Shabbat Matot Readings and Commentary...

Numbers 30:2 till 32:42; Jeremia 1:1 till 2:3 Israel is warned against seeking foreign comforts over its divine purpose, and cautioned regarding making treaties with hostile elements – lessons which still have relevance today! By Michal Schneider, Jerusalem Commentary: In chapter 32 we read of the last preparations of the people of Israel on the east side of the Jordan River before entering the Promised Land. Two...

Shabbat Matot-Masei Readings and Commentary...

Numbers 30:2 – 36:13; Jeremiah 2:4-28 and 3:4 Israel is warned against seeking foreign comforts over its divine purpose, and cautioned regarding making treaties with hostile elements – lessons which still have relevance today! Commentary by Michael Schneider, israel today, Jerusalem: Our weekly reading on this Shabbat is a double portion where we conclude the fourth book of the Torah, Numbers. In chapter...

Shabbat Reading and Commentary for week 31, 2008 (...

Numbers 30:2 till 32:42; Jeremia 1:1 till 2:3 Israel is warned against seeking foreign comforts over its divine purpose, and cautioned regarding making treaties with hostile elements – lessons which still have relevance today! By Michal Schneider, israel today, Jerusalem Commentary: In chapter 32 we read of the last preparations of the people of Israel on the east side of the Jordan River before entering the Promised...