by Katie Eacrett | Nov 23, 2023 | Shabbat Shalom
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Welcome to Portion Vayetzei! This week Jacob is running from his brother. Though he gained both the birthright and the blessing Jacob finds himself penniless and wandering through no man’s land. Yet Jacob remains hopeful. What is...
by Katie Eacrett | Nov 16, 2023 | Shabbat Shalom
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Join Shmuel for portion Toldot! This portion details the epic battle between brothers Esau and Jacob. Why shouldn’t Isaac choose his strong son Esau to succeed him? Jacob and Rebeccah certainly fooled Isaac with the “hands of...
by Katie Eacrett | Nov 9, 2023 | Shabbat Shalom
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Why are the Jewish people still connected to the city of Hebron? Sarah lived to be one hundred and twenty-seven; what does this number symbolize? The life and death of Sarah teaches us how to preserve our innocence, to struggle in...
by Katie Eacrett | Nov 2, 2023 | Shabbat Shalom
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Welcome to a new series Shabbat Shalom from Shmuel! This week’s Torah Portion is VaYera, (And He Appeared) Did Abraham understand the essence of the Torah? Why is hospitality so important? Enjoy another episode of Shabbat...
by Katie Eacrett | Oct 31, 2023 | News from the Land
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print October 31, 2023Sondra Oster Baras It has been more than three weeks since that horrible Shabbat of Simchat Torah, the 7th of October. A date that has become seared in our brains and in our souls. A date that reminds us, day in...
