by Eric C. Martienssen | May 17, 2018 | Current Shabbat-Reading
Numbers 1:1 – 4:20 || Hosea 2:1-22 Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel: «The Israelite encampments in the wilderness at Sinai form a perfect “soul system” in which the twelve tribal encampments are arrayed...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Apr 19, 2018 | Current Shabbat-Reading
Israel: Leviticus 16:1 – 20:27 Galut: Lev. 12:1 – 15:33 || 2 Kings 7:3-20 Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel: «”You shall be holy, for I, HaShem, your G-d, am holy.” What does it mean to be holy? How...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Apr 5, 2018 | Current Shabbat-Reading
Pesach 7th Day: Small Hallel; Ex. 13:17 – 15:26; Num. 28:19-25 | | 2. Samuel 22 Pes. 8th Day: -“-; Song of Songs; Deut.14:22 – 16:17; Num. 28:19-25 | | Isa. 10:32 – 12:6; Yizkor Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel: «In this...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Mar 9, 2018 | Current Shabbat-Reading
Exodus 35:1 – 40:38; Numbers 19 || Ezekiel 36:16-38 Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel: «The Tabernacle, (whose work is brought to completion in this week’s double Torah reading of Vayakhel-Pekudei), and Shabbat, are...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Mar 2, 2018 | Current Shabbat-Reading
Exodus 30:11-34:35 || 1 Kings 18:1-39 Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel: «The root cause of the sin of the golden calf are our own self-imposed expectations and resultant disappointments, the persistent self-delusion that it...
