by Eric C. Martienssen | Nov 13, 2020 | Current Shabbat-Reading
Genesis 23:1 – 25:18 || 1 Kings 1:1-31 Commentary by Rav Gedalia Meyer for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel: «When Avraham sent his servant Eliezer on a mission to bring back a bride for Yitzchak from Avraham’s old home town, Eliezer devised a plan to...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Oct 23, 2020 | Current Shabbat-Reading
Genesis 6:9 – 11:32 || Isaiah 54:1 – 55:5 Commentary by Rav Gedalia Meyer for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel: «Noach was a righteous man, perfect in his ways. He walked with G-d. But when all is said and done, Noach, like the rest of us, was only human. This...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Sep 25, 2020 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Deuteronomy 32 || Hosea 14:2-10; Micah 7:18-20; Joel 2:15-27 Commentary by Rav Gedalia Meyer for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel: «Ha’azinu – listen – literally, give ear – is the name of the song that Moshe composes and performs before...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Jun 26, 2020 | Current Shabbat-Reading
Numbers 16:1 – 18:32 || 1 Samuel 11:14 – 12:22 Commentary by Rav Gedalia Meyer for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel: «Disgruntled because he was not given the authority and prestige that he felt he deserved, Korach led a popular rebellion against Moshe,...
by Eric C. Martienssen | May 21, 2020 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Numbers 1:1 – 27:34 || 1 Samuel 20:8-42 Commentary by Rav Gedalia Meyer for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel: «Parashat Bamidbar begins the story of Israel’s journey from Mount Sinai to the land of Israel. It also begins the journey of the Ark of...
