Shabbat Reading and Commentary for week 27, 2008 (...

Numbers 16:1-18:32; Haftara: Isaiah 66:1-24 Ministry leaders today should trust in God alone and not respond aggressively to threats to their authority. by Michael Schneider, israel today, Jerusalem Commentary: This Shabbat’s Torah reading is about Korah’s rebellion. Korah descends from the Levitical family of Kehat. Altogether, there were 250 renowned men that “rose up” against Moses by doubting his and Aaron’s...

Shabbat Reading and Commentary for week 26, 2008 (...

Numbers chapters 13:1 – 15:41; Haftara: Joshua 2,1-24 By Michael Schneider, israel today, Jerusalem Commentary: On this Shabbat, we find the story of the 12 spies (Numbers 13:1 – 15:41), the first Mossad. Moses sent the spies to scout the Promised Land. How many people are there? What are their military capabilities? Is the land fruitful? (13:18-20). Those are legitimate questions that responsible people should...

With the exception of the Pope himself finally eve...

Although the word „theologian“ – the teaching about God – is already a kind of blasphemic presumption, at this point praise is due to the theologians – at least the Catholic ones! But convince yourself and read in the GENERAL-ANZEIGER BONN from Friday, May 30th 2008 under the following headline: Catholic, Jew and Moslem fraternize On the academic day “diversity of religions” met representatives of the...

Shavuot 5768, Shabbat-Readings:...

Exodus 19:1-20:23 and Numbers 28:26-31; Book of Ruth Haftara: Ezekiel 1:1-28 and 3:12 1st Shavuot-day June 9th, 2008, 2nd Shavuot-day June 10th, 2008 By israel today, Jerusalem Abstract out of the reading: In the third month after the Israelites left Egypt—on the very day—they came to the Desert of Sinai. After they set out from Rephidim, they entered the Desert of Sinai, and Israel camped there in the desert in...