by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 22, 2023 | Ruth, Shavuot (Pentecost)
By Rabbi Tuly Weisz Every year, the Jewish people read the Book of Ruth on the holiday of Shavuot (Pentecost), which falls out towards the end of May or early June. Shavuot is one of the three central pilgrimage festivals, and is the day when the Jewish people...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 19, 2023 | Bo, Nisan
By Chaim Barzel “God said to Moshe and Aharon in the land of Egypt: This month shall mark for you the beginning of the months; it shall be the first of the months of the year for you.” (Exodus 12:1-2) This first month of the Hebrew calendar is now known as Nisan...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 8, 2023 | Bible Study, 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 | Bible Study, Purim
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 | Bible Study, Adar, 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...
