by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 4, 2022 | Isaiah, Ninth of Av, Redemption, Revelation and Prophecy, Temple
Everyone in high school was afraid of Mr. Brickman who we called “Mr. Brick Wall” behind his back. He was from the old school of teaching and any student who entered his classroom chewing gum would be wearing the gum on his nose until the bell rang. Mr. Brick Wall...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 29, 2022 | Community, God, Happiness and Joy, Hebrew Language, Proverbs, Temple, Tests and Trials
The better hours of my adolescence were spent at Grateful Dead concerts. I made great friends and had a great time. But the main draw was, of course, the music. Tuned to the tempo of a heartbeat, the music was meant for slow dancing, swaying for hours. I loved...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 28, 2022 | Temple
My rabbi once told me that God created the world because he loves stories and the best stories are about people. But some stories take generations to tell. The Bible graphically illustrates this. The covenant that God made with Abraham promises that his descendants...
by Eliyahu Berkowitz | f 28, 2022 | Bible Study, Faith, Freedom, Good and Evil, Mourning, Ninth of Av, Prayer, Temple
On June 29th, 2022, Israel lost a great light last month when Rabbi David Weiss Halivni passed away in Jerusalem at the age of 94. A Professor of Talmud and recognized as a brilliant scholar, he served as the head of the Union for Traditional Judaism’s...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 21, 2022 | Jeremiah, Repentance, Revelation and Prophecy, Temple
What do you like to hear first, the good news or the bad news? Jeremiah is known as the prophet of destruction and rebuke. Indeed, he was given the unenviable task of warning the Jews of the impending destruction of the Temple and Jerusalem. But were all of his...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 19, 2022 | Covenant, Faith, God, Israel, Mourning, Pinchas, Redemption, Temple
I was walking past a bulletin board and saw the strangest notice: “I lost it. I don’t know what it is or where it is. I’ve never actually seen it. Some people say that it doesn’t belong to me but I really love it. Whatever it is.” This sounds strange but we do it all...
