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Bereishit 8:22, “As long as the earth lasts, planting and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, and day and night will not cease.” Sforno explains: “They ‘will not cease,’ but will continue in this unnatural condition which Elokim brought since the mabbul. Before the mabbul the apparent circuit of the sun was directly around the equator. The change in the attitude of the earth after the mabbul, so that the earth faces the sun at an inclination of the axis, it is the cause of the varying seasons. Before the mabbul the climate was perpetually warm due to the sun striking the earth directly at the equator. That environment was extradordinarily robust compared to the modern world’s and the earth had greater energy in all its members, mineral, vegetable, animal, and human. For this reason their lives were extraordinarily long.”
From “Mysteries of the Creation” by Rabbi Dovid Brown. We are studying from the following pages: pg. 112–116.
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May 13, 2008 - 8 Iyar, 5768
Biblical Faith - with Sam Peak
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The two obligations that we must fullfill everyday are thr recital of the Shema and the daily prayer service. When the Holy Temple (Beit ha-Mikdash ) stood, the daily and additional sacrifices were also included among the daily observances.
From the “RaMCHaL”–Derech HaShem–Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto. Page 271–275.
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May 13, 2008 - 8 Iyar, 5768
Light to the Nations – with Rabbi Chaim Richman
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G-d’s multifaceted creation: the secrets of creation and redemption as embodied in the commandment and observance of the shnat shmitta - the sabbatical year.
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Behar (Leviticus 25:1-26:2)
Parashat Behar is read on Shabbat:
Iyar 12, 5768/May 17, 2008
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May 12, 2008 - 7 Iyar, 5768
Light to the Nations – with Rabbi Chaim Richman of The Temple Institute.
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The month of Iyar is a particularly propitious time for increasing Torah knowledge. Being the month in which the manna began to fall in the desert, it is likewise a propitious time for realizing that G-d is also the source of our physical sustenance. The counting of the Omer, which occupies all the days of the month of Iyar, is itself intrinsically connected to the bounty of the manna, and the measure of spiritual and physical sustenance with which we will be blessed throughout the coming year.
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May 8, 2008 - 3 Iyar, 5768
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When one stands in awe before HaShem’s, Greatness, they are purified of the darkness associated with their physical body, and is enveloped by the Divine Presence. The greater this awe, the greater the purification and envelopment. Feeling awe of HaShem is particularly important while studying Torah and performing mitzvots, for the learning and observances cannot serve their ultimate purpose without it.
From the “RaMCHaL”–Derech HaShem–Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto. Page 261–269.
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May 6, 2008 - 1 Iyar, 5768
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The third world, was the Dor haMabbul, the contemporaries of Noach who were destroyed by the deluge. It was in this generation that had a most uncommon environment. The sages (Sanhedrin 108A) ascribe to them the fortune depicted by Job 21:8-13, as the all too common circumstance of scoundrels: Their children grow up healthy, and their descendants stand before their eyes. Their homes are peaceful, without fear, and the rod of Elokim’s discipline is not used on them. His bull impregnates his cow, and does not reject; his cow drops the calf, and does not abort. They send their children outdoors like sheep, and their infants dance. They play music on drums and harps, and they cheer to the sound of the flute. They spend their days in good times….
From “Mysteries of the Creation” by Rabbi Dovid Brown. We are studying from the following pages: pg. 106–112.
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May 6, 2008 - 1 Iyar, 5768
Light to the Nations – with Rabbi Chaim Richman
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The spiritual transition between slavery and freedom, emancipation and nationhood which Israel undergoes between her liberation on the 15th of Nisan and the receiving of Torah at Sinai seven weeks later, is captured in the twin commandments concerning the omer: harvesting and offering the barley to HaSHem, and counting seven perfect weeks.
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Emor (Leviticus 21:1-24:23)
Parashat Emor is read on Shabbat:
Iyar 5, 5768/May 10, 2008
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May 4, 2008 - 29 Nisan, 5768
Light to the Nations – with Rabbi Chaim Richman of The Temple Institute.
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Maimonides’ Laws of the Chosen House, chapter five: The dimensions and qualities of the inner courtyards, and the gates that lead into them.
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May 1, 2008 - 26 Nisan, 5768
Bat Melech, with Rena Richman.
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Two sisters, Rachel and Leah, need to come to grips with the roles G-d has given them, while giving birth to and shaping the Jewish nation.
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April 30, 2008 - 25 Nisan, 5768
Biblical Faith - with Sam Peak
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The study of Torah is an absolutely necessary matter, for without it, one cannot do what one is supposed to do, how can one do it? In addition, however, Torah study in its own right is an end itself, for it plays a very large role in bringing all beings to perfection.
From the “RaMCHaL”–Derech HaShem–Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto. Page 255–261.
