by Eric C. Martienssen | Oct 11, 2018 | Current Shabbat-Reading
Genesis 6:9 – 11:32 || Isaiah 54:1 – 55:5 Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel: «What became of man that in the passing of just ten generations G-d was disappointed in the man He created and regretted creating man in the...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Aug 16, 2018 | Current Shabbat-Reading
Deuteronomy 16:18 – 21:9 || (Rosh Ch.) Isaiah 51:12 – 52:12 Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel: «”Be wholehearted with HaShem, your G-d,” we are told. We need to be comfortable with our selves and confident...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Dec 28, 2017 | Current Shabbat-Reading
Genesis 47:28 – 50:26 || 1 Kings 2:1-12 Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel: «In his final moments Yaakov avinu gathered his children round him to reveal to them the end of days. While his words concerning this are not...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Jul 21, 2017 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Numbers 30:2 – 36:13 || Jeremiah 2:4-28 & 3,4 & 4,1-2 Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel: «As the book of Numbers draws to a close, the children of Israel get ready for the greatest blessing of all: the land...
by Eric C. Martienssen | May 19, 2017 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Leviticus 25:1 – 27:34 || Jeremiah 16:19 –17:34 Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel: «The default mode of creation is set out in the opening verses of parashat Bechukotai: a world of blessings in which all our possible...
