The Israel Bible

The Portion of Ha’azinu (Deuteronomy 32:1-32:52)

by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 11, 2023 | God, Ha'azinu, Good and Evil, Responsibility

The portion of Ha’azinu contains the song mentioned in the previous Torah portion (Vayeilech), which God told Moses to teach the Children of Israel so they would always understand the consequences of their actions. It ends with Moses preparing to die before the people...

The Portion of Pekudei (Exodus 38:21-40:38)

by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 9, 2023 | Pekudei, Temple

This week’s portion is often read together with the previous portion, Vayakhel. Besides the mathematical inevitability of some years having an extra Saturday, Jewish tradition prescribes a leap month be added seven times over a 19-year cycle so that Passover always...

The Remarkable Women Behind Moses’ Success

by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 13, 2023 | Shemot, Fear of God, Marriage and Relationships, Redemption, Responsibility, Tests and Trials

By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz Everyone is familiar with the phrase, “Behind every great man is an even greater woman.” In the case of Moses, it took far more than one woman to help him achieve greatness. Moses did, in fact, require six amazing women to help him become the...

Three Steps to Achieving Greatness

by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 10, 2023 | Shemot, Fear of God, God, Humility, Justice, Kindness and Compassion, Leadership

By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz “You’re a lot shorter in person than I expected.” That is the phrase that actors hear most often. It is the flip side of the “larger than life” perception of famous people. Science fiction stories about time machines always portray the...

What Benjamin Netanyahu Can Learn from Jacob About Forming a Government

by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 30, 2022 | Community, Education, Vayeitzei, Happiness and Joy, Kindness and Compassion, Leadership, Responsibility

By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz Israel just held its fifth election in three years. For a while now, Israel has been struggling to find a leader who can form and maintain a coalition made up of different parties, each with their own interests and priorities. These parties...

The Portion of Ha’azinu (Deuteronomy 32:1-32:52)

The Portion of Pekudei (Exodus 38:21-40:38)

The Remarkable Women Behind Moses’ Success

Three Steps to Achieving Greatness

What Benjamin Netanyahu Can Learn from Jacob About Forming a Government

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