BIBLICAL & HISTORICAL FEASTS

DEADLY ENTICEMENTS – by Raphael ben Levi Shortly before the expulsion from Spain, Jews eagerly assimilated among their Spanish hosts, and considered Spain the new

ARE YOU THIRSTY? – by Raphael ben Levi Loving God with all your heart, soul and strength has true meaning and expression only when it

THE DIVINE KISS – by Raphael ben Levi During the Temple period, everyone sang the melodies as they worshipped God. The Psalms were written specifically

FALSE PERCEPTIONS – by Raphael ben Levi There is a story of a famous Chasidic Rebbe who was going for a stroll when suddenly a

TIPPING THE SCALES – by Raphael ben Levi The Jewish sages tell us that the best way to live our lives is as though the

A GOOD FRIEND By Raphael ben Levi Can you think of a few special friends who made a profound difference in your life? I am

RESPONSES – by Raphael ben Levi “If the wicked hates you, understand that it hated me first.” IJn 15:18 We shouldn’t be surprised as believers

MY HERO – by Raphael ben Levi One day Thomas Edison came home and gave a paper to his mother. He told her, “My teacher

EYES OF MY BELOVED By Raphael ben Levi Page 1 of 1 The Hebrew word for work and worship is the same – ‘Avodah.” When

A PURIM REFLECTION Nachmanides, a leading Torah scholar of the Middle Ages (known as ‘Ramban,’ an acronym for Rabbi Moshe Ben Nachman) noted that any