by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 23, 2024 | Shevat, Tu B'shvat
There are multiple places in the Bible in which humans are compared to trees. In Deuteronomy 20:19, for example, the Torah asks, “Are trees of the field human to withdraw before you into the besieged city?” While this understanding seems to imply that...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 11, 2023 | Tevet
The month of Tevet is rich with historical and religious significance. The tenth month in the Hebrew calendar counting from Nisan, Tevet’s name, like the names of the other Hebrew months, was adopted during the Babylonian exile. The name Tevet first appears in...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 14, 2023 | Chanukah, Faith, Good and Evil, Kislev, Noach
Today is the first day of the Hebrew month of Kislev. Kislev, the ninth month on the Jewish calendar, occurs during the late autumn to early winter, corresponding to the Gregorian months of November and December. It is the rainy season in Israel, a time when the...
by Rabbi Elie Mischel | f 28, 2023 | Jeremiah, Sukkot, Tishrei
This week, Jews around the world are celebrating the holiday of Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles). This holiday has become my favorite holiday of the year. I love sitting outside in the Sukkah (temporary dwelling) with a good book and some hot coffee, feeling connected...
by Rabbi Elie Mischel | f 27, 2023 | Gratitude, Sukkot, Tishrei
I remember the day I turned twenty years old. In Jewish thought, turning twenty is very significant because it is only at the age of twenty that we become fully responsible for our actions. Though girls and boys become Jewish adults at the ages of 12 and 13...
by Rabbi Yaakov Wolff | f 27, 2023 | Sukkot, Tishrei
Great baseball players are often celebrated for their remarkable feats on the field, such as hitting towering home runs, throwing blazing fastballs, or making spectacular defensive plays. However, there exist a few baseball players who have left an indelible mark not...
