Seasonal Archives
Torah teachings and emunah essays for the winter months - Tevet, Shevat, Adar
Esther acted without guarantees, entering the king's court before knowing how the story would end — and Taanit Esther teaches us to do the same: to fast, gather, and refuse indifference while we still stand inside the tension of waiting. Read More
When seventy-two elders translated the Torah into Greek, the sages called it darkness — not because beauty and intellect are wrong, but because stripping sacred text of its spiritual depth leaves only a shell, and Tevet invites us to carry the light of both. Read More
In Shevat we discover how truly similar we are to trees - with deep roots of emunah, the flexibility to bend without breaking, and the strength to survive and thrive after loss. Read More
From Kayin and Hevel to the siege of Jerusalem, the cost of broken sibling relationships echoes through our history — and the path to redemption, Zecharia promises, runs through choosing dialogue, compassion, and genuine connection over righteous division. Read More
Just as the glass and the water need each other, the body is not an obstacle the soul must endure but a holy vessel — and honoring both as sacred partners is how we fully serve God. Read More
Emunah (faith) is not the absence of inner turmoil but the willingness to negotiate with it — swinging between despair and hope, anger and trust, then choosing again and again to focus on what is life-affirming today. Read More
The tribe of Dan — lowly son of a maidservant, rear guard of the camp — partnered with Judah to build the Mishkan and will one day bring the Mashiach, teaching us that in every person and every month that appears diminished, there is more than meets the eye. Read More
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