by Katie Eacrett | Nov 19, 2024 | News from the Land
November 19, 2024 Sondra Oster Baras What an astounding result in the US elections! Donald Trump was elected president, defeating Vice President Kamala Harris by a significant majority of both the electoral and popular votes. While this regime change will have...
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 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 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...
by Katie Eacrett | Oct 28, 2024 | News from the Land
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print October 29, 2024Sondra Oster Baras We have just finished celebrating the Feast of Tabernacles and it was a really special holiday. For weeks leading up to the holiday, we were all wondering, debating, discussing, how would we...