by Eric C. Martienssen | Nov 8, 2019 | Current Shabbat-Reading
Genesis 12:1 – 17:27 || Isaiah 40:27 – 41:16 This Shabbat falls on the” Kristallnacht” when the Germans celebrated in Luther’s birthday 81 years ago – Kristallnacht: Luther’s Birthday Party? Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman for The...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Oct 25, 2019 | Current Shabbat-Reading, Current Themes
Genesis 1:1-6:8 || Isaiah 42:5 – 43:10 Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel: «G-d created the world for man to care for. Caring for the world means being cognizant of our own worth and honoring the image of G-d in which we were...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Jan 4, 2019 | Current Shabbat-Reading
Exodus 6:2 – 9:35 || Ezechiel 28:25 – 29:21 Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel: «G-d created the world in six days, laid down the laws of nature, and set things in motion. Avraham saw the wonder of the world and...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Oct 11, 2018 | Current Shabbat-Reading
Genesis 6:9 – 11:32 || Isaiah 54:1 – 55:5 Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel: «What became of man that in the passing of just ten generations G-d was disappointed in the man He created and regretted creating man in the...
by Eric C. Martienssen | Jun 7, 2018 | Current Shabbat-Reading
Numbers 13:1 – 15:41 || Jehoshua 2:1-24 Commentary by Rabbi Chaim Richman for The Temple Institute, Jerusalem, Israel: «The reality which exists all around us reflects the reality that we create within our own selves, based on our trust in G-d and our openness...