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April 29, 2008 - 24 Nisan, 5768
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Until the third day of creation the earth was level and as featureless as a plain, and water covered the whole earth. When Elokim said, “The waters shall gather,” the mountains and hills arose from the ends of earth and spread over the entire globe. The places without these features became the valleys and the lowlands. The water flowed into depressions in the earth and they became the seas.
From “Mysteries of the Creation” by Rabbi Dovid Brown. We are studying from the following pages: pg. 101–106.
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April 29, 2008 - 24 Nisan, 5768
Light to the Nations – with Rabbi Chaim Richman
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You shall be holy; for I the L-rd your G-d am holy.” How do we become holy like He is holy? By placing limits on our own human nature we are able to overcome our own potential pitfalls, thereby transforming ourselves into more holy beings. In short, making the effort to be better than just okay.
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Kedoshim (Leviticus 19:1-20:27)
Parashat Kedoshim is read on Shabbat:
Nisan 28, 5768/May 3, 2008
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April 28, 2008 - 23 Nisan, 5768
Due to the Passover holiday, new video teachings of Light to the Nations and Bat Melech are not being broadcast this week. Next week, both Light to the Nations and Bat Melech will be posted on the Universal Torah Network, as will Rabbi Richman’s weekly parashat hashavua teaching.
April 24, 2008 - 19 Nisan, 5768
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Serving Elokim involves two elements: study and observance. Observances are divided into four categories: those that are continuous and constant; those that are performed once a day or a fixed number of times per day; that are periodic; those are occasional or circumstantial. Continuous observances are those which are incumbent upon mankind at all times, such as the fearand love of Elokim/HaShem. Periodic observances include matters that must be observed at specific times, such as Shabbat observance and the Holy days. Circumstantial observances are those which depend on events and situations. Thus, for example, one can fill the commandment of separating the dough offering (challah) only when one bakes.
From the “RaMCHaL”–Derech HaShem–Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto. Page 251–261.
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April 22, 2008 - 17 Nisan, 5768
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We read in the Torah that the people at the time of the mabbul were punished by water, and the people of S’dom were punished by fire. From the use of the word “רבה” (great), in both instances, we deduced that the generation of the mabbul also suffered by fire, and the citizens of S’dom too were punished by water. For twenty-five years prior to the destruction of S’dom Elokim brought tremors onto the land and made mountains around S’dom quake to warn the people that they must repent, but they did not take the hint. Therefore, the four cities of S’dom and its suburbs were situated on one table of rock. The angel turned over the rock and with that one act the cities were overturned.
From “Mysteries of the Creation” by Rabbi Dovid Brown. We are studying from the following pages: pg. 96–101.
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April 22, 2008 - 17 Nisan, 5768
Light to the Nations – with Rabbi Chaim Richman of The Temple Institute.
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Passover is the New Year of faith - faith leading to freedom.”
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April 16, 2008 - 11 Nisan, 5768
Bat Melech, with Rena Richman.
Bat Melech teachings appear every second Wednesday. The next Bat Melech teaching will appear on April 30, 2008, (Nisan 25, 5768).
By taking the spiritual well-being of her son Jacob, (Yaakov), into her own hands, Rivka shaped and guaranteed the the future of the Israelite nation.
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April 16, 2008 - 11 Nisan, 5768
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Another difference between Moshe and all other prophets was that all others could not voluntarily initiate a prophetic vision, but could only do so when Elokim willed to bring His Influence to bear on them. Moshe, on the other hand, could do so at will. He was given the ability to bind himself to Elokim whenever necessary, and thus experience a revelation. This is what Elokim meant when He said of Moshe (Numbers 12:7), “He is trusted in all My house.” Elokim likewise told Moshe (Exodus 33:19), “I will make all My good pass before you.”
From the “RaMCHaL”–Derech HaShem–Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto. Page 243–247.
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April 15, 2008 - 10 Nisan, 5768
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We now begin to understand the source of skulls of ape-men discovered by paleontologists who describe them as “species” ancestral to man. The Sages tell us, we now recognize, not that men evolved from these quasi-apes, but, on the contrary, that the ape-men evolved from men.
From “Mysteries of the Creation” by Rabbi Dovid Brown. We are studying from the following pages: pg. 89–96.
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April 15, 2008 - 10 Nisan, 5768
Light to the Nations – with Rabbi Chaim Richman
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After the deaths of Nadav and Avihu: Turning from the “me” to the “we”: We give and receive more by placing the needs of the community before our own needs.
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Acharei-Mot (Leviticus 16:1-18:30)
Parashat Acharei-Mot is read on Shabbat:
Nisan 14, 5768/April 19, 2008
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April 12, 2008 - 7 Nisan, 5768
Light to the Nations – with Rabbi Chaim Richman of The Temple Institute.
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Carrying another in your heart: the merit and importance of praying on behalf of others.
