Forgiveness begins with the character of God. This Scripture-rooted teaching looks at mercy, confession, cleansing, and how living forgiven reshapes the way we treat others.
The Jerusalem Prayer List – December 29, 2023 By Joseph Shulam This Shabbat will be the last Shabbat of 2023, but also the last reading this year from the book of Genesis. The portion is named Vayechi and it is an interesting phenomenon in the Hebrew Bible Torah reading portions. Vayechi means in Hebrew “And He Lives.” In this portion we have Jacob’s death. A few previous Torah portions ago, we had a portion that was called “Chaiay Sarah,” Sarah dies. I think that this is