Shabbat PEKUDEI Readings and Video Commentary...

Shabbat Pekudei (Amount of): Exodus 38:21-40:38; Haftorah: Kings II 12:1-17 Video Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman, The Temple Institute, Jerusalem: With the completion of the Tabernacle the work of the creation of the world finally draws to a close. Moses blesses the work Israel has done, and now, the final piece in place, the world can begin! Shabbat Shalom

Shabbat Vayakhel Readings and Video Commentary...

Exodus 35:1 – 38:20; Haftorah 1 Kings 7:40-50 [13-26] Video commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman, The Temple Insitute, Jerusalem: What’s new in the world? What’s new in your life? Moshe gathers all Israel together before him and reveals to them two things that never grow old and never get stale, but are always fresh and new, and spectacularly always in the moment, in a forever sort of way: the Holy Shabbat...

Shabbat Terumah Readings and Video Commentary...

Exodus 25:1 – 27:19 (and because of →Rosch Chodesh Numeri 28:9-15 … and instead of Haftarah 1 King 5:26 – 6:13) Haftara Isaiah 66:1-24 Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman, The Temple Institute, Jerusalem: “Egypt is now behind us – it’s time to get down to business . . . G-d says essentially: We’ve been through enough together; after all He says: I created the world for a purpose: That you should know...

Shabbat Vayigash Readings and Video-Commentary...

Vayigash Genesis 44:18 – 47:27; Ezechiel 37:15-28 The Temple Institute Jerusalem Rabbi Chaim Richman says: Reconciliation between brothers and sisters, parents and children, lovers and friends, all have their root in Torah. The root for the ultimate reconciliation, between G-d and man, can be seen in the story of Yosef reuniting with his brothers. Shabbat Shalom

Hanukkah – Change the world...

Chanukkia in Köln < Hanukkah Menorah in Cologne/Germany 2010 Download Hanukkah Greeting Card here »   Once a year heavenly light will be close to us. Meant is not the Christ but in a very different way Jesus of whom a Jewish tradition says: “Now it was the Feast of Dedication [Hebrew: Hanukkah] in Jerusalem, and it was winter. And Jesus walked in the temple, in Solomon’s porch.” (Gospel of John 10:22)....

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.

Shabbat Bereshit Readings and Video Commentary...

Genesis / Bereshit 1:1 – 6:8; Isaiah 42:5 – 43:10 Bereishit is the Hebrew name of the “First Book of Moses” and also the translated form of the first word of the Torah, “In the beginning of…” This are also the first five books of the Tanach, the Jewish Bible. And from the beginning on it starts with miracles. Adam HaRishon – the first man: Who was he, and what is he to us? Even the angels were...

Shabbath Devarim Readings and Video Commentary on ...

Founding Membership »» Parasha Deuteronomy 1:1 till 3:22; Haftorah Isaiah 1:1 till 1:27 This week we dicided to bring our readers a video commentary on the Haftorah,

David’s Comment: Learning a Lesson From Chan...

David & Josie Silver, Out of Zion Ministries, Mt Carmel, Israel John 10:22-23 Now it was the Feast of Dedication in Jerusalem, and it was winter. And Yeshua walked in the temple, in Solomon’s porch. (NKJ) As the secular year rapidly approaches its end, Jewish people in Israel and around the world, are preparing to celebrate Chanukah, the Festival of Lights. This non-Levitical feastival commemorates the defeat...