Shabbat SHEMOT – Names – Reading and Comme...

* Seasons Greetings from God’s Sabbath International Shabbat Commentary for 1st week, 2008, Shabbat Reading “SHEMOT – Names”: Exodus 1:1–6:1; Isaiah 27:6–28:13; 29:22-23 By Michael Schneider, israel today, Jerusalem Commentary: This week’s Shabbat reading begins in the book Exodus with God leading the children of Israel out of Egypt hundreds of years after Josephs’ death. Egyptologist David Rohl believes...

Seasons Greetings, Peace – Yearning after the Na...

Seasons Greetings, personal stories as Greetings for these Seasons instead of posting cards with heathen Christmas motives, is as I find, more than just a wonderful tradition of our Anglo-Saxon friends. It is suitable to the season, the contemplative time between the Feast of Lights “Hanukkah” and the heartily expected new, the year of our Lord – a promise pointing towards the fulfillment of our longing...

Shabbat CVA’YIGASH – And then he (Judah) appro...

Shabbat Commentary for 51st week, 2007, Shabbat Reading “CVA’YIGASH – And then he (Judah) approached him”: Genesis 44:18 – 47:27; Ezekiel 37:15 – 28 By Michael Schneider, israel today, Jerusalem Commentary: In our reading portion we finally reach the long awaited encounter in the Joseph story. Yes, a happy ending! Joseph makes himself known to his brothers! That’s how it will be with Yeshua, Messiah...

Hanukkah 5768, Shabbat Reading MIKETZ – At the E...

Shabbat Commentary for 50th week, 2007, (Hanukkah 5768) Shabbat Reading “MIKETZ – At the End” Genesis 41:1 – 44:17; 1 Kings 3:15 – 4:1 By Michael Schneider, israel today, Jerusalem Commentary: In Chapter 41 we read about Joseph’s divine gift of interpreting dreams, including Pharaoh’s nightmare of the seven healthy cows and seven weak cows, which represented seven prosperous years and seven years of drought...

David’s Comment: Learning a Lesson From Chan...

David & Josie Silver, Out of Zion Ministries, Mt Carmel, Israel John 10:22-23 Now it was the Feast of Dedication in Jerusalem, and it was winter. And Yeshua walked in the temple, in Solomon’s porch. (NKJ) As the secular year rapidly approaches its end, Jewish people in Israel and around the world, are preparing to celebrate Chanukah, the Festival of Lights. This non-Levitical feastival commemorates the defeat...