by Kim Troup | Aug 11, 2022 | Shabbat Shalom
Remember the Sabbath Day Tisha B’Av (the 9th of Av Fast Day) is over and we look ahead. There is a spirit of optimism in the air, regardless of anything else that may be happening in the news or elsewhere. After the weekly Torah portion, we read Chapter 40 of...
by Kim Troup | May 12, 2022 | Shabbat Shalom
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn Share on email Email Share on print Print A Day of RestThis week’s portion opens with the laws of the Sabbatical year and the Jubilee. The first section describes the Sabbatical...
by Kim Troup | Feb 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
A Unique Covenant with the Nation of Israel: THE TEN COMMANDMENTS The Ten Commandments are often touted as the single most important part of the Bible, the ten most important declarations that G-d ever made to humanity. And indeed, the Ten Commandments do include...
by Elyshia Johnson | Jun 10, 2019 | Newsletters, Reflections from Israel
By: Meira Weber “Honor your father and mother, in order that your days be lengthened on the land that the Lord, your God, is giving you.” Exodus 20:12 It’s the Fifth out of Ten Commandments. In Judaism, honoring one’s father and mother is a vital mitzvah...
by Elyshia Johnson | May 17, 2018 | Newsletters, Reflections from Israel
By Tessy Agassi This week we celebrated Shavuot, my personal favorite holiday of the Jewish year. While the Bible references this holiday as the Festival of First Fruits, on this holiday we also commemorate receiving the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai. In fact, since...
