by Eric C. Martienssen | Jul 2, 2015 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Numbers 22:2 – 25:9 || Micha 5:6 – 6:8 Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman, The Temple Institute, Jerusalem: »They struck terror in the hearts of Balak and Moav. They threatened to “lick up the earth like an ox licks up the green fields.” Their very...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Jun 24, 2015 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Numbers 19:1 – 22:1 || Judges 11:1–33 Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman, The Temple Institute, Jerusalem: »This week we read the Torah portion of Chukat, featuring the great mystery of the Red Heifer as well as the Divine decree against Moshe entering into the...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Jun 18, 2015 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Numbers 16:1 – -18:32 || 1 Samuel 11:14 – 12:22 Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman, The Temple Institute, Jerusalem: »Brilliant, wealthy, influential, and tasked with transporting the Ark of the Covenant, Korach had it all. But it wasn’t enough. He wanted...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Jun 11, 2015 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Numbers 13:1 – -15:41 || Joshua 2 Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman, The Temple Institute, Jerusalem: »The generation of the desert paid a high price for their lack of belief in themselves, but received the sweetest and most profound affirmation of G-d’s...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Jun 4, 2015 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Numbers 8:1 – 12:16 || Zechariah 2:14 – 4:7 Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman, The Temple Institute, Jerusalem: »Beha’alotcha and the art of complaining: The professional complainers in the desert turned complaining from a spontaneous response to...
by Eric C. Martienssen | May 28, 2015 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Numbers 4:21 – 7:89 || Judges 13:2-25 Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman, The Temple Institute, Jerusalem: “Out in the desert the nation of Israel is instructed to set up her encampments around all four sides of the Tabernacle. This is not merely to...
