Daily Devotionals


Father and son in a hammock

Thirsty for Wise Advice

March 23, 2023
We must be “thirsty” for wise advice. We should seek it before making any important decision.
Yael joyfully smiling with elderly woman holding a food box

God’s Investment Is Wisdom

March 22, 2023
God’s investment is wisdom. The Jewish sages explain that God places in each and every human being a unique kind of wisdom — a talent or ability, a gift.
People praying in the streets to the Western Wall in Jerusalem during Yom Kippur

Balancing Tradition and Vision

March 21, 2023
We know we’ve struck the right balance between tradition and vision when we listen to God and when He is with us.
Fellowship volunteer hugging elderly woman

Humility Leads to Wisdom

March 20, 2023
As in water a face reflects the face,    So the heart of a person reflects the perso
Yael smiling and embracing her family during Passover.

God’s Secret Weapon

March 19, 2023
The real strength of faith is that it is achievable by all. And often, the smallest children have the purest faith. That is God’s secret weapon.
Two older Jewish men studying the Torah

Wisdom of the Heart

March 17, 2023
Wisdom combines knowledge of information with a deeper understanding of what is right. Wisdom of the heart tells us how to use the knowledge stored in our heads.
teenage boy studying Torah with elderly man

The Beginning of Wisdom

March 16, 2023
“The beginning of wisdom” is fear of God. It is more important than knowledge, than imagination, than anything at all!
Yael Eckstein teaches her son the power of asking questions

The Wisdom of Asking Questions

March 15, 2023
The more questions we ask, the more we’ll know, and the better the questions we ask, the greater the wisdom to follow. That’s the wisdom of asking questions!
Yael Eckstein kneels in front of and holds hands of elderly woman wearing multiple layers of clothing and yellow scarf on her head,

A Sign of Wisdom

March 14, 2023
Proverbs is teaching us that being slow to anger is a sign of wisdom. Acting in anger is the opposite. It leads to foolish and often destructive outcomes.
Giving Tuesday-Yael Eckstein gives food box to elderly Jewish woman.

The Truest Wealth

March 13, 2023
But like the rabbi in our story, Moses wisely understood that the truest wealth is the good deeds we do.
Yael Eckstein delivers help to elderly Jewish woman

Acting Angry

March 12, 2023
Acting angry can be a valuable tool for education and proper discipline. If one of my children does something wholly unacceptable, displaying anger as a way of teaching them that there is no tolerance for such behavior can be very effective.
woman praying at the Western Wall

Fear God More Than People

March 10, 2023
True devotion to God requires that we overcome our fear of human beings in favor of our fear of God. As the rabbi instructed his students, we must all fear God more than people.

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