023 | Antisemitism, Psalms
Life, in all its beautiful complexity, often has an uncanny way of reminding us that some things never change. This thought becomes particularly poignant when we consider the universal themes and perennial conflicts embodied in ancient texts such as the Psalms. Psalm...
by Eliyahu Berkowitz | f 30, 2023 | Psalms
Every job has its ups and downs. During my time at a telemarketing office, I learned this lesson firsthand. I discovered that an office environment, especially a super social one, just wasn’t for me. The cherry on top was our group manager, David. Fresh out of...
