Beshalach When he sent — בְּשַׁלַּח When I was a child, my parents used to take my siblings and me to a lake in Indiana called Deam Lake. Out in the lake was a concrete structure that housed diving boards and seats for lifeguards with mega horns...
We are coming into the season of trees (Tu B’shevat) and looking at fruit. We go to the grocery, and we squeeze and inspect avocadoes before we buy them. How often do we look at our tree and our fruit? I was at the beach a bit ago, and a...
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Moses picks up his staff and continues moving his father-in-law’s sheep along the rugged terrain. He has been doing this for 40 years, and it has been therapeutic and back-breaking. The heat of the noon-day sun beams down upon him as he ponders...
Shalom! Just a sidenote: I am telling a story based on the biblical narrative found in the Bible. I am trying to paint a picture with words. I am not trying to add or take away anything from the written Word of Adonai. I hope you enjoy...
I’m not sure how long I will keep this type of blog coming, but I have enjoyed writing them and was truly blessed by the responses. Vayechi “He Lived.” “So Israel set out with all that he had, and when he came to Beersheba, he...
Thank you all for the warm responses on this Torah Portion. Many asked me to publish part two, and I did my best to write something. Praying for all those affected by the storms throughout KY and multiple states, and those with covid and...
The Nile had failed to give the fields their water. Wheat stalks bent their heads in shame, and much of the cattle have a thin skeletal frame about them. The lotus flowers and the plumy papyrus were almost obsolete, and the hot southeast wind had...
Jezebel was the daughter of Ethbaal, king of Sidon, and wife of King Ahab of Israel. The name Jezebel has come to denote a murderous usurping woman. Jezebel killed the true prophets of Adonai and was a follower of the rain god Baal. The spirit of...
The Number Five and the Story of Joseph Last week, we learned that Joseph was hated and hated more. The Bible says that his brothers hated him and could not speak a kind word to him, and they were jealous of him. How many of you have felt...
I decided to write a humorous allegory as Channukah and Christmas are approaching and a darker season. Hopefully, you will get a chuckle out of it. Depending on upbringing and denomination, at some point, you noticed some things in your Bible’s...
Parsha Vayeshev (“And he dwelt”) (Genesis 37:1 – 40:23) This Torah portion is one of my favorites. “People who carry torches make easy targets”—Ron Warren. I wanted to look at one splice of this Torah portion, one section...
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