by Eric C. Martienssen | Aug 16, 2012 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Deuteronomy 11:26 till 16:17; [for Rosh Chodesh Num. 28:9-15 – Isaiah 66] Haftara: Isaiah 54:11 till 55:5 Watch video commentary by Rabbi Richman from The Temple Institute about the Parasha beginning with the order “behold” or “see, look” what God has prepared...
by Eric C. Martienssen | May 16, 2012 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Leviticus 25:1 – 27:34; Jeremia 16:19 – 17:14 Abstract of a Commentary on this parasha by Michael Schneider, israel today, Jerusalem: This week we again have a double Torah portion. In the first part, “BeHar – At the mount (Sinai),” God’s appointed...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Nov 24, 2011 | Current Shabbat-Reading
Genesis 25:19–28:9; Malachi 1:1–2:7 Abstract of the Commentary by Michael Schneider, Jerusalem: In this week’s Torah Portion we meet another childless couple: Isaac and Rebekah (25:21). We can read of several Man of God that shared the same fate like Abraham and later...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Sep 14, 2011 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Deuteronomy 26:1 till 29:8; Isaiah 60:1 till 22 From 1st Elul thru Hoshana Raba Psalm 27 will be read additionally in the Shacharit and Maariv Abstact of the commentary by Michael Schneider, Jerusalem: The backdrop of this week’s Shabbat reading is the giving of the...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Jul 7, 2011 | Current Shabbat-Reading
Numbers 22:2-25:9; Micah 5:6-6:8 by Michael Schneider, Jerusalem Commentary: We read in our weekly Torah portion about Balak, king of Moab, who was frightened by thevictorious people of Israel after they defeated the mighty Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of...