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April 10, 2008 - 5 Nisan, 5768
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There are two totally different levels of prophesy. One is that of every prophet other than Moshe, while the second was the unique level attained only by Moshe. Elokim Himself makes this distinction when he says (Numbers 12:6, 12), “If there be a prophet among you, I, Elokim, will make Myself known to him in a vision…Not so My prophet Moshe.” Every prophet other than Moshe would receive his propecy through a vision or dream, as it is written in the Torah. Elokim states, “I make Myself known to him through a vision, I speak to him in a dream.”
From the “RaMCHaL”–Derech HaShem–Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto. Page 239–243.
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April 8, 2008 - 3 Nisan, 5768
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There are any number of like references. From the point of view of the earthly observer to whom the Torah is addressed the sun “rises,” “sets,” and “warms up”. So, too, though objectively the atmosphere, with its belts of water vapor and gases, circles the earth, from the point of view of one standing on earth the gases form a sack for the sun. Chazal describe the water vapor as a pool of water which dilutes the strength of the sun’s rays, that is, it screens out deadly radition. With this knowledge, we must assume that if, during ma’asa Brayshis, the earth was closer to the sun, the atmosphere must necessarily have been denser than it is now to screen out the greater emissions of ultraviolet. If so, we can readly imagine that the atmosphere was dense enough to refract the rays of light reflected from the earth around the globe. (I am informed that a five -fold increase in atmospheric sensity would accomplish this.) It would have acted, in effect, like a global mirror, in the center of whose interior the earth was suspended. A person at any spot on earth could any other places on the globe, as the Chachomim insist.
From “Mysteries of the Creation” by Rabbi Dovid Brown. We are studying from the following pages: pg. 84–89.
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April 8, 2008 - 3 Nisan, 5768
Light to the Nations – with Rabbi Chaim Richman
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The affliction of tzarat: receiving a direct reminder from G-d to take stock and to uproot the underlying causes of our shortcomings.
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Metzora (Leviticus 14:1-15:33)
Parashat Metzora is read on Shabbat:
Nisan 7, 5768/April 12, 2008
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April 5, 2008 - 29 Adar II, 5768
Light to the Nations – with Rabbi Chaim Richman of The Temple Institute.
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The first day of Nisan is the day of the declaration of independence from Egypt, and also, one year later, the day that G-d’s presence in the tabernacle became manifest to the Israelites. No wonder “the heavens rejoice and the earth is glad” as Nisan rolls around.
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April 3, 2008 - 27 Adar II, 5768
Bat Melech, with Rena Richman.
Bat Melech teachings appear every second Wednesday. The next Bat Melech teaching will appear on April 16, 2008, (Nisan 11, 5768).
Insights into the spiritual essence of the matriarch Sara, as revealed through a close reading of the Scriptural text.
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April 2, 2008 - 26 Adar II, 5768
Biblical Faith - with Sam Peak
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A prophet might fail to grasp the complete meaning of his prophecy as with Yonah. It is also possible that a truth be revealed to a prophet and he not ascertain its full meaning. This, for example, is what happened in the case of Yonah. In his prophecy, he was told, “Nineveh will be overturned (Yonah 3:4).” In I King 22:5, we read how the false prophets were “prophesying” in Achav’s presence. This means they were exerting themselves and doing things that normally would bring about a prophetic revelation. The vision they were seeking, however, was nothing more than an evil revelation.
From the “RaMCHaL”–Derech HaShem–Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto. Page 233–237.
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April 1, 2008 - 25 Adar II, 5768
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When the Torah was given to Yisrael the noise travelled all around the world. All kings of the earth trembled in their palaces and sang praises to the power of Elokim. They all gathered to confer with Billom and asked, “What is this terrible noise we hear? Is Elokim again bringing a mabbul to destroy the world?” Billiom answered, “Do not worry, Elokim has sworn not to repeat the mabbul.” They countered, “Maybe He swore not to repeat a mabbul of water; perhaps He will bring a mabbul of fire.” Billom responded, “He has sworn that He will not again destroy His creatures.” The kings asked, “So what is this horrible noise?” Billom told them the secret; “Elokim has a precious treasure that He had stored for 974 generations prior to the creation. He is now giving it to His children.”
From “Mysteries of the Creation” by Rabbi Dovid Brown. We are studying from the following pages: pg. 79–84.
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April 1, 2008 - 25 Adar II, 5768
Light to the Nations – with Rabbi Chaim Richman
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Purity and impurity: being in spiritual harmony with the Creator and His world. Recognizing that the physical world is imbued with the spiritual, and that even the words that pass through our lips can alter our own existence.
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Tazria (Leviticus 12:1-13:59)
Parashat Tazria is read on Shabbat:
29 Adar 2, 5768/April 5, 2008
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March 30, 2008 - 23 Adar II, 5768
Light to the Nations – with Rabbi Chaim Richman of The Temple Institute.
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Maimonides’ Laws of the Chosen House, chapter five: The five gates that led to the Temple Mount, their names, dimensions and histories.
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March 27, 2008 - 20 Adar II, 5768
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