Azamra – with Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum
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Rabbi Greenbaum returns to Universal Torah Network with audio podcasts of his Sunday Global Hookup Internet teaching. Rabbi Greenbaum teaches live from the Azamra offices in Jerusalem on the Internet via UTN live audio streaming resources.
(There will be no live show on The 9th of Av - Sunday
Add comment August 8, 2008 - 7 Av, 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: Eight chambers open into the Court of the Israelites. Beginning with the southern border of the Israelite Court, Rabbi Richman begins to enumerate the Chamber of Salt, the Parvah Chamber, and the Washing Chamber. Moving to the northern border, he describes the Chamber of Hewn Stone - the chamber where the Great Sanhedrin sat.
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Add comment August 6, 2008 - 5 Av, 5768
Biblical Faith - with Sam Peak
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Holidays mark dates when rectifications came about in history; on their anniversary, the same Lights shine forth again. The Highest Wisdom decreed that on every anniversary of this period, a counterpart of its original Light should shine forth, and the results of its rectification renewed to those who accept it.
We are therefore commanded to observe Pesach with all its rituals to recall the Exodus, on the anniversary of this event, there shines forth a Light that parallels the one that illuminated at the time. Since the results of that rectification are renewed in people that study the Torah, we are obligated to keep all the rituals for this event.
Shavuot (seven weeks) likewise involves a great rectification, since it is the time when the Torah was given. Sukkot involves the Clouds of Glory, as it is written (Vayikra 23:24) “That future generations may know that I made the children of Israel dwell in sukkot…”. Chanukah and Purim also involve this same conept.
From the “RaMCHaL”–Derech HaShem–Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto. Page 337–343.
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Add comment August 5, 2008 - 4 Av, 5768
Biblical Faith - with Sam Peak
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HaShem informed Noach that the new basis on which the world is to function after the mabbul, with an inclination of the axis and, consequently, subject to changing seasons, will continue “all the days of the earth.” That means all the days of the present world, until HaShem will have repaired the damages caused by the mabbul.
That new world is referred to by Yeshayahu (Isaiah 66:12): “‘Just as the new heavens and the new earth which I am making will endure before Me,’ says HaShem, ’so will your children and your name endure.’” “The new heavens and the new earth” refer to the new cosmic organizations, identical to that before the mabbul, when the sun apparently revolved directly around the equator. At that time there will be general improvement in the constitution of the world, in mineral elements, plants, and living creatures, and in their longevity.
From “Mysteries of the Creation” by Rabbi Dovid Brown. We are studying from the following pages: pg. 156–161.
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Add comment August 5, 2008 - 4 Av, 5768
Light to the Nations – with Rabbi Chaim Richman
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The holy Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berdichev teaches that on the Sabbath before the 9th of Av, (the day of fasting which commemorates the Holy Temple which was destroyed in the year 70 AD by the Romans), the Sabbath known as Shabbat Chazon, the Sabbath of Vision, each and every Jew gains access to his own unique vision of the Holy Temple rebuilt! In this way, G-d inculcates us with heightened Temple consciousness, preparing us spiritually, intellectually and materially for the task of rebuilding the Holy Temple.
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Devarim (Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22)
Parashat Devarim is read on Shabbat:
Menachem Av 8, 5768/August 9, 2008
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Azamra – with Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum
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Rabbi Greenbaum returns to Universal Torah Network with audio podcasts of his Sunday Global Hookup Internet teaching. Rabbi Greenbaum teaches live from the Azamra offices in Jerusalem on the Internet via UTN live audio streaming resources.
Add comment August 1, 2008 - 29 Tamuz, 5768
Light to the Nations – with Rabbi Chaim Richman of The Temple Institute.
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It takes a great month to bear the burden of the great calamities which have befallen the Jewish people during her days. The month of Menachem Av waits patiently for us to pick up the pieces, rebuild the Holy Temple, and usher in a better world.
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This show is dedicated to Yosef Ellis.
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Add comment July 30, 2008 - 27 Tamuz, 5768
Bat Melech, with Rena Richman.
Bat Melech teachings appear every second Wednesday. The next Bat Melech teaching will appear on August 13, 2008, (Av 12, 5768).
