Shabbat Nitzavim-VaYelech Reading and Commentary...

Deuteronomy 29:10-31:30; Isaiah 61:10-63:9 With The Burning Bush the story of Moses began, today we are approaching the end of his farewell-story. In German Synagogues it’s usal to sing a farewell Sabbath Song, the “Adon Olam”, at the end of every Shabbatmorning ministry in order to protect us from forgetting that He is the “Lord of the Universe” when we are back in our homes▼ Commentary...

Shabbat Ki Tavo Readings and Commentary...

Deuteronomy 26:1 till 29:8; Isaiah 60:1 till 22 From 1st Elul thru Hoshana Raba Psalm 27 will be read additionally in the Shacharit and Maariv Abstact of the commentary by Michael Schneider, 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...

Shabbat Ki Teizei Readings and Video Commentary...

Deuteronomy 21:10 till 25:19; Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1 till 10 This Shabbat is spelled in english in three different ways: Ki Teze, Kiteze and Ki Teizei. Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman, The Temple Institute, Jerusalem: “Remember what Amalek did to you along the way as you came out of Egypt.” (Deuteronomy 25:19) G-d wants us to be on fire in the way we serve Him, but Amalek, the enemy of G-d, wants to “cool”...

Shabbat Shoftim Readings and Video Commentary...

„Schoftim“: Deuteronomy 16:18 till 21:9; Isaiah 51:12 till 52:12 Firstly, the Torah portion Shoftim of cause should be read. To make this a little more convenient for you, we found the entire reading summarized in this video: And now, second, a few verses out of this weeks Haftorah (here Isaiah 52) but what a blessing, what a future: “Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments,...