Nasso: Um Hilfe zu bitten, ist keine Schande

Diesen Schabbat studieren wir den Wochenabschnitt „Nasso“, was übersetzt soviel wie „nimm auf“ oder „hebe hoch“ heißt. Gemeint ist die Musterung, das Zählen, aller für den Tempeldienst geeigneten Männer (Frauen…

Back to life

The portion for this Shabbat is the beginning of the 4. book of the Torah: Bemidbar (Numbers 1.1-4.20) As we begin a new book of Torah this week, it is…

Bechukotai and LagBaOmer

The torah portion for this Shabbat is Bechukotai (Lev. 26.3-27.34): God promises that if Israel will keep the commandments, they will enjoy material prosperity and dwell secure in their homeland.…

Gebet für die in Nigeria entführten Schulkinder

תהלים קמב מַשְׂכִּיל לְדָוִד, בִּהְיוֹתוֹ בַמְּעָרָה תְפִלָּה׃ קוֹלִי אֶל יְהוָה אֶזְעָק, קוֹלִי אֶל יְהוָה אֶתְחַנָּן׃ אֶשְׁפֹּךְ לְפָנָיו שִׂיחִי, צָרָתִי לְפָנָיו אַגִּיד׃ בְּהִתְעַטֵּף עָלַי רוּחִי וְאַתָּה יָדַֽעְתָּ נְתִיבָתִי, בְּאֹֽרַח זוּ אֲהַלֵּךְ…

Shabbat Vajikra: Gods partner

This Shabbat we’ll start with the reading of the third book of the Torah. The book has very different names in different traditions. Often we say the „third book of…

Shabbat Pekudei – Facing one another

This Shabbat’s Torah reading is the last one of a whole series about the building of the Mishkan, the Tabernacle. The portion ends with the stunning moment when God’s presence…