The prophet Chuldah, and her prophecies in the time of King Josiah.The special message of compassion and hope she delivers on the eve of the capture of Jerusalem, the destruction of the Holy Temple, and the forcing of the Jews into exile.
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Add comment July 30, 2008 - 27 Tamuz, 5768
Biblical Faith - with Sam Peak
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HaShem decreed that the days would repeat themselves, following a periodic cycle, which would be seven days in length. Seven was the appropriate measure for the repeating cycle, for all creation came into existence over a period of seven days, so that creation’s entire being is contained in the number..
This cycle of seven also exists on a larger scale, spanning all the years of human history. Existence is divided into six periods, each containing one thousand years, followed by a seventh thousand-year period, which will be a period of “rest.”
The Sabbath, therefore, was a great gift that HaShem gave to Israel, given because His Desire was that Israel be His holy nation. He did not give the gift to any of the rest of the nations, in any sense, for the unique elevation which one experiences on the Sabbath is neither fitting nor intended for them.
From the “RaMCHaL”–Derech HaShem–Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto. Page 331–337.
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Add comment July 29, 2008 - 26 Tamuz, 5768
Biblical Faith - with Sam Peak
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In G’morrah (Brochos 35B), we see how the ancients were superior. They made the study of Torah their main purpose in life, and their wok was secondary necessity, and they were sucessful at both. Recent generations make their work their main purpose and the study of Torah incidentail, and they fail at both. The ancients were careful to bring crops into their houses and barns through a main entrance, for only in that way do they become liable for maaser, or tithes, they valued the mitzva of maaser over the expense. Contemporary people go out of their way to bring their crops in through trap-doors and windows in order to evade the obligation of maaser.
From “Mysteries of the Creation” by Rabbi Dovid Brown. We are studying from the following pages: pg. 152–156.
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Add comment July 29, 2008 - 26 Tamuz, 5768
Light to the Nations – with Rabbi Chaim Richman
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As we conclude the book of Bemidbar (Numbers), we also conclude the saga of the generation of the desert. G-d created the world and vowed that He will destroy the world should the Jews not accept Torah. Having received and kept Torah, the Israelites, as exemplified by the tribes of Reuven, Menashe, and Gad, as well as the five orphaned daughters of Tzelaphechad, choose for themselves their inheritence in the land of Israel.
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Masei (Numbers 33:1-36:13)
Parashat Masei is read on Shabbat:
Rosh Chodesh Menachem Av, 5768/August 2, 2008
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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 functions of the inner court of the Holy Temple where the offerings were prepared and brought to the altar.
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Add comment July 23, 2008 - 20 Tamuz, 5768
Biblical Faith - with Sam Peak
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On page 325, paragraph 14, The four parts of the daily prayers service actually parallel the four-part structure of the creation. The first three parts of the service rectify the lower worlds.
On page 325, also, paragraph 15, Attached to this order are other prayers, designed to incite HaShem to bestow both mercy and additional blessings. These are the “Viduy” (Confession), the Thirteen Attributes, and the “falling upon one’s face” (in the Tachanun).
The purpose of the Confession is to prevent the Accusers from speaking out and causing the service to be cast aside. We then recite the Thirteen Attributes (of Mercy) because they have the power to cause HaShem to be grasped through His Attribute of Mercy. The “falling on one’s face” in Tachanun is also a high degree of self-subjugation before HaShem. It therefore has the power to appease the Attribute of Justice and arouse mercy.
From the “RaMCHaL”–Derech HaShem–Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto. Page 325.
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Light to the Nations – with Rabbi Chaim Richman
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The tribes of Reuven, Gad and half the tribe of Menashe seem to have their priorities upside down, as they express concern for their livestock before their own offspring, omit G-d in their plans, and seem to spurn the land of Israel, choosing to settle east of the Jordan River. After receiving strong rebuke from Moses, they vow to join the struggle of their fellow tribes to realize their inheritances in the land, and by ultimately fulfilling their word, sanctify the land on which they settled.
