by eklein | Jul 21, 2021 | All, Jewish Life
Introduction The children of Israel are getting ready to realize their hope and expectation of entering into that land that they have heard about for at least 40 years. They had wandered seemingly aimlessly in the desert, being led by clouds and fire with very little...
by eklein | May 23, 2021 | All, Jewish Life
A year and a half later, it almost feels impossible to remember life before COVID-19. It is bringing out the worst of us—and the best of us. This is consistent with the Jewish concept of yetzer hara and yetzer hatov. Yetzer hara is the evil inclination within us;...
by eklein | May 20, 2021 | All, Jewish Life, Testimonials
This is the anniversary year of my bar mitzvah. Sixty-three years ago, I stood on the bimah to recite my bar mitzvah parasha, Nasso. Since then, fifty years of faith in HaShem has intervened and I am in a better position to appreciate what I did then. Today, I know...
by eklein | Dec 24, 2020 | All, Jewish Life
Hanukkah and Christmas are celebrated around the same time during the beginning of the winter months. Hanukkah begins on the 25th of the Jewish month of Kislev, and Christmas on December 25th. Hanukkah commemorates the miracle of the oil that burned eight days....
by eklein | Dec 12, 2020 | All, Jewish Life
It was winter when Yeshua (Jesus) appeared in Jerusalem and responded to questions with statements intended to reveal himself as Messiah (John 10:22-30). The occasion was Hanukkah, and though not a holiday found in the Hebrew Bible, it is nonetheless noteworthy on the...
