by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 8, 2023 | Adar, Purim
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz I have always been fascinated by time, perhaps because if I am left to my own devices I can live my life blissfully unaware that time exists. It amazes me that organized events or business meetings happen at all. It requires people who are...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 5, 2023 | Bible Study, Purim
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz Let me tell you a story. A Jewish man is taken in captivity to a foreign land where he rises to power. Through deep insight, wisdom, and personal devotion to God, he comes to the aid of the foreign government. Eventually, the very same ruling...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 2, 2023 | Faith, God, Kindness and Compassion, Purim, Revelation and Prophecy
By Shira Schechter Imagine you’re reading a thrilling tale of a heroine who risks everything to save her people from annihilation. The story is full of suspense, political intrigue, and unexpected twists and turns. Yet, as you turn the pages, you notice...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 19, 2023 | Adar, Bible Study, Purim
By Chaim Barzel “…in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, pur—which means “the lot”—was cast before Haman concerning every day and every month, [until it fell on] the twelfth month, that is, the month of Adar.” (Esther 3:7) This verse in the Book of Esther is the...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 13, 2022 | Purim
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz Kalman was a dear friend of mine. Though I treasured his friendship, he was operating on an entirely different plane of existence. For example, one day we were walking down the street when a car pulled up. Some guy stuck his head out of a car...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 1, 2022 | Purim, Shavuot (Pentecost)
In the story of Creation, God ends every day by noting the day and saying it was good. The formula established on the first day reads, “And there was evening and there was morning, a first day” (Genesis 1:5). One notable divergence is when God comments, “And there was...
