by Eric C. Martienssen | Dec 27, 2019 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Hallel; Genesis 41:1 – 44:17; Num. 7:42-53 & 28:9-15 || Zechariah 2:14 – 4:7; Isa. 66:1-24 Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel: «The story of the betrayal of Yosef by his brothers and their ultimate reconciliation is one...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Dec 12, 2019 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Genesis 32:4 – 36:43 || Hosea 12:13 – 14:10; Obadiah Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel: «Yaakov avinu, with true humility, (not false), asked of G-d His protection from his brother Esau, not as a reward for his own...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Nov 28, 2019 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Genesis 25:19 – 28:9 || Malachi 1:1 – 2:7 Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel: «The struggle between Yaakov and Esav, which began whilst still in the womb, is an eternal struggle between two nations, between goodness and...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Nov 22, 2019 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Genesis 23:1 – 25:18 || 1 Kings 1:1-31 Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel: «Old age, the blessing of wisdom conferred upon one who has lived his life with love and kindness towards others, a true recognition of G-d’s...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Nov 15, 2019 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Genesis 18:1 – 22:24 || 2 Kings 4:1-37 Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel: «The attribute of chesed (loving-kindness), which Avraham possessed in abundance, endures when it has been tempered with the attribute of gevurah,...
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...
