Tu B’Shvat teachings over the years (2007-present).

5780 / 2020 Sarah Yehudit Schneider The word for etrog (אתרוג) relates to the Hebrew root, רגג, which means, “to long and desire.” For this reason etrog corresponds to to the heart area, the center of conscious emotion and desire. Etrog is not indigenous to Israel.[1] It is not one of the famous “seven species” that HaShem brings to prove that the land of Israel is His most precious real estate. This is probably because etrog is not a tree that survives well in arid climates

Purim Teachings Through the Years (1988 – Present).

Purim 2020 / 5780 Sarah Yehudit Schneider וַיְשַׁלְּחֵהוּ יְי ﭏהִים מִגַּן-עֵדֶן…וַיַּשְׁכֵּן מִקֶּדֶם לְגַן-עֵדֶן אֶת-הַכְּרֻבִים וְאֵת לַהַט הַחֶרֶב הַמִּתְהַפֶּכֶת לִשְׁמֹר אֶת-דֶּרֶךְ עֵץ הַחַיִּיםGod banished [Adam] from the Garden of Eden…and stationed cherubim (angelic sentries) east of Eden, including a revolving, flaming sword to guard the path of the Tree of Life. [Gen 3:23-24] וַיְהִי | בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי וַתִּלְבַּשׁ אֶסְתֵּר מַלְכוּת וַתַּעֲמֹד בַּחֲצַר בֵּי

Transcript of the Teaching Presented by Sarah Yehudit Schneider in Shifra Hendrie’s Geula Summit (March 23, 2020) on the Corona Virus(slightly reordered) First of all the Talmud describes a magefa as a situation where hashgakha klalit overrides hashgakha pratit. A magefa is a tsunami of virulence that sweeps through the city or country or in this case, the planet, and does not distinguish between the righteous and the wicked. In hashgakha pratit, Hashem custom tailors the ci

Pesach teachings over the years (2003-present.)