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Matot (Numbers 30:2-32:42)
Parashat Matot is read on Shabbat:
Tammuz 23, 5768/July 26, 2008
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Biblical Faith - with Sam Peak
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In Bereishit Rabbi (6:3) we read, “It is natural the older of two brothers should set his calendar by the great luminary, and the younger by the lesser light. The descendants of Esav, the older son of Yitzchak, constructed their calendar by the sun, the greater light, and the descendants of Ya’akov base their calendar on the moon, the lesser one. This is to benefit Yisrael. Just as the progeny of Esav calculated by the sun and the sun functions only by day, not by night; so, the successors of Esav have power only in this world and no place in the future world. The grandchildren of Ya’akov set dates by the moon. Just as the moon shines by day, the descendants of Ya’akov have some power in this world and more especially in the future world. Too, just as moonlight is not evident as long as the sun shines, but when the sun sets the light of the moon is obvious, so, as long as the power of Esav is bright the light of Ya’akov is invisible. When the light of Esav will set, the light of Ya’akov will burst forth, as the novi (Yeshaya 16:1) sings, “Arise Yerushala’im, my light, because your light has risen, and the glory of HaShem shines on you. Darkness will cover the land, and blackness, the nations, and on you HaShem will shine, and His glory will be evident on you.”
From “Mysteries of the Creation” by Rabbi Dovid Brown. We are studying from the following pages: pg. 149–152.
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Add comment July 22, 2008 - 19 Tamuz, 5768
Light to the Nations – with Rabbi Chaim Richman of The Temple Institute.
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Part II of the Rabbi’s exploration of the spiritual structure which makes up our daily prayers and informs us how every soul can stand before G-d and seek Him in prayer.
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This show is dedicated to Chava Devorah.
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Add comment July 17, 2008 - 14 Tamuz, 5768
Bat Melech, with Rena Richman.
Bat Melech teachings appear every second Wednesday. The next Bat Melech teaching will appear on July 30, 2008, (Tammuz 27, 5768).
A lesson about marriage. Using the symbolism of a Midrashic story, a river, a bird and a cauldron, Rena enumerates the qualities needed to make a relationship work.
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Add comment July 16, 2008 - 13 Tamuz, 5768
Biblical Faith - with Sam Peak
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On page 321, paragraph 12, we find on holy days only seven blessings were ordained for the Amidah. These days have their own intrinsic blessings and sanctity which transmit HaShem’s sustenance.
On page 321, also, paragraph 13, we find there four different worlds. The physical world consist of two components– the celestial and the terrestrial. The celestial is the realm of the stars and planets, while the terrestrial is our realm, here on earth. The two together comprise a single world–the physical.
Above this is another world, namely the world of the angels. Higher than this is yet another world, a third world, that of the Highest Forces. This third world is called “The World of the Throne.” On a still higher level we can speak in general of different Influences emanating from HaShem, revelations of His Light, from which the existence of everything in Creation is derived. In a manner of speaking, the realm of these Influences also can be termed a “world,” one which usually is called “The World of HaShem.”
From the “RaMCHaL”–Derech HaShem–Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto. Page 321.
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Biblical Faith - with Sam Peak
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Until the prophet Elisha (who lived over one-hundred years before Hezekiah) no one recovered from an illness. Elisha, ill, pleaded for his life and HaShem/Elokim granted it. Kings 2, 13:14, “Elisha became ill with the sickness from which he would die…” That implies that previously he became ill from a sickness from which he did not die. That illness was the first in history that was not fatal.
From “Mysteries of the Creation” by Rabbi Dovid Brown. We are studying from the following pages: pg. 144–149.
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Add comment July 15, 2008 - 12 Tamuz, 5768
Azamra – with Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum
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Rabbi Greenbaum returns to Universal Torah Network with audio podcasts of his Sunday Global Hookup Internet teaching. Rabbi Greenbaum teaches live from the Azamra offices in Jerusalem on the Internet via UTN live audio streaming resources.
Add comment July 14, 2008 - 11 Tamuz, 5768
Light to the Nations – with Rabbi Chaim Richman
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Pinchas, acting out of great zealotry and seemingly harsh (gevurah - din) judgment, performed a great act of chesed - loving kindness - on behalf of the Israelite nation. Therefore, G-d rewarded him with His everlasting covenant of peace - shalom.
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Pinchas (Numbers 25:10-30:1)
Parashat Pinchas is read on Shabbat:
Tammuz 16, 5768/July 19, 2008
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Light to the Nations – with Rabbi Chaim Richman of The Temple Institute.
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The spiritual structure which makes up our daily prayers and informs us how every soul can stand before G-d and seek Him in prayer.
