by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 1, 2022 | Marriage and Relationships, Responsibility, Tests and Trials, Vayeitzei
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz I once went to a distant town and needed to stay at a hotel. I found one possible location and entered. I approached the front desk and asked the clerk, “How much does it cost to stay here for the night.” He smiled and answered, “Oh, we have...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 10, 2021 | Vayeitzei
Once, at the time of the wheat harvest, Reuben came upon some mandrakes in the field and brought them to his mother Leah. Rachel said to Leah, “Please give me some of your son’s mandrakes.” Genesis 30:14 The conflict between the sister-brides Rachel and Leah takes a...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 24, 2016 | Gratitude, Hebrew Language, Psalms
Thursday, November 24 is the American holiday of Thanksgiving. Originally a day to celebrate a successful harvest, President Abraham Lincoln made it an official Federal holiday in 1863 when he declared a day for, “Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father...
