From Jerusalem To Rome: The Second Part And The First Journey
To the Jew first … My dear readers, for a few weeks we are back to our journey through the book of Acts. From the book itself, we know that it was…
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For Such A Time …
It’s Purim time – and of course, we will speak about Purim today. Almost everywhere, the festival of Purim is celebrated on the 14th of the Hebrew month of Adar. This year,…
Special Shabbat: God’s Hidden Ways
Little Aleph For the last two weeks, we have been watching the people of Israel building the Tabernacle. This sanctuary was to accompany the Jewish people throughout their long journey in the…
Change Of Hearts: Malach Panav
Last time, we saw the people of Israel bringing excessively bountiful donations for the building of the Tabernacle. As one of the Midrashim says, “they came both men and women; that is…
Change Of Hearts: From The Golden Calf To The Tabernacle
Shabbat Shekalim Dear friends, since we have already paused our Acts series, I decided to extend this pause to have a look at the current Torah portions. There are several reasons for…