Adina Lewittes

Friday January 23, 2026/5 Sh'vat 5786/Shabbat Bo וּ לְמַ֡עַן תְּסַפֵּר֩ בְּאזְנֵ֨י בִנְךָ֜ וּבֶן־בִּנְךָ֗ אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁ֤ר הִתְעַלַּ֙לְתִּי֙ בְּמִצְרַ֔יִם וְאֶת־אֹתֹתַ֖י אֲשֶׁר־שַׂ֣מְתִּי בָ֑ם וִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ם כִּי־אֲנִ֥י יְהֹוָֽה׃ So that you speak into the ears of your children and grandchildren  and tell them how I made a mockery of the Egyptians and how I displayed My signs among them—in order that you may know that I am God. (Parshat Bo, Shemot 10:2) Hevre/Friends, We each probably have a...

Friday January 16, 2026/27 Tevet 5786/Shabbat Vaera וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר מֹשֶׁ֔ה לִפְנֵ֥י יְהֹוָ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר הֵ֤ן בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לֹֽא־שָׁמְע֣וּ אֵלַ֔י וְאֵיךְ֙ יִשְׁמָעֵ֣נִי פַרְעֹ֔ה וַאֲנִ֖י עֲרַ֥ל שְׂפָתָֽיִם׃  But Moses appealed to יהוה, saying, “The Israelites would not listen to me; how then should Pharaoh heed me, me—who gets tongue-tied!”  (Parshat Vaera, Exodus 6:12) Hevre/Friends, My mother-in-law, Mavis, z”l, was one of the sweetest, funniest, people I knew. And also one of the most...

Friday January 9, 2026/20 Tevet 5786/Shabbat Shemot וְאֵ֗לֶּה שְׁמוֹת֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הַבָּאִ֖ים מִצְרָ֑יְמָה אֵ֣ת יַעֲקֹ֔ב אִ֥ישׁ וּבֵית֖וֹ בָּֽאוּ׃ These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob, each coming with his household (Shemot 1:1) Hevre/Friends, One day after last week’s Shabbat message about grandparents, my sister Malka and brother-in-law Elan welcomed their 5th grandchild - my mother’s 7th great-grandchild - into their growing family. Our nephew,...