Adina Lewittes

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,...

Friday January 2, 2026/13 Tevet 5786/Shabbat Vayechi וְעַתָּ֡ה שְׁנֵֽי־בָנֶ֩יךָ֩ הַנּוֹלָדִ֨ים לְךָ֜ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֗יִם עַד־בֹּאִ֥י אֵלֶ֛יךָ מִצְרַ֖יְמָה לִי־הֵ֑ם אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ וּמְנַשֶּׁ֔ה כִּרְאוּבֵ֥ן וְשִׁמְע֖וֹן יִֽהְיוּ־לִֽי׃ Now, your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt, shall be mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine no less than Reuben and Simeon.  (Genesis 48:5) Hevre/Friends, As the youngest of four very close siblings, I’ve had the...