A Shabbat Blessing For Humanity and For Earth
Aryeh Ronay – One day a week, the Jewish people stop their work and dedicate a day to rest, rejuvenation and spiritual growth. Did you know that resting one day a week can be the best thing for your body, your soul and the planet? Let’s explore the Shabbat blessings and their transformative power.
In Our Divine Universe, Why Does God Allow Natural Disasters?
Ilana Stein – When faced with natural disasters, those who worship and believe in a loving God have a number of questions: if God created the natural world, why would He allow natural disasters to happen to human beings?
Water, War and The Wilderness in the Bible: Exodus 17
Ilana Stein – In the second book of the Bible, in Exodus 17, we read about how the Israelites began their wandering through the desert and experienced their first challenge of thirst.
A Rainbow! What Does The Rainbow Mean In The Bible?
Ilana Stein – The rainbow is found in the Bible in the book of Genesis. The flood to destroy the Earth and all living creatures of every kind has receded and Noah and his family have come out of the ark.
Deuteronomy 20: Discussing Both War and Saving Our Planet
Ilana Stein – Deuteronomy 20 is considered the “section of war” of the Bible, where the Children of Israel are commanded how to go to battle – and how not to. This chapter discusses war and peace, morale and sustainability, fear and faith.
Leviticus 11: The Deeper Meaning of “Kosher”
Aryeh Ronay – In this chapter, Moses and Aaron are given a variety of rules to tell the Israelites what makes different animals kosher or not kosher, i.e. good to eat or not good to eat for the Israelite people. A kosher animal needs to “chew the cud” and have “split hooves.”
Genesis 3:19: Adam Eats From The Tree of Knowledge.
Ilana Stein – In Genesis 3:19 God pronounces Adam’s punishment for eating from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. While this verse is short, like all of the Bible, it contains deeper worlds in every letter and word.
Genesis 1:29: God Gives Humans A Plant-based Diet to Benefit Creation
Harry Cooper – After creating the entire Universe, God creates humans and tells humanity about their special diet. There are many translations for what their diet was: “every herb bearing seed,” “every plant yielding seed,” “every fruit yielding seed,” “every tree that has fruit” or “the fruit of a tree yielding seed.”
Genesis 47: Insights we Learn from Joseph in Egypt
Aryeh Ronay – In Genesis 47 we read about how the children of Israel, i.e. the brothers of Joseph, have come from the land of Canaan and have settled in Goshen.