Author: Clifford Denton

  • From Netivyah, Jerusalem –  18 October, 2025.

    By Joseph Shulam.  We are in the last Torah portion of the book of Deuteronomy. The name of this Torah Portion, like all the Torah portions, comes from the opening phrase that the text starts.  The last portion of Deuteronomy in Hebrew is Vezot Ha’Bracha.  Meaning “This is the Blessing!”   We will read on Shabbat from Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12.…

  • Joy instead of mourning!

    Giving thanks to the Lord for release of the hostages. by Charles Gardner. My heart was breaking this time last week over the plight of hostage’s mum Ditza Or desperately holding on to hope for the release of her son Avinatan. I rejoice with her today. For our Scripture Union set readings, we are this…

  • Netivyah News, Jerusalem, October 10, 2025Sukkot | Exodus 33:12-34:26 | Ezekiel 38:18-39:16 | Revelations 20:1-15

    Shabbat Sukkot: The Lulav & Our Need For Each Other By Lydia Bachana Shalom dear friends, Our personal sukkah is built and the kids are decorating it as we speak. There’s always this special atmosphere in the air of joy and excitement. Kids tend to love camping, tents, and anything that gets us outdoors. The…

  • From Netivyah, Jerusalem –  11 October, 2025.

    By Joseph Shulam.  A Message of Hope, Unity, and Divine Presence Finding Courage and Faith in these Times of Uncertainty! This Shabbat Chol HaMo’ed Sukkot, (Chol HaMo’ed Sukkot are the days between the first day of the feast and the last day of the feast. Read John 7 to understand the feast and its implications.)…

  • Heartbreaking Hope.

    A mum’s enduring love for her hostage son, and Yeshua’s love for Israel. by Charles Gardner. I had some heartbreaking moments as I read the paper today, October 7th, the second anniversary of the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. The Daily Mail ran an exclusive story of how Ditza Or, the mother of…

  • UK at the Crossroads.

    Jewish community in shock over synagogue terror attack. by Charles Gardner. The terror attack at the Manchester synagogue that left several people dead is a further stab in the back for Britain’s beleaguered Jewish community. In expressing his sympathies, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s words will have rung hollow with those who have accused him…

  • Netivyah News: Yom Kippur as a Community. Parashat Ha’azinu: Facing The King Of Kings Together.

    By Yehuda Bachana. Shalom dear friends, This existential war is intended to exhaust Israel for two full years already. It might be best pictured with a marathon where a lot of people from all different parts of society take turns in getting up to contribute to the ongoing, dire national effort. Especially in this world that’s…

  • From Netivyah, Jerusalem –  4 October, 2025.

    By Joseph Shulam.  This week, on Wednesday, the Jews around the world will celebrate Yom Kippur – The Day of Atonement.  On the day of Atonement, the reading is from Leviticus 16.  The first significant story is the story of the two goats.  These two goats were the same size and the same age, and the…

  • Perfect harmony!

    Arab and Jewish musicians join up for a worship tour of France and Belgium. by Charles Gardner. Along with denouncing recognition of a Palestinian state by key Western leaders, there is also a great need to re-state the abiding truth that there is still hope for peace in the Middle East. That Arab and Jew…

  • Netivyah News, Jerusalem, September 26, 2025.

    By Yehuda Bachana. Vayelech | Deuteronomy 31:1-30 | Hosea 14:2(1)-10(9) ** | Matthew 6:5-18 *** The Torah and Haftarah chapter/verse numberings are according to the Hebrew Bible (English chapter/verse numberings are within parentheses). ** Shabbat Shuvah: the Shabbat between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur which is named after the first word of the Haftarah reading from Hosea,…