I couldn’t quite shake my resentment towards the cruelty of the past. Considering this simple question, where did my connection to G-d first get lost, some…
The KING Is In The Field
In addition to the move and all, I squeezed in learning for the first time what the High Holidays preparations are about. It is actually quite thrilling…
AN IMMIGRANT’S STORY: After Ellis Island
My family, like so many Jews fleeing persecution and harm, arrived in the U.S. scarred and having survived trauma. This was the early 1900s. I can imagine their enormous relief and gratitude to arrive in the United States and be allowed to stay. Of course my grandparents would likely have been killed in the Shoah if Read More
The JEWISH Story: “Noah” (with ASL translation) #9
The JEWISH Story continues with Part I of “Noach” (Noah). In spoken English with ASL Translation. Watch the Bible come alive!
The JEWISH Story: “Behind the Scenes at Genesis” (with ASL) #8
Tehilla completes Bereshit here addressing what is often an overlooked section. To avoid a spoiler alert, I’ll just say she adds life and relevance. With…
The Unexpected Mazel of Moving! (with ASL)
there is a Hebrew adage which says “Shinui makom, shinui mazal,” which means “when you move, you change your luck”. I’m going with it! Here’s a short video
The JEWISH Story: Am I my brother’s keeper “Continued” #7
Tehilla continues here with Cain & Abel’s story. You will hear Tehilla’s lovely voice while seeing my ASL translation of her teaching. Shabbat Shalom!
The JEWISH Story: “Am I my brother’s keeper?” with ASL #6
at the threshold of trust…. Why do bad things happen to good people?… Tehilla’s shows how this question might go all the way back to Cain and Abel…
Shabbat, The Beach, And The Golden Rule 😍
Rushing to light Shabbat candles on time! And remembering the Golden…
The JEWISH Story: Forbidden Fruit with ASL #5
“Forbidden Fruit”, now with American Sign Language. I initially was going to use a picture of an apple: “the sin”. Then realized, what do I want to focus on?
SHABBAT: Scrambling, Scurrying & Sprinting!
Well… the short video below got posted after Shabbat. That’s a failure, but it’s a bigger success. ☺️ I finished the video just a minute before candle-ligh