by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 27, 2022 | Community, Covenant, God, Holiness, Responsibility, Revelation and Prophecy, Yitro
The Exodus from Egypt would not have been complete without entering into a covenant with God. In this covenant, the nation of Israel swears to keep the Torah. Just like the covenant made with Abraham, the covenant at Sinai was sealed with blood (Exodus 24:8). Unlike...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 18, 2022 | Community, Covenant, Education, Fear of God, God, Yitro
When Moses presented the Jews with the prospect of receiving the Torah at Sinai, they respond: “All that Hashem has spoken we will do!” (Exodus 19:8). This expression of acceptance was repeated and expanded in a phrase that has characterized Jewish observance...
by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 31, 2021 | Chosen Nation, Community, Education, Eikev, God, Israel, Redemption
On January 1, 2012, Rabbi Tuly Weisz sent his first daily newsletter to several dozen friends and family members (and hasn’t missed a day since in the past decade!). “I was inspired by this verse in Deuteronomy,” said Weisz, “that God’s eyes are upon the Land of...
by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 24, 2021 | Community, Faith, Isaiah
Christmas makes many Jews nervous, and for good reason! While for Christians, Christmas is a day to celebrate peace on earth, I grew up in a typical Jewish family and was taught not to even say, “Merry Christmas” because, throughout history, the holiday was used as an...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 8, 2021 | Community, Israel, Vayigash
When the house of Jacob went to Egypt, they were given the land of Goshen to settle (Genesis 45:10). The Children of Israel settled in Goshen for 430 years, growing from a clan of 70 into a great nation of 600,000. The Bible notes that the land of Goshen was fertile...
by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 12, 2021 | Community, Ezekiel, Israel, Messiah, Redemption, Revelation and Prophecy
The return of the lost tribes of Israel and Judah is of great concern as having all twelve tribes together is an essential element to bring about the End of Days. This concept is known as the “Ingathering of the Exiles” and appears in several places in the Hebrew...