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Dedication:
This show is dedicated to Dawn Johnson.
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Add comment July 9, 2008 - 6 Tamuz, 5768
Biblical Faith - with Sam Peak
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The morning prayer service is divided into four general sections. The first (Korbanos) involves readings associated with the sacrificial system, the second (Pesukei d’Zimrah) consist of Psalms and other Biblical praises, the third is the Shema and its blessings, and the fourth is the Amidah and concluding prayers.
From the “RaMCHaL”–Derech HaShem–Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto. Page 317.
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Hezekiah, King of Judah, was the first to be ill and cured. Hezekiah argued, “It isn’t good that a person has no second chance. If there were a possibility that a person could be cured from an illness, he would do t’shuva in hope that HaShem/Elokim would permit him to live. Without any hope he just gives up. HaShem/Elokim replied, “You ask a good thing; I will begin with you.”
From “Mysteries of the Creation” by Rabbi Dovid Brown. We are studying from the following pages: pg. 140–144.
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Light to the Nations – with Rabbi Chaim Richman
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“He has not beheld iniquity in Jacob, nor has he seen perverseness in Israel.” (Numbers 23:21) Intending to curse Israel, Balaam can only utter blessings: Even in their iniquity the Jewish nation clings to G-d, Who does not reckon their sin. The bond between Israel and the L-rd is unbreakable!
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Balak (Numbers 22:2-25:9)
Parashat Balak is read on Shabbat:
Tammuz 9, 5768/July 12, 2008
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ON THE AFTERNOON OF THE 27TH OF SIVAN (JUNE 30TH), the Temple Institute and enthusiastic guests celebrated the Inauguration of The Institute’s New Workshop for Priestly Garments. The shop has been equipped with a cutting table for spreading and cutting the fabric according to pattern and size of each individual kohen. (Each garment will be custom designed and fitted.) Industrial strength sewing machines have also been purchased, and ironing equipment for ironing and blocking the finished garments. The shop will be overseen by the Institute’s chief haberdasher, Aviad Jeruffi. The ceremony included the taking of measurements from the first two kohanim, (priests), to be outfitted since the destruction of the Holy Temple 1,938 years ago, the distinguished Rabbis Nachman Kahane and Shlomo Riskin.
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The Inauguration Ceremony.
Manufacturing the Priestly Garments, Part I.
Manufacturing the Priestly Garments, Part II.
The Priestly Garments.
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Light to the Nations – with Rabbi Chaim Richman of The Temple Institute.
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From the days of the spies, the month of Tammuz has been one of harsh judgement for Israel. But Tammuz is not fated to be so for ever. By speaking well of the land of Israel and increasing our appreciation and intensifying our love for the land - right now - in the month of Tammuz, we can begin to turn Tammuz from a bitter month to a sweet month. Chodesh tov!
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This show is dedicated to Darla Deckard.
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Add comment July 3, 2008 - 30 Sivan, 5768
Bat Melech, with Rena Richman.
Bat Melech teachings appear every second Wednesday. The next Bat Melech teaching will appear on July 12, 2008, (Tammuz 13, 5768).
A lesson about marriage. Using the symbolism of a Midrashic story, a river, a bird and a cauldron, Rena enumerates the qualities needed to make a relationship work.
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Add comment July 2, 2008 - 29 Sivan, 5768
Biblical Faith - with Sam Peak
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The concept of tzitzis: connecting holiness to one’s clothing. Therefore, tzitzis identifies the Jew and the Non-Jew as HaShem/Elokim servant, responsible for creation’s rectification.
All this, however, is based on the fact that man is HaShem/Elokim servant, and was therefore given the task of rectifying all creation. It is for this reason alone that his deeds can have such an effect and he can thus actually accomplish this.
From the “RaMCHaL”–Derech HaShem–Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzz
atto. Page 313.
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Bereishit 12:1-3: HaShem/Elokim said to Avraham, “Go for your own sake from your country, from your native land, and from your father’s home to the Eretz that I will show you. I will you a great nation, bless you and make your name great, and you will become a blessing. I will bless those who will bless you and curse those who curse you, and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”
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From “Mysteries of the Creation” by Rabbi Dovid Brown. We are studying from the following pages: pg. 136–140.
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