Stories that Shine – Jacob’s Ladder, Sacred Places, and the Enduring Covenant

November 28, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Vayetzei 5786 (2025) Genesis 28:10-32:3; Hosea 11:7-12:14. Vayetzei, ...

November 28, 2025

Coming Home to the Garden of Hope

November 28, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen This month I visited the Holocaust Garden of ...

November 28, 2025

Stories that Shine – Ancient Warnings. Modern Consequences. A Call to Stand Firm.

November 26, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Toldot 5786 (2025) Genesis 25:19-25:28:9; Malachi 1:1-2:7. Toldot, ...

November 26, 2025

Stories that Shine – Ancient Roots that Shape Today’s Jewish Story

November 13, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Chayei Sarah 5786 (2025) Genesis 23:1-25:18; 1. Kings ...

November 13, 2025

Stories that Shine – Faith, Hospitality, and Hope

October 31, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Vayeira 5786 (2025) Genesis 18:1-22:24; 2. Kings 4:1-37 ...

November 5, 2025

Stories that Shine – The Journey of Faith, Blessing, and Repentance

October 31, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Lech Lecha 5786 (2025) Genesis 12:1-17:27; Isaiah 40:27-41:16 ...

October 31, 2025

October 2025 Statement by Holocaust Remembrance Association

October 22, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen The end of fighting in Gaza, the subsequent ...

October 27, 2025

Stories that Shine – Lessons from the Days of Noah and the Righteous Who Chose to Act

October 24, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Noach 5786 (2025) Genesis 6:9-11:32; Isaiah 54:1-10 Noach, ...

October 24, 2025

Children in Many Roles: We Tell Their Stories

October 22, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen At the beginning of WWII, children everywhere were ...

October 22, 2025

Stories that Shine – From Chaos to Light—Lessons of Creation, the Holocaust, and Renewal

October 17, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Bereshit 5786 (2025) Genesis 1:1-6:8; Isaiah 42:5-21 Bereshit, ...

October 17, 2025

The Particular and the Universal: She was Just Like Us

October 16, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Years ago when I was working at the ...

October 16, 2025

Stories that Shine – Sukkot: Remembering Faith, Fragility, and the Promise of God’s Protection

October 10, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Sukkot 5786 (2025) Numbers 29:26-34 Sukkot, the name ...

October 10, 2025