The Sukkah in the Pool
Sukkot just doesn’t work for Florida. It is our rainy season so, for some years the lawns become muddy, and the mosquitos are hungry and angry. We had the infamous year where the sukkah couldn’t withstand the rain storm and fell into the deep end of the pool, leaving glitter from the decorations! The year…
Exterminating the Locusts
Every year during the liturgy of Al Chet I come undone. I am overwhelmed with the sins that I have committed. As it says in one of the statements in the Al Chet, “for the sin which we have committed before you intentionally or unintentionally.” The sadness that I feel for missing the mark is…
The Invitation
Recently, we received a very large black envelope. It had gold calligraphy with our names and address on the front beautifully scripted. I excitedly opened the envelope and pulled out a gorgeous invitation. The invitation was sealed in the center, and I thought I heard a crescendo of music as I opened the two halves…
These are beautiful pictures take by my wonderful friend Betty Gardner Gonzalez.
Your Born Again Birthmarks
I watched as a young man stood with perfect posture, handsome, wearing good shoes, a nice watch, as he confidently gave directions to a wait staff. Everything seemed to be perfect, until he turned his head. As he turned, his full face showed a very large birthmark across his forehead. When I saw this across…
Unraveling the Cloak
I always have way too many questions. I’m always wondering why, what does it mean, what is the purpose of this story, and what does the Lord want me to learn from it? That’s the case with the verse in Matthew 21:6-7, “The disciples went and did just as Yeshua had instructed them, and brought the…
Hidden Secrets of the Passover Haggadah
This is my husband’s book which is so good! “Hidden Secrets of the Passover Haggadah” is a revealing book that draws on over thirty years of study and presentations concerning Passover, God’s first biblically mandated Holiday. The Haggadah (“the telling”), is the book that developed throughout Jewish history, providing a framework to allow generations to…
