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...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Nov 8, 2012 | Current Themes
It was the night of 9th on the 10th of November – Martin Luther’s birthday! – that should be, in 1938, as a birthday present dedicated to him, the man who has called the Germans and the entire Christianity 400 years prior to this date: „Firstly, that...
by Eric C. Martienssen | May 3, 2012 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Leviticus 16:1 – 20:27; Amos 9:7-15 (Sephardim: Ezekiel 20:2-20) Abstract of the Commentary by Michael Schneider, Jerusalem: Our weekly Torah portion continues with additional rules and guidelines for the children of Israel, this week, how to live Holy and pure lives...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Mar 21, 2012 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Leviticus 1:1 – 5:26; HaChodesch Numeri 28:9-15; Nisan 2. Exodus 12,1-20; Ezech. 45:16 – 46:18 Commentary by Michael Schneider, Jerusalem This week we entered the Hebrew month Nisan that according to the Bible is the first month of the year. Meaning that we had this...
