Daily Devotionals


Yael Eckstein points at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem in the distance

The Greatest Revelation of God

May 10, 2022
In other words, the miraculous history of the nation of Israel is the greatest revelation of God there is.
Jewish refugee child from flight from Ukraine to Israel, March 6, 2022

Know Who We Are

May 9, 2022
It is so important for us to know who we are so that we can fulfill our life’s mission.
An elderly woman in yellow twirling an elderly woman wearing green while dancing.

Celebrate the Good with the Bad

May 8, 2022
God wants what is best for us so we can serve Him better. Knowing that everything in our lives is a part of God’s plan helps us celebrate the good with the bad.
Women in a black shirt kissing her daughter on the cheek.

The Balance Between Dreams and Reality

May 6, 2022
When we embrace the changes in our plans and wisely use what God has given us, we find happiness in the balance between our dreams and reality.
Yael Eckstein smiling & holding elderly disabled woman named Lydia

Bringing Beauty to the Faces of the Elderly

May 5, 2022
We are commanded to bring beauty to the faces of the elderly, to light them up with a smile, to “make them beautiful.”
Yael Eckstein smiling down at an elderly Jewish woman.

The Foolishness of Revenge

May 4, 2022
God is reminding us that as our loving Father, He desires that we seek reconciliation and peace rather than the foolishness of revenge, and that we be governed by our love of one another.
Elderly man in black jacket eating a bowl of soup.

Feeding the Poor Is Our Responsibility

May 3, 2022
God is telling us that we all must view feeding the poor as our own personal responsibility, as well.
Eckstein family at home

What It Means to Be Holy

May 2, 2022
Shutting down our weekday lives and gathering around the Shabbat table, sharing our lives with each other, singing together, and discussing God’s word as a family leads directly to healthy relationships between parents and children. And maybe this is what it means to “be holy.”
teenage boy studying Torah with elderly man

‘Fear of God’ Is Most Important

May 1, 2022
This is why “fear of God” is most important. It must precede any other kind of wisdom, because without it, all other knowledge is irrelevant.
Rabbi Simon Eckstein with his son Rabbi Yechiel.

The Greatest Joy

April 29, 2022
The greatest joy that parents can experience from their children comes from seeing them continue in their footsteps, living by the values that they hold dear.
Woman in a plaid scarf looking down in sadness.

We Are the Enemy of Evil

April 28, 2022
So, while we pray for the end of hatred and anti-Semitism, we also take heart in knowing that we are the enemy of evil.
Several men looking up into the sky while praying at the Western Wall.

Seek Reconciliation and Forgiveness

April 27, 2022
There is a Jewish custom to spend the month leading up to Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, reaching out to people who we may have offended in order to seek reconciliation and forgiveness.

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