Rebbetzin Hannah Miryam Bejarano Gutierrez -(Shemot / Éxodo 6:2–9:35)⁣⁣ Parashat Va’era no se abre con la victoria, sino con la resistencia. El pueblo de Israel está aplastado por el trabajo forzado, Moshé se siente rechazado y el faraón parece más poderoso que nunca. Sin embargo, es precisamente aquí—dentro de la presión y el ocultamiento—donde la redención comienza a tomar forma. Desde una perspectiva sefardí, Va’era enfatiza la emuná peshutá (fe simple y constante), la lea

by: Rebbetzin Hannah Miryam Bejarano Gutierrez ⁣-(Shemot / Exodus 6:2–9:35)⁣⁣ Parashat Va’era opens not with victory, but with endurance. The people of Israel are crushed by labor, Moshe feels rejected, and Pharaoh appears more powerful than ever. Yet it is precisely here—within pressure and concealment—that redemption begins to take shape. From a Sephardic perspective, Va’era emphasizes emunah peshutah (simple, steady faith), loyalty to mesorah, and the spiritual strength ca

by Rebbetzin Hannah Miryam Bejarano Gutierrez ⁣⁣Each year, quietly and without fanfare, the period known as Shovavim enters the Jewish calendar. It is not marked by a holiday, nor by a special ritual commanded in the Torah, yet for generations it has carried profound spiritual weight. For Jewish women in particular, Shovavim is not a season of severity, but one of clarity, balance, and dignified return—a time to understand holiness not as pressure, but as alignment.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ -Wha

Congregation Zohar Yisrael invites you to our Belated Community Tu’Bishvat Seder on Sunday, February 16th, 2025 at 2:00pm CST. We will...