by Katie Eacrett | Nov 14, 2024 | Shabbat Shalom
The roots of history’s oldest rivalry are found in the week’s Torah portion! This story begins with Sarah who believes that Abraham’s line will continue through her maid, Hagar. Hagar quickly turns to Sarah with scorn, an attitude she passes onto her son Ishmael, who...
by Katie Eacrett | Nov 11, 2024 | News from the Land
On Friday evening of May 2, 1980, a group of students from Nir Yeshiva (Biblical Academy for males), located on the outskirts of the Biblical city of Hebron, excitedly headed to the Cave of Machpelah, the ancient burial site of the Biblical Patriarchs and Matriarchs....
by Katie Eacrett | Nov 8, 2024 | Shabbat Shalom
This week we start the journey of Abraham as he is called by God to “Go forth”. Abraham is often compared to Noah. At the beginning of last week’s portion, Noah was introduced as a righteous man. But what about Abraham’s background? Who was he? The Midrash provides...
by Katie Eacrett | Nov 5, 2024 | German, Uncategorized
Liebe Freunde,In Kapitel 13 des Buches der Richter lesen wir von der Empfängnis und Geburt des berühmten Kriegers Simson. Ein geheimnisvoller “Mann Gottes“ offenbart Samsons namenloser Mutter, dass sie einen Sohn gebären wird, der...
by Katie Eacrett | Nov 1, 2024 | Shabbat Shalom
Welcome to a new Torah portion series from our brand-new studio! This week we dive into the story of Noh and the flood. We can conclude from this story that a righteous person has the power to save himself. But this isn’t always enough. There is some criticism leveled...
