by Eric C. Martienssen | Jul 4, 2013 | Current Shabbat-Reading
Numbers 30:2 till 36:13; Jeremia 2:4 till 28 + 3:4 + 4:1-2 Video commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman, Temple Institute Jerusalem: “Possessing a G-d consciousness, being aware every moment that we live in G-d’s world, and to act accordingly, this is the role...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Apr 7, 2011 | Current Shabbat-Reading
Leviticus 14:1–15:33; 2 Kings 7:3-20 Video Commentary of Rabbi Chaim Richman, The Temple Institute, Jerusalem: The individual suffering from tzarat can bear the affliction within the walls of their house, the clothing that they wear, or upon their own flesh. While the...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Jul 1, 2010 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Numbers 25:10-30:1; Jeremiah 1:1 -2:3 Video commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman (The Temple Insitute Jerusalem): Liberalism is a phycological disorder, an if that’s the only way to correct them then so be it. Also I don’t believe that Pinchas is Elijah...
by Eric C. Martienssen | May 20, 2010 | Current Shabbat-Reading
Numbers 4:21-7:89; Judges 13:2-25 This parashat Naso tells us about to treat jealousy in a marriage, about tests between husbands and wives. Next theme is the Priestly Blessing saying (Birkat Kohanim – Numbers 6:24–26): Yewarechecha Adonai we-yischmerecha. Ya’er...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Feb 24, 2008 | Current Shabbat-Reading
Shabbat Commentary for 9th week, 2008, Shabbat Reading Ki Tissa (When you take a census), Exodus 30:11–34:35; 1 Kings 18:1-39 By Michael Schneider, israel today, Jerusalem Briefly ahead in matter PURIM: Since we are in the Shmita-year and at the same time in a leap...