by Eric C. Martienssen | Nov 8, 2019 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
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...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Nov 1, 2019 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Genesis 6:9 – 11:32 || Isaiah 54:1 – 55:5 Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel: «A mere 400 years following the flood, man, who had previously ignored G-d at his own peril, now determined to take G-d head-on and expel Him...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Oct 25, 2019 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Genesis 1:1-6:8 || Isaiah 42:5 – 43:10 Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel: «G-d created the world for man to care for. Caring for the world means being cognizant of our own worth and honoring the image of G-d in which we were...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Aug 30, 2019 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Deuteronomy 11:26 – 16:17 || Isaiah 66:1-24 Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel: «As Moshe readies his people for their entry into the land of Israel and the establishment of a Torah-based just society, he introduces the...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Aug 23, 2019 | Current Shabbat-Reading
Deuteronomy 7:12 – 11:25 || Isaiah 49:14 – 51:3 Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel: «Moshe passionately describes the beauty and bounty of the land of Israel to his people. Moshe, himself, won’t be entering into...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Aug 15, 2019 | Current Shabbat-Reading
Deuteronomy 3:22 – 7:11 || Isaiah 40:1-26 Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel: «Shema! The six word (in Hebrew) Jewish perception of Who G-d is to us is openly revealed for the first time in this week’s Torah...
