UPward Bound

Yeshivah Or Ephraim

Your People, Your Inheritance

You may have seen "the sky" of Abraham... During a sojourn at Yeshivah Or Ephraim perhaps you will see "the Heavens" of Abraham. You have read of the wells Isaac dug. At Yeshivah Or Ephraim you will drink (and mikveh) at "the Springs" of Isaac. You have read of Yaacov, the supplanter, the trickster, the striver... At Yeshivah Or Ephraim you will know Israel. You have read of Yaacov's wives: the unloved and the loved... At Yeshivah Or Ephraim you will meet the Bride of Israel. You have built fancy houses... At Yeshivah Or Ephraim you will, once again, sojourn in tribal dwellings, each crafted to acquaint you with Israel's sons---Gad to his tents, Judah to his cottage... May your sojourn connect you to Israel and his sons and the Land. These are your people, this is your inheritance---get to know them at Yeshivah Or Ephraim!

Yeshiva Or Ephraim

Announcing...! The establishment and opening of Yeshivah Or Ephraim... for all Israel, and especially for those of Ephraim. Go to Weebly.com (website) for more details about various "Upward Bound" pre-aliyah preparatory programs and experiences to set you on a path "home".

April's Fool Day

It is erev Shabbat: I am broke, except for $8.64. I am alone, there is no one to light the Shabbat candles, and there is no challah for the Sabbath Table...and the mocking irony of the day is not abated by my tears--- What to do...?? (See Chapter 1 of "What to do" earlier in Journal) 1 Cor. 2:14 The natural man does not receive the gifts of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him... What to do...?? Send a "Shabbat Shalom" to the One you love! Send a "Come Quickly" to the Sabbath Queen, your Bride! And eat your Bread---feasting for it is His Table in the Wilderness... And drink your cup---rejoicing for such is the Kingdom of Israel, your inheritance... For His "Chesed", that is steadfast love (and the Hebrew includes goodness, kindness, benevolence, charity...) endures forever: these are the gifts of the Spirit of God the natural man deems foolishness. The world's gifts of the same name are quite different! So the world or natural man sees God's gift of the Sabbath as foolishness, especially if it is a day of brokeness, no bread, no candles, no money... Are you hearing the same "You are a fool...?" His (and my, and your?) answer to April's Fool Day: Shabbat Shalom, Ahuvi! Come Quickly, HaMalka HaShabbat! Come Quickly, Calah sheli!