Entries by bethemanuel

End of Year Encouragement

December 31, 2020 Shalom Chaverim, As we end the year 2020, I wanted to take a few moments to encourage you to have hope and expectation in 2021. None of us could have imagined on January 1, 2020, the year we are finishing today. From a virus to government shutdowns, the year unfolded with many […]

Thanking Adonai in 2020

November 25, 2020 Shalom mispochah, As we prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving tomorrow, I wanted to encourage us to really take time to give thanks.  2020 has not turned out to be anything like anyone imagined.  Our lives were turned upside down and inside out. Tragically some people struggled seriously with the virus, and, yes, some of our loved […]

Focus on G-d’s Word

March 31, 2020 It has been awhile since I wrote a “Word for the Week.”  So much has happened in the past three to four weeks that has totally changed the world in which we live.  At this point, most of us are sheltering in our homes in response to our government’s request so that […]