Yonah – A Lesson of Self-awareness

Dear Friends, Hope you had a spirited prayerful Rosh Hashana, as we did here at Midreshet B’erot Bat Ayin, where more than twenty women prayed, learned, shared words of Torah, sang and crowned Hashem together. For some of the participants this was their first...

Pesach & Renewing our Belief in Miracles

Printable VersionThe Challenge of Believing in Miracles when Life gets Tough Pesach in B’erotPesach is about renewing our belief in miracles. Even if we surely believe in G*d and in His Torah, it can be difficult to integrate this belief into our personal lives,...
Tuning into the Holiest Shabbat of the Year

Tuning into the Holiest Shabbat of the Year

Special student-made Ushpizim decorations in B’erot’s Succah Dear Friends, We are entering the holiest Shabbat of the year, having emerged from Yom Kippur, feeling so cleansed and pure, and embracing the upcoming Sukkoth Festival. Without the static on our...

Shema Yisrael – The Centerpiece of Jewish Prayer

Spinning in “Women Rebuild the Mikdash” ProgramMazal tov! It’s B’erot’s fifteen year old birthday this Friday on TubAv – the time for celebrating the rise of the feminine mode. The spiritual energy of TubAv fits Midreshet B’erot Bat Ayin, as our program is...

Visualizing the Pillars of the Temple Gate

B’erot Trip to the Tomb of RachelWhen I came to the Kotel (Wailing Wall) about thirty-two years ago as a teenager newly graduated from high-school, the beauty of the golden Dome of the Rock attracted my eyes. I had just met a girl named Chava, from Diaspora...

The Purpose for Every Place on our Path

This week at B’erot: Creative Ulpan from the Bible Jews like to travel. Since my early childhood, my parents took us children to visit different countries in addition to our yearly trips to Israel to visit our grandparents ob”m. I still have a shelf full of...