Shalom Mishpocha,        April has arrived, bringing with it the promise of spring and new beginnings. It is a time of renewal, blooming flowers, and the warmth of the sun. As April unfolds, it invites us to embrace change, celebrate life, and reflect on the beauty of growth. Whether it's through gardening, enjoying nature, or simply taking a moment to appreciate the small joys of life, April is a...  Read More

We’ve recently been warned of possible Hezbollah sleeper cells in America attacking us from within as well as antisemitism’s continued rise!  April is a critical month for situational awareness and prayer! April has historically been a very trying month. Look at what has happened across the spans of time during the Month of April: 1st April 1933: Nazi Germany begins the persecution of German Jews ...  Read More

The Feast Days cycle follows a pattern of seven and begins with Pesach.  Seven in Hebrew is Sheva and is represented by the letter Zain.  Seven (Sheva) is the central key to God’s design, Sheva is the building blocks of the universe.  The world was created in Sheva (seven) days.  There are Sheva (seven) feasts of the Lord in the annual feast day cycle.  There are Sheva (seven) days in the week.  T...  Read More

Exodus 12:1-3. ADONAI spoke to Moshe and Aharon in the land of Egypt; he said, 2 "You are to begin your calendar with this month; it will be the first month of the year for you. 3 Speak to all the assembly of Isra'el and say, 'On the tenth day of this month, each man is to take a lamb or kid for his family, one per household.The New Year and Calendar scripture includes the references for when to b...  Read More

Rabbi and Rebbetzin’s Corner March 2026 March has arrived, spring (for Virginia and the Mid Atlantic States) is in its early stages! March is a transition month, one of changing weather patterns. March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. The first day of spring 2026 is on Friday, March 20th, 2026 at 10:46 am a.m. EDT. In the Northern He...  Read More

I Samuel 15:1-3.  Sh'mu'el said to Sha'ul, "ADONAI sent me to anoint you king over his people, over Isra'el. Now listen to what ADONAI has to say. 2 Here is what ADONAI-Tzva'ot says: 'I remember what 'Amalek did to Isra'el, how they fought against Isra'el when they were coming up from Egypt. 3 Now go and attack 'Amalek, and completely destroy everything they have. Don't spare them, but kill men an...  Read More

As we've been studying eschatology I once again proclaim the necessity to not become entrenched in a specific theology or doxology concerning the end times.  One thing is for certain, the minute someone says they have it all figured out they are proven wrong.  The key is to rely on God's word and not get set or again, entrenched on how things will unfold, instead, I look for certain biblical signs...  Read More

Shalom Mishpocha,        February, the second month of 2026 is here already!! February has 28 days in common years and 29 in leap years, with the 29th day being called the leap day. February is the third and last month of meteorological winter in the Northern Hemisphere. February got its name from the Roman month Februarius, named after the Latin term februum, which means "purification", via the p...  Read More

Juneteenth commemorates the dates June 18 and 19, 1865. June 18 is the day Union General Gordon Granger and 2,000 federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to take possession of the Confederate state and enforce the emancipation of its slaves. On June 19, 1865, while standing on the balcony of Galveston’s Ashton Villa, Granger read the contents of “General Order No. 3”: “The people of Texas are ...  Read More

Shalom Mishpocha,  Happy New Year! We have entered the Gregorian Calendar year of 2026. The 1st of Nisan (the Biblical New Year) begins at sunset, Wednesday March 18th, 2026, beginning the year 5786. January is the first month of the year, named after Janus, the Roman god of beginnings and transitions, who had two faces looking at the past and the future. The months of January and February were no...  Read More

I Kings 19:19 (TLV). 'So he departed from there and found Elisha son of Shaphat while he was plowing with twelve pairs of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth. Then Elijah crossed over to him and threw his mantle (addereth: a large over-garment, A representation of Elijah's office as prophet of Israel; mantle) on him. '  A mantle is an office, role, or responsibility that passes from one perso...  Read More

In political science and political history, the term power vacuum is an analogy between a physical vacuum and a political condition: When a leader has lost control of something and there is no one in line to replace them. Such a situation can occur when a government has no identifiable central power structure or authority or is one that is weak.  The analogy explains that in a power vacuum, other ...  Read More