InJewsByChoicebyChaya Rus Alexandra bas Avraham·Jul 26, 2019Gathering the Exiles and Sending Away the Mother Bird — a hashgacha story and why the tware relatedOn 12 Menachem-Av 5778 (24 July 2018), my rabbis officiated my conversion to Judaism. Shortly before that, during a meeting with the…
InJewsByChoicebyChaya Rus Alexandra bas Avraham·Oct 18, 2018Am I ben Noach or ben Avraham? — Parsha — Noach & Lech LechaThe characters of and G-d’s respective covenants with Noach and Avraham, while distinctively different, were set against a backdrop of…
Chaya Rus Alexandra bas Avraham·Sep 30, 2018Sharing Space on Sukkos, Shavuos and Pesach: Rejoicing in GratitudeThere are intriguingly “incidental” commonalities regarding the features of Sukkos and Pesach, and how they both especially entail the…
Chaya Rus Alexandra bas Avraham·Aug 22, 2018Cheshbon Hanefesh for Elul— Based on Rosh Hashanah 18a re the 3 meanings of “כבני מרון”On Rosh Hashanah all humanity is judged “k’vnei maron”. This sheet utilises the 3 meanings brought by the Gemora for Teshuva preparation in…
InJewsByChoicebyChaya Rus Alexandra bas Avraham·Aug 21, 2018“G-d keeps the convert” — but why? On Tehillim 146 — Jews by ChoiceIf you are a convert or know a convert — I strongly recommend the reading of Tehillim (Psalm) chapter 146 and its Midrash. The posuk says…
