Parshat Ḥayei Sarah (painting of biblical women)

Parshat Ḥayei Sarah

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While the ‘love’ that exists before marriage can be easy, enjoyable & free from responsibility, the true test for a couple is to forge & strengthen a deep spiritual bond of love after the wedding.

Parshat Vayeira - Akeidat Yitzhak

Parshat Vayeira

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A deep understanding of events helps us appreciate how Avraham’s transgression provided the opportunity for him to ascend incredible heights through an unbelievable act of tshuva m’ahava.

Roots of a tree, for the poem "Roots" by Ari Shapiro

Roots

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My father planted an ancient tree In foreign soil which starved its roots The tree developed, gnarled and twisted Displaying its resilience with every…