Rebbetzin Hannah Miryam Bejarano Gutierrez ⁣⁣ -Cuando el mundo finalmente escucha⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Parashat Yitró no es solo la parashá de Matan Torá —la entrega de la Torá—; es la parashá de la escucha. Antes de que se pronuncie una sola palabra de los Diez Mandamientos, la Torá nos presenta a un hombre cuya grandeza reside en su capacidad de oír. Yitró, un sacerdote no judío, escucha sobre la Yetziat Mitzráyim (la salida de Egipto), escucha sobre Amalek, escucha sobre los milagros—y ac

Emunah, Song, and the Quiet Courage of Jewish Women  Rebbetzin Hannah Miryam Bejarano Gutierrez When Redemption Feels Unfinished⁣⁣ Parashat Beshalach (Shemot / Exodus 13:17–17:16) is often remembered for its most dramatic moments—the splitting of the Sea of Reeds, the Song of the Sea, and the defeat of Amalek. Yet beneath the spectacle lies a more intimate story: what happens after liberation, when the chains are gone but the heart still trembles.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ For Jewish women, espec

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