by Eric C. Martienssen | May 19, 2011 | Current Shabbat-Reading
Leviticus 26:3 – 27:34; Jeremiah 16:19 – 17:14 Video Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman, The Temple Institute, Jerusalem: Bechukotai, the concluding parasha of the book of Leviticus, is all about the blessings that Israel will receive when she performs G-d’s will...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Aug 26, 2010 | 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 Commentary by Michael Schneider, Jerusalem: The backdrop of this week’s Shabbat reading is the giving of the “first fruit” of...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Jun 24, 2010 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Numbers 22:2-25:9; Micah 5:6-6:8 by Michael Schneider, israel today, 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,...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Sep 4, 2009 | Current Shabbat-Reading
Deuteronomy 26:1 till 29:8; Isaiah 60:1 till 22 Commentary by Michael Schneider, israel today, Jerusalem: The backdrop of this week’s Shabbat reading is the giving of the “first fruit” of the ground “when you enter the land which the LORD your God gives you as an...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Jul 3, 2009 | Current Themes
Founding Membership »» In the commentary on today’s Parasha (Balak) Michael Schneider from Jerusalem writes that the Jewish People are the most cursed people of the world. Israel has been cursed the most – after the Germans – by the...
