by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 7, 2023 | Psalms, Faith, God, Israel, Miracles, Tests and Trials
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz King David started life as a shepherd but he came from a military family. I imagine his brothers coming home on leave, sitting at the dinner table, telling war stories to their red-headed little brother. Of course, David’s rise to the throne...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 2, 2022 | Chosen Nation, Lech Lecha, Faith, God, Israel, Miracles, Prayer
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz A wonderful aspect of reading the weekly Torah portion is the synchronicity that happens when the scripture matches up with current or historical events. This week, we read the section of the Torah containing God’s promise to bless those who...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 19, 2022 | Eikev, God, Israel, Miracles
Once, I went out to the forest next to Bat Ayin to pray, or, more accurately, to have a conversation with my Creator. Israel is a beautiful place, especially if you have the eyes to see its inner beauty. As I sat there, I saw how the thorn bushes were struggling (and,...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 6, 2022 | Chukat, Miracles
A group of thirsty people complain bitterly to Moses, “Why did you bring us to the desert, to die??” God tells Moses and Aaron: You and your brother Aaron take the rod and assemble the community, and before their very eyes order the rock to yield its water. Thus you...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 5, 2022 | Psalms, God, Israel, Miracles
For almost 2,00 years, the Jewish people did not have a military and were treated as hapless victims of evil. The Israeli victory in 1948, that came against all odds, was surely seen as a fluke by Jew-haters around the world, as was the miraculous victory in 1967. So...
by Eliyahu Berkowitz | f 20, 2022 | Antisemitism, Shelach, Israel, Miracles
For over 2,000 years, the people of Israel were scattered throughout the world, always vulnerable to the machinations and attacks of their enemies. With the modern miracle of the Jewish people’s return to the Land of Israel, this dynamic was supposed to change. With...
