Torah with Jonathan

1 Sivan 5786 AM | 1 AVE. Rosh Chodesh. Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the Universe, who has sanctified us by Your Spirit and invited the nations to share in the richness of Your Word. We thank You for the people and state of Israel, including the Messiah, our First Fruits, through whom the harvest of life has begun. Today is the forty-third day of the Omer according to the minority Sadducean count, which is 6 weeks and 1 day. May the Spirit of Truth prepare my heart for the revelation of the 50th day. Jonathan Writes: Today's  video is  Judaism in Ethiopia (c.70-present) . Today is the 29th day (4 weeks and 1 day) of the Omer count according to the Essene system, taking Wednesday, 25 March 2026 as the Head of the Essene year, and Sunday, 19 April 2026 as the First Fruits of Barley. Pentecost according to this calendar will occur on Sunday, 7 June 2026.  Shalom.

29 Iyar 5786 AM | 1 AVE. Shabbat. Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the Universe, who has sanctified us by Your Spirit and invited the nations to share in the richness of Your Word. We thank You for the people and state of Israel, including the Messiah, our First Fruits, through whom the harvest of life has begun. Today is the forty-second day of the Omer according to the minority Sadducean count, which is 6 weeks and 0 days. May the Spirit of Truth prepare my heart for the revelation of the 50th day. 5:56 AM. Jonathan Writes: Today's reading is Numbers 4:1-4:20. This is the link to the Daily Chumash with Rashi at Chabad. The Daily Wisdom from the Lubavitcher Rebbe is titled " The Power of Peace ." The video is  Bemidbar [29 Iyar 5780] . I learned last night that today is exactly Day 28 (4 weeks and 0 days) of the Omer count according to the Essene system, taking Wednesday, 25 March 2026 as the Head of the Essene year, and Sunday, 19 April 2026 as the First Fruits o...

28 Iyar 5786 AM | 1 AVE. Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the Universe, who has sanctified us by Your Spirit and invited the nations to share in the richness of Your Word. We thank You for the people and state of Israel, including the Messiah, our First Fruits, through whom the harvest of life has begun. Today is the forty-first day of the Omer according to the minority Sadducean and Essene counts, which is 5 weeks and 6 days. May the Spirit of Truth prepare my heart for the revelation of the 50th day. 6:51 AM. Jonathan Writes: Today's reading is Numbers 3:40-3:51. This is the link to the Daily Chumash with Rashi at Chabad. The Daily Wisdom from the Lubavitcher Rebbe is titled " Know Him in All Your Ways ." The video is  US Presidential Proclamation on Shabbat historic call to Jews . Additional reading: Herzog scraps appearance at JTS after objection from pro-Palestinian students | The Times of Israel The real story of President Isaac Herzog and JTS commencement | ...

27 Iyar 5786 AM | 1 AVE. Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the Universe, who has sanctified us by Your Spirit and invited the nations to share in the richness of Your Word. We thank You for the people and state of Israel, including the Messiah, our First Fruits, through whom the harvest of life has begun. Today is the fortieth day of the Omer according to the minority Sadducean and Essene counts, which is 5 weeks and 5 days. May the Spirit of Truth prepare my heart for the revelation of the 50th day. 6:13 AM. Jonathan Writes: Today's reading is Numbers 3:14-3:39. This is the link to the Daily Chumash with Rashi at Chabad. The Daily Wisdom from the Lubavitcher Rebbe is titled " Avoiding Contention ." The video is  Jewish Denominations Explained . Additional reading: Rubio: Situation with Iran is ‘irreconcilable’ | JNS Mladenov: Trump plan offers path to Palestinian state, permits Hamas terrorists 'political' role | JNS       Shalom. End 7:45 AM.

26 Iyar 5786 AM | 1 AVE. Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the Universe, who has sanctified us by Your Spirit and invited the nations to share in the richness of Your Word. We thank You for the people and state of Israel, including the Messiah, our First Fruits, through whom the harvest of life has begun. Today is the thirty-ninth day of the Omer according to the minority Sadducean and Essene counts, which is 5 weeks and 4 days. May the Spirit of Truth prepare my heart for the revelation of the 50th day. 6:22 AM. Jonathan Writes: Today's reading is Numbers 3:1-3:13. This is the  link  to the Daily Chumash with Rashi at Chabad. The Daily Wisdom from the Lubavitcher Rebbe is titled " Spiritual Aspirations ." The video today is  Hierarchical Judaism? or Cohens and Levites and Israel, Oh My! Additional reading today: Citing Israel's 'international crimes,' NYC student government trying to defund Hillel | The Times of Israel       Shalom. End 11 AM.

25 Iyar 5786 AM | 1 AVE. Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the Universe, who has sanctified us by Your Spirit and invited the nations to share in the richness of Your Word. We thank You for the people and state of Israel, including the Messiah, our First Fruits, through whom the harvest of life has begun. Today is the thirty-eighth day of the Omer according to the minority Sadducean and Essene counts, which is 5 weeks and 3 days. May the Spirit of Truth prepare my heart for the revelation of the 50th day. Jonathan Writes: Today's reading is Numbers 2:1-2:34. This is the  link  to the Daily Chumash with Rashi at Chabad. The Daily Wisdom from the Lubavitcher Rebbe is titled " Guarding Our Inner Sanctuary ." See  20 Tetzaveh: Day 2 (Monday) . The video today is  103: Why is the two-state solution so difficult to achieve? Additional readings today: True to form, Boston mosque hosts Islamist troublemaker | JNS A (Jewish) state of political confusion | JNS Antisemitis...