Shabbat-Reading and Commentary VA’YESHEV – And...

Shabbat Commentary for 49th week, 2007, Shabbat Reading “VA’YESHEV – And he (Jacob) lived” Genesis 37:1 – 40:23; Amos 2:6 – 3:8 By Michael Schneider, israel today, Jerusalem Commentary: In our Torah portion, ‘Va‘Yeshev,’ last year, we discussed Joseph as a prototype of the Messiah. We saw the parallels between Messiah Ben-Joseph and the Joseph’s life. Through Joseph’s brother’s rejection, he...

Shabbat Reading VA’YISHLAKH – And he sent (mes...

Shabbat Commentary for 48th week, 2007, Shabbat Reading “VA’YISHLAKH – And he sent (messengers)” Genesis 32:4–36:43; Obadiah 1:1-21 By Michael Schneider, israel today, Jerusalem Commentary: This week’s Torah portion begins with Jacob returning to the land of his parents after working for his father-in-law Laban. Upon his return, Jacob meets Esau who 20 years earlier sought to kill him.

Shabbat Commentary VA’YETZE – And he depar...

Shabbat Commentary for 47th week, 2007, Shabbat Reading VA’YETZE – And he departed: Genesis 28:10–32:3; Hosea 12:13–14:10 By Michael Schneider, israel today, Jerusalem Commentary: Jacob begins his walk with God which was not so easy at the beginning, thus the emphasis is on “And he departed.” He left for a foreign country and place called Haran – far away from his father’s house. It was important that...

Shabbat Commentary TOLDOT – Genealogy: Genesis 2...

Shabbat Commentary for 46th week, 2007, Shabbat Shabbat Commentary TOLDOT – Genealogy: Genesis 25:19–28:9; Malachi 1:1–2:7 By Michael Schneider, israel today, Jerusalem Commentary: In this week’s Torah Portion we meet another childless couple: Isaac and Rebekah (25:21). We can read of several Man of God that shared the same fate like Abraham and later the parents of Joseph, Samuel, Samson and also John the Baptist. After...

Shabbat Commentary CHAYE SARAH – Sarah’s L...

Shabbat Commentary for 45th week, 2007, Shabbat CHAYE SARAH – Sarah’s Life: Genesis 23:1–25:18; 1 Kings 1:1-31 By Michael Schneider, israel today, Jerusalem Commentary: Our Torah reading begins with Sarah’s death and ends with Abraham’s death. She was 127 years old. Abraham now set out to negotiate in typical Middle-Eastern style for a burial site. How come that our parasha Chayei Sarah means “the...