Genesis 12:1 – 17:27 || Isaiah 40:27 – 41:16
This Shabbat falls on the” Kristallnacht” when the Germans celebrated in Luther’s birthday 81 years ago
– Kristallnacht: Luther’s Birthday Party?
Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel:
«”Olam chesed yiboneh – the world is built with kindness’” Psalms (89:3) was Avraham’s unique understanding of G-d’s great kindness that he gifted to humanity. G-d did not create the world for His own gain, but simply to bestow kindness on His creation. Avraham, the man of chesed – kindness – taught us that it is incumbent upon us, G-d’s children, to channel G-d’s loving kindness and make it manifest in our world» …More:
Shabbat Shalom
