by Eric C. Martienssen | Oct 5, 2018 | Current Shabbat-Reading
Genesis 1:1 – 6:8 || Isaiah 42:5 – 43:10 Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel: «The world is created anew each day by G-d as an expression of G-d’s love for His creation. Live each day anew for each day comes but once and...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Nov 3, 2017 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Considered scientifically → see „Social Market Economy: The case of Germany“ page 42 para 4: “The question to be asked here is of political nature and is whether the reason for the Reichskristallnacht of November 9/10, 1938, is in any way connected to Martin...
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 Shabbat-Reading
Genesis 23:1–25:18; 1 Kings 1:1-31 Commentary by Michael Schneider, Jerusalem: Our Torah reading begins with Sarah’s death and ends with Abraham’s death. She was 127 years old. Abraham now set out to negotiate in typical Middle-Eastern style for a burial site. How...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Aug 23, 2012 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
„Shoftim“: Deuteronomy 16:18 till 21:9; Isaiah 51:12 till 52:12 Firstly, the Torah portion Shoftim of cause should be read. To make this a little more convenient for you, we found the entire reading summarized in this video about Judges (Shoftim) and the Jew’s...