by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 12, 2022 | Beha'alotcha, Israel, Leadership, Light Unto the Nations, Temple
I often find myself walking around my house, turning off lights in empty rooms. Why waste electricity if there is no one there to benefit from it? Interestingly, a similar question arose thousands of years ago, in the Temple itself! In the eighth chapter of Numbers,...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 8, 2022 | Bamidbar, Community, Humility, Leadership
People are more polarized today than ever before with politics dividing families and shattering communities. The Bible established a system of leadership through service that may be the key to healing our broken polarized politics. Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, who served as...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 8, 2022 | Emor, God, Leadership, Miracles, Temple
By the time we read the Torah portion of Emor (Leviticus 21-24), the Tabernacle has been built along with all of its necessary utensils. The Kohanim (priests) stand at the ready in the Biblically mandated clothes. But some necessary elements are still missing. God,...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 4, 2022 | Community, Faith, Holiness, Justice, Leadership, Pekudei, Temple
The Tabernacle and all its components required large amounts of costly materials so, after its construction, Moses gave an accounting of materials that had been used (Exodus 38:21). This required that in addition to being a prophet, politician, judge, and social...
by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 1, 2021 | Hebrew Language, Leadership, Proverbs
Chanah Senesh, whose centenary birthday we mark this year, is a famous figure in the story of Israel and Zionism. Her diary and poems have been read by Israelis for decades and her tragic death is commemorated by a grateful nation. Her poems, which include “Blessed is...
by Mordi Levi | f 24, 2021 | Israel, Judges, Leadership
Deborah was a prophetess and the fourth judge of the Children of Israel during the time period of the Judges, the only woman to have held that position. Because the Children of Israel began to worship idols, God delivered them into the hands of the Canaanite king,...
