by Eric C. Martienssen | Apr 16, 2020 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Israel Shabbat Shmini: Leviticus 9:1 – 11:47 || 2nd Samuel 6,1 – 7,14 Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem: “Nadav and Avihu wanted to serve G-d in their own way, disregarding the way G-d wanted to be served, as...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Apr 3, 2020 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Schabbat TZAV: Lev. 6:1 – 8,:6 || Malachi 3:4-24 | Ps. 107 Seder: Passover / Pesach-Haggada 1st Day Pesach: Hallel, Ex. 12:21-51; Num. 28:16-25 || Josua 3:5-7 & 5:2 – 6:1 & 6:27 Commentary by Rav Gedalia Meyer for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel:...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Mar 26, 2020 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Leviticus 1:1 – 5:26 || Isaiah 43:21 – 44:23 Commentary by Rav Gedalia Meyer for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel: «Bereft of the Temple experience and the Divine service for 2000 years, how are we today supposed to understand the true inner essence of...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Mar 20, 2020 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Exodus 35:1 – 40:38 | Ex.12:1-20 || Ezekiel 45:16 – 46:15 Commentary by Rav Gedalia Meyer for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel: «This coming Shabbat we read the final of the four additional Torah readings that we read throughout the month of Adar in...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Mar 6, 2020 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Lev. 27:20 – 30:10; ZACHOR: Deut. 25:17-19 || 1 Samuel 15:2-34 Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel: «What is the meaning of Moshe’s mysterious disappearance from this week’s Torah reading of Tetzaveh? What is its...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Feb 20, 2020 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Exodus 21:1 – 24:18; 30:11-16 || 2 Kings 12:1-17 Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel: «Compassion is the key that unlocks the secret of this week’s Parashat Mishpatim, which opens with the Hebrew bondsman, and this...
