Author Archives: Martin

 Martin M. van Brauman     We are all witnesses for God, both Jews and Christians. Jews by their very existence prove the presence of God in the world and Christians are witnesses for God’s grace through Jesus. Christians bring … Continue reading →

Martin M. van Brauman   . . . when the earth was bewilderment and void, with darkness upon the surface of the deep, and the breath of God was hovering upon the surface of the waters . . . Genesis … Continue reading →

Martin M. van Brauman   Then the Lord, your God, will bring back your captivity and have mercy upon you, and He will return and gather you in from all the peoples to which the Lord, your God, has scattered … Continue reading →

Martin M. van Brauman During the beginning of religious services in the synagogue and prior to reading from the Word of God, one of the blessings recited from the Siddur prayer book is the following: My God, the soul You … Continue reading →

Martin M. van Brauman     For the Jew, the Torah (the first five books of the Christian Bible) is the pathway to God as Jesus is the pathway to God for Christians.  Both Jesus and the Torah are the … Continue reading →

Martin M. van Brauman Man’s obligation to pray can be found in Deuteronomy 11:14 in the commandment to serve God with all your heart.  What is service with all your heart?  At the pinnacle of the universe stands prayer.[1]  . … Continue reading →

Martin M. van Brauman The festival of Passover is also the festival of freedom after the exodus from bondage and to celebrate God’s promise to “pass over you, and there shall not be a plague of destruction upon you when … Continue reading →

Martin M. van Brauman What is Jesus telling us when Jesus said that “The kingdom of God is not coming with things that can be observed; nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There it is!’ For, in … Continue reading →

 Martin M. van Brauman Have we not all one Father? Did not one God create us all?  Why, then, is one person betrayed by another, in order to defile the covenant of our forefathers? Malachi 2:10 Christianity is built upon … Continue reading →