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Archive for Tamuz / Menahem Av 5769 - July 2009
Bat Melech, with Rena Richman.
Bat Melech teachings appear every second Wednesday. The next Bat Melech teaching will appear on July 29, 2009, (Av 7, 5769).
The prophet Chuldah: Her prophecies in the time of King Josiah are a message of compassion and hope, delivered on the eve of the capture of Jerusalem, the destruction of the Holy Temple, and the forcing of the Jews into exile.
This teaching, was originally broadcast in July 2008.
Light to the Nations – with Rabbi Chaim Richman of The Temple Institute.
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Maimonides’ Hilchot Beit HaBechirah – Laws of the Chosen House, chapter VIII: Guarding the Holy Temple: It is the task of the Levites to stand guard over the Holy Temple for the purpose of proper respect for the House of the L-rd.
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Biblical Faith – with Shmuel “Sam” Peak
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Let your house be open wide
Opening our doors to those who are outside the household brings merit into the home. Neighbors feel comfortable to come in for company or to borrow things. Merchants who pass by will find a welcome at this house as they try to earn a living.
treat the poor as members of your household
Members of the household also bring merit to the home. When we invite the poor into our home regularly, they become like part of the household and can be supported with honor and dignity.
and do not converse excessively with a woman
The third and principle element of the household is one’s wife.
The premise of this mishnah is that a holy person orients his life towards HaShem, and not towards himself. Talking with women is self-centered because men enjoy interaction with women. Therefore a man’s sanctity is maintained by not talking excessively with his wife.
Talking “excessively” means talking without need. Talking with one’s wife as necessary is not all negative.
This program is dedicated in the memory of John Edward Polk Sr.
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The concluding chapters of the book of Numbers include a detailed description of the forty two journeys taken by the children of Israel as they made their way across the wilderness. This is nothing less than a spiritual travelogue that serves as sign posts for each and every one of us as we make our own journeys across the sands of time which make up our lives.
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Matot-Masei (Numbers 30:2-36:13)
Parashat Matot-Masei is read on Shabbat:
Tammuz 26, 5769/July 18, 2009
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Light to the Nations – with Rabbi Chaim Richman of The Temple Institute.
Weekly series with new teachings available every Thursday.
The Tammuz Special was originally broadcast on Rosh Chodesh Tammuz, 5768, (the beginning of the new month of Tammuz, one year ago – 2008). Rabbi Richman’s insights remain as valuable and relevant today as they were one year ago:
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.
Note: Today is the seventeenth day of the month of Tammuz, a day of fasting for the people of Israel, beginning the three week period of reflection and introspection, focussing on the Holy Temple. The Holy Temple was destroyed twice on the ninth of Av, (in the years 586 BCE and 70 CE), The ninth of Av (July 31) is observed by fasting and the recitation of lamentations and concludes the three week period.
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Biblical Faith – with Shmuel “Sam” Peak
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Let the awe of Heaven be upon you!
Our love for HaShem must be allowed to compromise our fear of HaShem. When we love someone our heart is so tightly bound to the one we love that our feelings of fear are dissolved. For example, a person who loves the Holy One will feel happiness when they hear His Name. That joy will nullify any fear, but in fact we should be fearful and alarmed upon hearing His Name. Therefore Antignos says: “Although I have advocated love, do not consider that HaShem, Blessed is He, as your friend with Whom you are familiar; but consider that He is in Heaven and you are on earth.”
The love for HaShem and the fear for HaShem are different aspects of the same thing and therefore they should go hand in hand. In practice, however, it is difficult to feel both love and fear at the same time, and as we develop our love for HaShem, we must reinforce our fear of HaShem as well.
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Who was Pinchas? Where did he come from? What was he made of? Was his act of zealotry a true “Jewish” reaction? Was his ability to act in the moment to defend G-d’s honor, to assuage G-d’s anger a true “Jewish” reaction? Absolutely!
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Pinchas (Numbers 25:10-30:1)
Parashat Pinchas is read on Shabbat:
Tammuz 19, 5769/July 11, 2009
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