Every time is our time, but you are timeless.
Every time I will Rhyme, because its priceless.
Every time I am thanking you, for rescuing me every night and day.
Every time its good to recognize only you.
So whats happening must be unfolded by you.
I love Hashem, thats the clue.
I am prepared for this year’s Chanukkah celebration and I am looking forward to it. I have already registered and will be driving to Ulm – visiting the synagogue there for the first time to pray and remember the miracles that Hashem grants us all. Also the heroic struggle of the Maccabees, without whose successful fight against the Greek rulers (Seleucids), Judaism would have perished forever. This would have meant that Christianity would never have come into being.
Without the willingness to stand up for Judaism, it is in great danger. And let us not forget that without the resilience of its Jewish leaders, on a small and large scale, all of us, survival and prosperity is not possible.
Unity is the answer at lies in the heads of so many, influenced by mighty perpetrators who will completetly fail. The biggest spread of Antisemitism and thread against Judaism over centuries came from church. So its up to us, to educate and be prepared for peace and also having trust in the developement. Every good Christ will agree, the most important is to free your mind and as a Jew its important to be close to own tradition.
I am dealing with the Parasha Vayezah at this time… right at the beginning it is reported that Ya’akov went towards Haran, after leaving Beershaba. On his way he came to a place – it had become dark and he had to spend the night – where he dreamed the famous dream of the ladder to heaven, on which messengers ascend and descend.
In this dream it was important that the Eternal was above it. Hashem had his observation of what was happening the whole time. He says that the G-d of Avraham is his father and that he is the G-d of Yitchak. The land on which he, Ya’akov, lies, Hashem gives to him and his seed – that is, his children. Hashem goes on to say that he will spread out like the dust of the earth in the evening and in the morning… and that with him, Ya’akov, all the families of the earth will bless themselves.
This is very important because it contains a double message: Firstly, that Ya’akov and his children have a special role and responsibility for life on this planet; and secondly, that the nations bless each other with Ya’akov – not against him.
The dream continues, in which Hashem promises that he is with him and protects him wherever Ya’akov goes.
I have always thought about Ya’akov raising the stones of his headrest into a pillar and pouring oil on them; it is a clear reference to the Bet haMikdash in Jerusalem, and that it is precisely this that is being built. Ya’akov therefore gave the name Bet-El – House of G-d to this place where he dreamed and woke up again.
Shavua Tov!
In Parasha Toldot we get to know Ya’akov and with him the first biography in world literature. Even before his conception and birth we are told about our forefather Ya’akov (Bereshit/Gen. 25, 22) and we then follow his life through childhood, youth, adulthood, and into old age. The narrative thread focuses on Ya’akov and provides an overall picture of a human life with all its human struggles, achievements, failures and successes. We learn a lot about his suffering and pain, about jealousy and competition, about property disputes and the difficulties of raising children. We follow Ya’akov on his path with these various challenges that we as average people can easily identify with. Unlike his grandfather Avraham, Ya’akov did not have to pass any divine tests, nor was he exposed to a serious trauma like his father Yitzchak during the Akeda (binding of Yitzchak).
Ya’akov achieved everything through winding paths. His birthright and father’s blessing, his wife, his wealth and his new name came only after tenacious efforts and numerous failures. Yet he was given the privilege of receiving divine visions and G-d appeared to him three times. It is Yeshayahu Leibowitz who points out that it was Ya’akov who struggled with man and G-d and became Israel. We are all named after him and are his responsibility and duty.
Shavua Tov
The situation is worse for my jewish brothers and sisters of the Ahavat Israel Congregation in Uganda. Please open your hearts and take it serious for congrete steps of sustainable support in aiding financial resources to provide food for the most vulnerable orphans. Here are the full contact datas of the vice-chair person Kato Joseph: Kato Joseph, Katojoseph671@gmail.com, 0256786718299. There are about 120 people who are living in Namatumba, Uganda and their daily work are handcrafted Kippot and farming. At this time they don’t have enough support for their activities. Baruch Hashem, praised are G-d.
