While many tributes have been published to mark the 200th anniversary of Felix Mendelssohn’s birth, and orchestras everywhere are playing to renewed appreciation the works that were left to us as his enduring legacy, it was anticipated soon after his death that “there may come a day yet, when the example of Mendelssohn’s life, yet more […]
‘Song without Words’ – a short biography of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809 – 1847)
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Dr. Abraham Capadose (1795 – 1874)
October 5, 2012 by
Abraham Capadose was born on 22 August 1795 in Amsterdam. Both his parents, Isaac Haim Capadose and Esther Mendes da Costa, came from prominent Portuguese Jewish families. He qualified as physician and Leyden in 1818 and practiced in the Netherlands. This is shortened version of an auto-biography published in 1855 in ‘A VOICE FROM THE PIOUS DEAD […]
The various groups composing the Sanhedrin at the time of Christ
October 5, 2012 by
This is an edited version of Julius Magath’s 1909 translation of the original work of M M Lemann. (Work in progress – only the following chapters are currently available): The study of the composition of the Sanhedrin that sat at the trial of Christ Chapter One – the various groups composing the Sanhedrin The Sanhedrin, or Grand […]
Tisha b’Av, 2009 – Gedenktag der Zerstörung des Tempels
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„Und Jesus verließ den Tempel und wollte weitergehen. Und seine Jünger traten hinzu, um ihm die Bauten des Tempels zu zeigen. Er aber begann und sprach zu ihnen: Seht ihr nicht dies alles? Wahrlich, ich sage euch: Hier wird kein Stein auf dem andern bleiben, der nicht zerstört würde” (Matthäus 24,1-2). Aufgrund von 5. Mose […]
Rabbi Philipp Philips
October 4, 2012 by
From Rabbis meet Jesus the Messiah – a collection of 24 biographies and testimonies of Rabbis encounters with Jesus the Messiah © Messianic Good News. Philipp Philips had the good fortune, like so many Jews have, to descend from a pious family, and at an early age he became acquainted with the literature of his nation. Later he […]
Easter tract
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Christian Martyrs
October 4, 2012 by
This picture is of an ivory relief which depicts the martyrdom of the forty martyrs of Sebaste A.D. 320. “They were forty Roman legionaries, Christians who could be induced neither by command nor by persuasion nor by torture to renounce their faith. They were exposed naked on a frozen lake, and on the shore great […]
The hidden mystery in the Passover Seder
October 4, 2012 by
The New Ingredient The Law of Moses which gave the Passover to Israel carefully prescribed the manner in which it was to be kept. The outstanding feature of that feast was the Lamb offered by the Priests in the Temple of Jerusalem commemorating the Lamb slain in Egypt, and which alone was called “The Passover.” […]
Rosh Hashana – Happy New Year?
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by Alexander Marks A time of soul searching and sadness Why is the Jewish New Year a time of sadness and weeping whereas the Gentile New Year’s Day is a time of gaiety and rejoicing? Unlike the Gentile New Year’s Day, Rosh Hashana is a time of soul-searching and sadness. On this day, according to […]
Atonement – How can I be sure?
October 4, 2012 by
By Raymond Cohen The most solemn of all Jewish Holy Days are those which commemorate Rosh Hashana (New Year) and Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement). These occur in the seventh month (Tishrei) and cover a span of ten days. The ram’s horn (shofar) sounds and calls the people to a most solemn, soul-searching experience in […]
