by Eric C. Martienssen | Dec 11, 2014 | Current Shabbat-Reading
Genesis 37:1 – 40:23; Amos 2:6 – 3:8 Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman, The Temple Institute, Jerusalem: “Have you ever felt utterly and completely alone? Yosef must have. He was separated from his loving father and his brothers wanted to kill him....
by Eric C. Martienssen | Nov 28, 2013 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Hallel; Genesis 41:1 – 44:17, Numbers 7:24-35; Zecharia 2:14 – 4:7 Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman, The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel “The story of Yosef’s descent into the darkness of Egypt and his rise to leadership coincides each year with the...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Nov 21, 2013 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Genesis 37:1 – 40:23; Amos 2:6 – 3:8 Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman, The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel “Have you ever felt utterly and completely alone? Yosef must have. He was separated from his loving father and his brothers wanted to kill him....
by Eric C. Martienssen | Dec 13, 2012 | Current Shabbat-Reading
Hallel Genesis 41:1 – 44:17; Numbers 7:48-59; Zechariah 2:14 – 4:7 Abstract of Commentary by Michael Schneider, Jerusalem: In Chapter 41 we read about Joseph’s divine gift of interpreting dreams, including Pharaoh’s nightmare of the seven healthy cows and seven...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Dec 7, 2012 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Genesis 37:1 – 40:23; Amos 2:6 – 3:8 Abstract of the Commentary byMichael Schneider, Jerusalem: In our Torah portion, ‘Va‘Yeshev,’ last year, we discussed Joseph as a prototype of the Messiah. We saw the parallels between Messiah Ben-Joseph and the Joseph’s...