Yom Kippur – Avinu Malkeinu...

Erev Yom Kippur: Kol Nidre Yom Kippur: Lev. 16:1-34; Numbers 29:7-11; Isaiah 57:14–58:14; Lev. 18:1-30; Micha 7:18-20; Book Jona Avinu Malkeinu: Our Father, Our King Video: An array of images representing Jewish, Muslim and Christian Prayer, Pointing to the idea that G-d is One and The Same for all of us… — Our Father Our King Hear our prayer We have sinned before YOU… (Skyggebjorn) Repentance, atonement,...

Shabbat Ha’azinu – Give ear – Sp...

Deut. 32:1 -52; Hosea 14:2-10; Joel 2:15-27 Pullout of the Commentary by Michael Schneider, israel today, Jerusalem: This week’s portion is the last before the yearly reading cycle of the five books of Moses, the Torah, begins again. It is a one-chapter portion that speaks of the “Song of Moses.” The first Song of Moses was the “Song of the Sea” when the people of Israel miraculously crossed...

Our readers a Happy New Year with a song...

With a musical New Year’s greeting, “I Gotta ‘Love You Rosh Hashanah” (Sabbath songs) from Taglit-birthright israel we thank all our dear and loyal readers around the world and ask all of you, and you personally, for forgiveness if we have violated your feelings as a Jew or a Christian in any article of the year 5769. We look forward to a common path of understanding lying before us, the understanding...

Special reading for the Jewish New Year, Rosh HaSh...

Genesis 21:1-34; Numbers 29:1-6; 1 Samuel 1:1- 2:10 Commentary by Michael Schneider, israel today, Jerusalem: This Shabbat marks the Jewish New Year of Rosh Hashanah and the celebration of the beginning of mankind. “Now in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall also have a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious work. It will be to you a day for blowing trumpets.” (Numbers 29:1) So,...

Shabbat Nitzavim-VaYelech – You stand (before th...

Deuteronomy 29:10-31:30; Isaiah 61:10-63:9 Commentary by Michael Schneider, israel today, Jerusalem: It is common that these two weekly Torah portions are read together on a Shabbat. Further, this Shabbat the 25th Elul is als in Judaism marked as the first Day of Creation of the universe – and six days later at the creation of man we celebrate the New Year 5768. We approaching Moses’ farewell speech before the leaders...

Shabbat Ki Tawo – when you come – Sabb...

Deuteronomy 26:1 till 29:8; Isaiah 60:1 till 22 Commentary by Michael Schneider, israel today, Jerusalem: The backdrop of this week’s Shabbat reading is the giving of the “first fruit” of the ground “when you enter the land which the LORD your God gives you as an inheritance…” (Deuteronomy 26:1-2). As we can see, it is a commandment that relies on being physically located in the Land of Israel. Every...