Wenn der Jugendtreff von 15 – 18 Uhr Donnerstags zusätzlich geöffnet hätte, die Bibliothek von 17 – 19 Uhr, Thora-Lernkreise aus privater Iniative von 18 – 20 Uhr stattfinden würden, hätte das grosse Vorteile. Erstens wäre eine Durchlässigkeit der einzelnen Besuchergruppen zu den jeweiligen Angeboten gewährleistet, zweitens alle Angebote gebündelt an einem Tag (Jew-Day), drittens würden Synergie-Effekte wirksam werden. Ein Jugendlicher der nicht nur in seiner Peer-Group unterwegs ist, kann so andere Gemeindemitglieder kennenlernen und von diesen Kontakten sehr profitieren. Ich Stelle mir einen Jugendtreff vor, der sich regelmäßig, angeleitet durch einen Sozialarbeiter, trifft und auch einmal die Neugier weckt, in Bücher zu schauen, im Thora-Lernkreis zuzuhören und vielleicht mit anderen Kabbalat Shabbat, am Freitag zu besuchen. Jugendliche wollen ernst genommen werden und sollen einen lebendigen Überblick über alle Angebote bekommen. Auch ein gemeinsames Essen im Gemeinde-Restaurant ist ganz sicher kein Fehler. Dort lernt man beim Essen am Besten, was es bedeutet sich kosher zu ernähren…
Heute ist mir eine sehr alte Idee wieder eingefallen: Mein Traum ist die Errichtung zweier Kosher-Läden in Stuttgart und Esslingen am Neckar unter der Trägerschaft der IRGW (Israelitische Religionsgemeinschaft Württemberg). Diese gründet eine gemeinützige Gesellschaft nach dem auch die Läden benannt werden
= Awraham’s Delicatessen ©.
Hier können Gemeindemitglieder die auf ein zusätzliches Einkommen angewiesen sind Stundenweise arbeiten und koshere Lebensmittel und Getränke verkaufen und das Geschäft betreiben. Dies geschieht in enger Zusammenarbeit mit dem Rabbinat und dem Restaurant der Jüdischen Gemeinde in Stuttgart. Awraham’s Delicatessen © ist der Öffentlichkeit frei zugänglich.
Es können Kooperationen mit bundesweit bestehenden Kosher-Läden angestrebt werden.
The Jewish people must never give up the certainty that they are loved by Hashem as long as they engage with the Torah. It is instructive to remember that the Torah is 613 according to Gematria. All 613 commandments of the Torah are equally important and eternally relevant. We must all never give up the hope and love that we live according to the Torah and therefore become aware of Hashem’s love. This is why Gematria is so important at this time. The Hebrew word for hope, Hatikva, has the numerical value 600 and Ahava (love) has the value 13. We can all have the hope of being led back in love to our goal of Yisrael and Zion if we hold on to the Torah.
אסור לעם היהודי לוותר על הוודאות שהוא נאהב באמצעות ה‘ כל עוד הוא עוסק בתורה. מאלף לזכור שלפי הגימטריה התורה תואמת את הערך המספרי 613. כל 613 מצוות התורה הן בעלות חשיבות שווה ונצחית. אסור לכולנו לעולם לוותר על התקווה והאהבה שאנו חיים על פי התורה ולכן נהיה מודעים לאהבת ה‘. לכן הגימטריה כל כך חשובה בזמן הזה. המילה העברית לתקווה, התקווה, היא בעלת הערך המספרי 600 ולאהווה (אהבה) היא בעלת הערך 13. לכולנו יכולה להיות תקווה להוביל בחזרה באהבה אל המטרה שלנו, ישראל וציון, אם נאחז בתורה.
The Jewish people must never give up the certainty that they are loved by Hashem as long as they engage with the Torah. It is instructive to remember that the Torah is 613 according to Gematria. All 613 commandments of the Torah are equally important and eternally relevant. We must all never give up the hope and love that we live according to the Torah and therefore become aware of Hashem’s love. This is why Gematria is so important at this time. The Hebrew word for hope, Hatikva, has the numerical value 600 and Ahava (love) has the value 13. We can all have the hope of being led back in love to our goal of Yisrael and Zion if we hold on to the Torah.
אסור לעם היהודי לוותר על הוודאות שהוא נאהב באמצעות ה‘ כל עוד הוא עוסק בתורה. מאלף לזכור שלפי הגימטריה התורה תואמת את הערך המספרי 613. כל 613 מצוות התורה הן בעלות חשיבות שווה ונצחית. אסור לכולנו לעולם לוותר על התקווה והאהבה שאנו חיים על פי התורה ולכן נהיה מודעים לאהבת ה‘. לכן הגימטריה כל כך חשובה בזמן הזה. המילה העברית לתקווה, התקווה, היא בעלת הערך המספרי 600 ולאהווה (אהבה) היא בעלת הערך 13. לכולנו יכולה להיות תקווה להוביל בחזרה באהבה אל המטרה שלנו, ישראל וציון, אם נאחז בתורה.
Words and Passion 