by Eric C. Martienssen | Aug 18, 2016 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Deuteronomy 3:23 – 7:11 || Isaiah 40:1-26 Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel: “It’s all about the love between our Father and His children Israel, which He expresses unabashedly as He presents to Israel...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Aug 12, 2016 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Devarim/Deuteronomy 1:1 – 3:22 || Yeshayahu/Isaiah 1:1-27 Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel: “As we get closer to our goals, forces which oppose our progress rear their ugly heads and try to thwart us. This was true of...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Jul 29, 2016 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Israel: Matot (Numbers 30:2-32:42) Galut: Pinchas (Numbers 25:10 – 30:1): Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel: »Divesting himself of any personal interests, Pinchas stands up, enters the fray and stops the plague...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Jul 22, 2016 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Israel: Pinchas (Numbers 25:10 – 30:1) Galut: Balak (Numbers 22:2-25:9): Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel: »What was it about the nation of Israel, perched on the east bank of the Jordan river, just weeks away from...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Jul 14, 2016 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Israel: Balak (Numbers 22:2-25:9) Galut: Chukat (Numbers 19:1-22:1): Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel: »The red heifer is the symbol of the reality of life, as opposed to the illusion of death that can grip us and render us...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Jul 1, 2016 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Israel: Korach (Numbers 16:1-18:32) Galut: Shlach Lecha (Numbers 13:1 – 15:41): Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel: »The generation of the desert paid a high price for their lack of belief in themselves, but received...
