October 31, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Vayeira 5786 (2025) Genesis 18:1-22:24; 2. Kings 4:1-37 Vayeira, the name of this Torah portion means that “He appeared”. The person this refers to is God Himself appearing at...
November 2, 2025 – HRA18 A long-awaited moment of joy and reflection — Dr. Susanna Kokkonen, author of the Holocaust Garden of Hope, has arrived in Houston! For years, Dr. Kokkonen envisioned this Garden from afar, bringing its stories and symbols to...
October 31, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Lech Lecha 5786 (2025) Genesis 12:1-17:27; Isaiah 40:27-41:16 Lech Lecha, the name of this Torah portion contains a powerful lesson. It refers to Abram’s call. This is a familiar story to...
October 22, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen The end of fighting in Gaza, the subsequent executions of Palestinians by Hamas and the Rafah attack against Israeli troops -despite ceasefire- dominated media in recent days. As two Israeli soldiers lost their lives,...
October 24, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Noach 5786 (2025) Genesis 6:9-11:32; Isaiah 54:1-10 Noach, the name of this Torah portion refers to a righteous man called Noah. This is a very familiar story to many of us. We may feel that it...
October 22, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen At the beginning of WWII, children everywhere were still children with dreams and hopes for the future. But a terrible war, although preceded by years of propaganda and warmongering, still started suddenly. Things changed...
