Shabbat Reading and Commentary for the coming Sabb...

Founding Membership »» Numbers 19:1 – 22:1; Judges 11:1-33 by Michael Schneider, Israel today, Jerusalem (The Sabbath starts with Shalom Aleichem – a Sabbath Song prior to Kiddush) Commentary: This week’s Torah portion contains further “ordinances” (Hebrew: hukkim). First, we read about the “water of cleansing,” an atonement mechanism made from ashes of the sacrifice of a...

Sabbath Reading and Commentary for the coming Shab...

Founding Membership »» Numbers 16:1 – 18:32; Haftara: 1 Samuel 11:14 – 12:22 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 authority as the chosen national leaders. As if the separation...

Sabbath Reading and Commentary for the coming Shab...

Founding Membership »» 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...

Sabbath Reading Shabbat BeHalotecha, also Beha´al...

Founding Membership »» Numbers 8:1 – 12:16; Zechariah 2,14 – 4,7 Extract: …And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as the LORD commanded Moses. And this work of the candlestick was of beaten gold, unto the shaft thereof, unto the flowers thereof, was beaten work: according unto the pattern which the LORD had shewed Moses, so he made the candlestick. And...