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 15, 2024 | Shabbat Shalom, Shmuel Shabbat Shalom
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print The book of Shemot (Exodus) ends with the portion Pikudei. In this portion, the Shekhinah- the Divine Presence, finally arrives at long last. Why did it take so long? The Divine Presence only joins the Children of Israel after...
by Katie Eacrett | Mar 8, 2024 | Shabbat Shalom, Shmuel Shabbat Shalom
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Portion Vayakhel discusses coming together. This principle has led to community life becoming a firm foundation for the Jewish people. Join Shmuel as he discusses bowling leagues, social capital, and the importance of...
by Katie Eacrett | Feb 29, 2024 | Shabbat Shalom, Shmuel Shabbat Shalom
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Let’s talk about Shabbat! Did you know that the building of the Tabernacle influenced the laws of Shabbat? It’s true! There are 39 prohibited acts of work on the Sabbath and many of these laws came from the instructions to build...
by Katie Eacrett | Feb 26, 2024 | News from the Land
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print February 27, 2024Sondra Oster Baras It is a dilemma, a terrible dilemma that hangs over us all. There are still 134 hostages held by the savage, Hamas terrorists in Gaza. Thirty-three of these hostages have been...
