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 | 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...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Oct 13, 2016 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
◄ click here for Sukkot Sameach greeting card and use for free Video Commentary by Rabbi Richman for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem: “Yom Kippur, the awesome day of atonement is the Holy of Holies in the dimension of time and soul, the one day of the year in...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Jul 22, 2016 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Israel: Pinchas (Numbers 25:10 – 30:1) Galut: Balak (Numbers 22:2-25:9): Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel: »What was it about the nation of Israel, perched on the east bank of the Jordan river, just weeks away from...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Jul 14, 2016 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Israel: Balak (Numbers 22:2-25:9) Galut: Chukat (Numbers 19:1-22:1): Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel: »The red heifer is the symbol of the reality of life, as opposed to the illusion of death that can grip us and render us...