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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 […]

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 […]

By Joseph Shulam.  The readings from the Torah and the Prophets for this next Shabbat are called: Vayelech – the translation of the name of this reading, Vayelech, to English is “to go” or “walk.” From the Torah, Deuteronomy 31:1-30.  The associated Haftarah readings are Hosea 14:2-10 and Micah 7:18-20 —the reading from the New Testament, Romans 10:14-18.   This Torah portion from the […]

By Joseph Shulam.  The Jewish World is approaching the end of the Jewish Calendar year and the High Holidays Season.  It is a clump of Holidays that starts with the so-called (by popular vote) the “Jewish New Year.”  This holiday doesn’t exist by this name in the Bible.  In the Bible, the first day of […]

By Joseph Shulam.  As the Hebrew Calendar approaches the end of the Hebrew year, we are also approaching the end of the book of Deuteronomy and looking forward to starting over again at Genesis 1 and continuing the cycle of reading the Word of God every Shabbat. We read from the Torah and from the […]

By Joseph Shulam.  I have stated it before that the reading of the Torah portion (The Parasha) every Shabbat in the synagogues around the world always seems to bring a Textual discussion that contextually fits into the current events that are happening in the same week. And in reality, for me personally, when I read […]

By Joseph Shulam.  Written from Mevasseret Zion near Jerusalem, where travelers once arrived after ascending from Mediterranean coastal cities like Jaffa and Tel-Aviv. The reading in all the synagogues of God’s people on this next Shabbat is from the following texts:   The Torah portion of Shoftim: “Judges” Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9.  The reading from the prophets is from Isaiah 51:12 – 52:12.   From […]

By Joseph Shulam.  The book of Deuteronomy is the last book of the Torah, the fifth book in the Bible.  In truth, it is a book that records the last speech of Moses to the nation of Israel that came out of Egypt and crossed the Red Sea on dry land.  We are slowly but […]

By Joseph Shulam.  The Torah portion that we will be reading on Shabbat, August 16, 2025, is called Ekev.   From the Torah:  Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25. From the Prophets:  Isaiah 49:14 – 51:3. From the Gospel:  Matthew 16:13-20. EKEV is translated to English in the  NKJV in the following way:   “Then it shall come to pass, because you listen to these judgments, and keep and do […]

By Joseph Shulam.  The reading of this Shabbat is incredibly special to me for many years, but this year it is exceptional for me and my family.    Va’etchanan is translated in some of the English Bibles  “I pleaded with the LORD at that time”, saying: “O Lord GOD, You have begun to show Your servant […]