Shabbat Chaye Sarah Readings and Commentary...

Genesis 23:1–25:18; 1 Kings 1:1-31 Commentary by Michael Schneider, Jerusalem: Our Torah reading begins with Sarah’s death and ends with Abraham’s death. She was 127 years old. Abraham now set out to negotiate in typical Middle-Eastern style for a burial site. How come that our parasha Chayei Sarah means “the life of Sarah,” although it deals with the death of Sarah? Jewish sages explain it this way:...

Shabbat VaYera Readings and Commentary...

Genesis 18:1 – 22:24; 2 Kings 4:1-37 Please notice Current Themes article: Kristallnacht LUTHER Pogromnacht Summary of the Commentary by Michael Schneider, Jerusalem: We read in our weekly portion about good hospitality of Abraham and Sarah, as they hurried to prepare the best of the best for the three men of God who visited them in the heat of the day in Alon Mamre. This kind of extravagant hospitality is found in...

Sukkot Feast of Tabernacles Readings and Commentar...

1st day: Hallel; Lev 22:26-23:44; Numbers 29:12-16; Haftara: Zech 14 2nd day: Hallel; Lev 22:26-23:44; Numbers 29:12-16; Haftara: 1.Kings 8:2-21 The Feast of Tabernacles is a fest of joy, Hag Sukkot Sameach, and we want to invite you to shake the lulav and to feel it beating the heart, okay? Please feel invited to have a look into a Sukkah in a childreans song:

Shabbat Vayera Readings and Commentary...

Genesis 18:1 – 22:24; 2 Kings 4:1-37 Commentary by Michael Schneider, israel today, Jerusalem: We read in our weekly portion about good hospitality of Abraham and Sarah, as they hurried to prepare the best of the best for the three men of God who visited them in the heat of the day in Alon Mamre. This kind of extravagant hospitality is found in the Oriental nations, the Arabs, Bedouins and the Sephardic Jews.

Sukkot the Feast of Tabernacles Readings and Comme...

2009, October 3 – 11 1st day: Hallel; Lev 22:26-23:44; Numbers 29:12-16; Haftara: Zech 14 2nd day: Hallel; Lev 22:26-23:44; Numbers 29:12-16; Haftara: 1.Kings 8:2-21 The Feast of Tabernacles is a fest of joy, Hag Sukkot Sameach, and we want to invite you to shake the lulav and to feel it beating the heart, okay? Go ahead:

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.