by Eric C. Martienssen | Feb 14, 2013 | Current Shabbat-Reading
Exodus 25:1 – 27:19; Haftarah 1 King 5:26 – 6:13 Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman, The Temple Institute, Jerusalem: “Egypt is now behind us – it’s time to get down to business . . .” G-d says essentially: We’ve been through enough together; after all He says: I...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Oct 31, 2012 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Genesis 18:1 – 22:24; 2 Kings 4:1-37 Please notice Current Themes article: Kristallnacht LUTHER Pogromnacht Summary of the Commentary by Michael Schneider, Jerusalem: We read in our weekly portion about good hospitality of Abraham and Sarah, as they hurried to prepare...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Oct 11, 2012 | Current Shabbat-Reading
Genesis / Bereshit 1:1 – 6:8; Isaiah 42:5 – 43:10 Bereishit is the Hebrew name of the “First Book of Moses” and also the translated form of the first word of the Torah, “In the beginning of…” This are also the first five books of the Tanach, the Jewish Bible....
by Eric C. Martienssen | Aug 2, 2012 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
The Shabbat after Tisha B’Av is also called “Shabbat Nachamu”, Shabbat of consolation, for now, after three weeks of mourning (Bejn haMejzarim – between the afflictions) to the destruction of the temple, seven weeks will follow in which the...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Jul 26, 2012 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
News on the, again by the Greek Spirit destroyed Temple (Munich 1972 / London 2012), see “The Gazette”: . . . “Individuals and governments from around the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, Britain and Germany, have called on the...
