Leah’s Blog Parashat Lech Licha 2023
Lech Lecha – October 2023 The biography of the Jewish people is what is known as the Bible. As events unfold, folds of time become revealed to us and teach us. Every portion
Leah’s Blog – The Ark
The Ark It is 11 days now that we are mourning, churning, gathering. Usually my body temperature is hotter than most people. Today I burn. Even now as the autumn makes its way into
Leah’s Blog Israel at War – The Black Sabbath
Leah’s Blog Israel at War The Black Sabbath I felt. I knew. I told. Helmets, bullet proof vests, magazines of ammunition and army gear are strewn around our community as men
Leah’s Blog Yom Kippur – 2023
Yom Kippur 5784 When I was a little girl, the holy days would begin my autobiography. Not knowing it, I would be led to the places I yearned to see, stories like Yonah and the wh
Leah’s blog – A New Sweet Year – Rosh Hashanah 2023
Leah’s blog – A New Sweet Year – Rosh Hashanah 2023 As a part of a plan I had for Shlomo’s Bar Mitzvah project, I wanted to do something fun and meaningful bu
Leah’s Blog – Parashat Ki Tavo 2023
Parshat Ki Tavo Blessings and Curses are my view. People are astounded by it; some almost loose balance. When the sun is setting just beyond in the west, apricot light bounces off
Leah’s Blog – Parashat Ki Tetzeh
Ki Tetzeh – The Place- The Time The greatest war we face is one of perception. When one is cognizant of truth, sensitive consciousness can leave no doubt on any major or
Leah’s Blog Tisha B’Av 2023
Tisha B’Av – August 2023 Let’s face it – there’s a vibe to times; these might be the most felt on the calendar, the peak of heat, charged with fraught
Leah’s Blog – Devarim 2023
Leah’s Blog Devarim – I am a Jewish American woman living in the heart of Israel –THIS is home. July 2023 As you know dear readers, I was not born in Israel but came to l
Leah’s Blog Matot Massei 2023
Matot – Masei July 2023 Living here has its advantages; from this mountain you can view terrain spoken about in the portions of the Torah, like right now. My spirit soars
