by Katie Eacrett | Apr 5, 2024 | Shabbat Shalom, Shmuel Shabbat Shalom
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print In this week’s video, Shmuel discusses the foundation for the laws of kosher food, as well as his personal adventures of keeping kosher as a world traveler. Why does kosher matter? Why is a snake forbidden but a goat acceptable?...
by Katie Eacrett | Apr 2, 2024 | Dutch
Beste Vriend, Terwijl ik u schrijf, hangt er in heel Israël een tastbaar gevoel van ongerustheid in de lucht. In haar voortdurende campagne in Gaza heeft de IDF haar zinnen gezet op de ontmanteling van Hamas’ laatst...
by Katie Eacrett | Mar 28, 2024 | Shabbat Shalom, Shmuel Shabbat Shalom
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Portion Tzav describes the sacrifices performed in the Tabernacle. Shmuel connects this portion to Psalm 107, A psalm of thanksgiving. This Psalm is essentially “…recognition of the fact that God is good”. Thankfulness, matzah,...
by Katie Eacrett | Mar 21, 2024 | Shabbat Shalom, Shmuel Shabbat Shalom
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print This week’s Torah portion Vayikra opens the book of Leviticus. This portion emphasizes the importance of remembering Amalek, the enemy of the children of Israel. The book of Leviticus lays out a blueprint of the Tabernacle and its...
by Katie Eacrett | Mar 18, 2024 | News from the Land
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print As the Children of Israel prepared to cross the Jordan River, two and a half tribes, Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh, sought permission to settle the lush, fertile soil on the eastern side of the Jordan. The condition that God...
