by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 15, 2021 | Antisemitism, Chosen Nation, God, Israel, Lech Lecha, Prayer, Responsibility
This week’s Torah portion known as Lech Lecha contains Genesis 12:3, the foundational Scripture for Christian Zionism. So many non-Jews read this wonderful verse and conclude that it’s time to start caring more for Israel. This verse is often quoted and many know it...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 14, 2021 | Antisemitism, Bible Study, Covenant, Faith, Israel, Resurrection, Vayeira
It is hard to imagine the fear and panic during the “Hamtana” waiting period in the weeks leading up to the Six Day War. Israel’s five larger and better armed neighbors were all threatening to push the Jews into the sea and wipe Israel off the map. The leadership of...
by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 12, 2021 | Antisemitism, Covenant, Lech Lecha
One of the most meaningful moments for me personally was at the Brit Milah, the “Covenant of Circumcision” of my three sons. It is hard to describe the emotions that accompany bringing your eight-day year old into the Jewish people with the blessed ritual that has...
by Mordi Levi | f 23, 2021 | Antisemitism, Israel, Leadership, Purim
The Scroll of Esther contains an account of events that took place when the Jewish people were living in Persia. Following the destruction of the first Temple at the hands of the Babylonians, the Jews were exiled to Babylon. Not long afterwards, the Babylonians were...
by Eliyahu Berkowitz | f 27, 2021 | Antisemitism, Community, Isaiah, Israel, Messiah, Temple, Tu B'shvat
Tu B’Shvat, the fifteenth month of the holiday of Shevat, is, according to the Mishna (oral law), the new year for the trees. But Jews traditionally take the day as an opportunity to go out into nature to plant trees and act that has taken on a deep spiritual...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 4, 2021 | Antisemitism, Chosen Nation, Fear of God, Good and Evil, Israel, Kindness and Compassion, Shemot
The identity of these “Hebrew midwives” (meyaldot haivriyot) is debated by Jewish commentators. Many rabbis have assumed the literal meaning: that they were Jewish women. Other commentators, including the Abrabanel, argue that the story makes much more sense if we are...
