by Eliyahu Berkowitz | f 26, 2022 | Chanukah, Haggai, Israel, Kislev, Responsibility, Revelation and Prophecy, Temple, Zechariah
I had a friend who was scrupulous about keeping a diary. Everything that happened went into his journal. And in his spare time, he updated his calendar to commemorate significant events. Along with the birthdays of friends and family, there were about ten days set...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 22, 2022 | Covenant, God, Israel, Psalms
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz I was in a coffee shop the other day when my friend approached me and whispered in my ear. Well, actually, he pretended to whisper but everyone within earshot heard and went suddenly silent. “I need to tell you a secret,” he whispered. To be...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 12, 2022 | Israel, Leadership, Psalms
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz I love living in Israel and have no desire to travel abroad. For me, studying Israel’s geography and travelling the land is a religious experience. Allow me to explain. My first visit to Israel was in 1978 when I was 17 years old. My youth...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 8, 2022 | Israel
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz Learning Torah with my ten-year-old son is a challenging experience. He asks the obvious questions that are disturbingly difficult to answer. “Abba, did God promise all of Israel to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob?” he asked. “You know he did,” I...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 4, 2022 | God, Holiness, Israel, Resurrection, Vayishlach
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz The Biblical account of Jacob’s first encounter with God is an amazing story. He dreams of a ladder connecting heaven and earth, with angels ascending and descending the ladder. Understandably shaken, Jacob declares that the site where the...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 1, 2022 | God, Israel, Miracles, Psalms
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz When composing Psalms, David was a wordsmith, creating images and expressions that have been the focus of devotion for thousands of years. This was clearly seen in Psalm 17. What begins as an appeal to the sense of hearing, “heed my...
