Shabbat Shemot – Names – Reading and C...

Exodus 1:1 – 6:1; Isaiah 27:6 – 28:13; 29:22-23; Jeremiah 1:1 – 2:3 Abstract of the Commentary by Michael Schneider, israel today, Jerusalem: 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 the Exodus happened in 1207 BC, including 40 years of wanderings in the desert. From...

Shabbat Hanukkah and VA’YESHEV – He, Jacob, li...

Hallel; Genesis 37:1 – 40:23; Numbers 7:1-17; Numbers 28:9-15; Zechariah 2:14 – 4.7 Abstract of the Commentary by Michael Schneider, israel today, Jerusalem: In our Torah portion, ‘Va‘Yeshev,’ last year, we discussed Joseph. Through Joseph’s brother’s rejection, he was sent to Egypt where he attained status of being second to Pharaoh and regarded as a deity. The Egyptians also used the concept of the...

Shabbat VA’YISHLAKH – And he sent – Sabb...

Genesis 32:4–36:43; Obadiah 1:1-21 Commentary by Michael Schneider, israel today, Jerusalem: This week’s Torah portion begins with Jacob returning to the land of his parents after working for his father-in-law Laban. Upon his return, Jacob meets Esau who 20 years earlier sought to kill him. Even though, Jacob had excess riches he was lacking one thing: peace with his brother. Once again he attempts to create his own...

Shabbat TOLDOT – Genealogy – Sabbath Reading a...

Genesis 25:19–28:9; Malachi 1:1–2:7 Abstract of the Commentary by Michael Schneider, israel today, Jerusalem: In this week’s Torah Portion we meet another childless couple: Isaac and Rebekah (25:21). We can read of several Man of God that shared the same fate like Abraham and later the parents of Joseph, Samuel and also Samson… After 20 years of prayer, when Isaac was 60 years old, the LORD in his sovereign grace...

Simchat Torah, not to you, Obama nor you Pope, bu...

Would you personally offer negotiations to someone who threatens to wipe out your best friend, – or give him the land of your friend as a gift? How can you belief, Mr. Obama, you could repeal God’s laws and put your own laws in force? – Of course, the reason is: They know no Torah (Hebr. precept, commandment, law). They have no laws from God and therefore can not enjoy them. And not cheer how God’s...

Shabbat Va’Etchanan – Sabbath Readings and Com...

Deuteronomy 3:23 – 7:11; Haftara: Isaiah 40:1-26 Extracts of the Commentary by Michael Schneider, Israel today, Jerusalem: Our weekly reading begins with a moving prayer by Moses requesting that God allow him to enter the Promised Land, despite his earlier sin of striking the rock for water when he was instructed to merely speak to it.

Jewish response to Obama Cairo Speech – No M...

Founding Membership »» In the commentary on today’s Parasha (Balak) Michael Schneider from Jerusalem writes that the Jewish People are the most cursed people of the world. Israel has been cursed the most – after the Germans – by the entire world community, the United Nations, the UNO.

Shabbat Reading and Commentary for the coming Shab...

Founding Membership »» Numbers 22:2-25:9; Micah 5:6-6:8 Digest of the Commentary of Michael Schneider, israel today, Jerusalem: We read in our weekly Torah portion about Balak, king of Moab, who was frightened by thevictorious people of Israel after they defeated the mighty Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of (Golan) Bashan. (Both of these battles are still remembered in daily Jewish prayers!) Balak...

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...

Partner City Haifa: Prayer seminar with David Silv...

By Pastor Rolf Piller From 1st to 2nd of May 2009 took place a seminar with David Silver, under the leadership of the president of Bridge/Brücke Düsseldorf – Haifa, Johannes Engelhardt. This served the purpose to also get to know Israel groups and works in the other German Partner Cities of Haifa. The other two German Partner Cities (beside Dusseldorf, Bremen, Erfurt) Mainz and Mannheim could unfortunately,...