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Archive for Iyar / Sivan 5771 - June 2011
Light to the Nations – with Rabbi Chaim Richman
Weekly series with new teachings available every Thursday.
Next week on Light to the Nations:
The Temple Offerings, Part VI
The Daily (Tamid ) Offering is so central to Israel’s relationship with G-d that the daily prayer service of the past two thousand years is based upon the structure and purpose of the Daily Offering. But how did the Daily Offering actually take place in the Holy Temple?
Dedication: Dedicated to Janet & Gary Shaw.
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Temple Talk is a weekly internet radio webcast with Rabbi Chaim Richman and Yitzchak Reuven of the Temple Institute.
This week features:
Learning to Live With G-d in This World
A Torah Primer on the Laws of War and Peace: Do They Apply Today?
What do the red heifer, Miriam’s well, the rock that Moses struck two times with his staff, the disgruntled Israelites, Israel’s request from the nation of Edom and her subsequent wars all have in common? Besides all appearing in this week’s Torah reading of Chukat, they all provide insight into how G-d runs our natural world with an overlay and influx of His beneficence. That is, all reality bends to G-d’s will. And, O yes, the color red is woven throughout the entire portion. At least that’s what Yitzchak Reuven and guest host Tzvi Richman will try their best to convince the listeners.
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Biblical Faith – with Shmuel “Sam” Peak
Chapter 5
Mishnah 8 and 9
These ten things were created at the final instant that joined Shabbat to the preceding days. It would be problematic to say that these things were created in an instant if they were physical, because physical things cannot appear instantly, but are subject to time. However, the thing that was created was the supernatural root from which the physical object would derive later in history. Since the aspect that was created at twilight was non-physical, it did not require any duration of time.
Going through all these things twice: The generation of the desert, like Adam, the first man, failed to appreciate the gifts that G-d gives us. Adam blamed the woman G-d gave him for his own eating of the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge, and the Israelites in the desert complained about the spiritually refined nourishment known as manna, with which G-d kept them fed for forty years. Is it any wonder that the evil-tongued snake made an appearance in both cases, here being used by G-d as an instrument to exact from Israel a price for their flagrant disregard?
Chukat (Numbers 19:1-22:1)
Parashat Chukat is read on Shabbat:
Sivan 30, 5771/July 2, 2011
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Temple Talk is a weekly internet radio webcast with Rabbi Chaim Richman and Yitzchak Reuven of the Temple Institute.
This week features:
Of G-d, the king and the people: Who makes the rules?
The Rebellion of Korach: Directed at Moshe and Aharon, but aimed at toppling G-d and Torah
Yitzchak Reuven and Tzvi Richman square off over Korach and his rebellion: Were his intentions true? Was he an anarchist at heart? Did his rebellion differ from the children of Israel’s plea to Shmuel centuries later to appoint over them a king? In the meantime, Rabbi Richman is off to America where he will be conducting his three week speaking engagement tour.
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Biblical Faith – with Shmuel “Sam” Peak
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Chapter5
Mishnah 8
Rabbi Levi Yitschak of Berditchev wrote a commentary on Parsha Emor that begins with speaking to the Kohanim, the sons of Aharon, and say to them the Kohen must not become defiled on pain of death.
The subject here deals with the four different universes (Assiyah, Yetsirah, Briyah and Atzilut). In each of these worlds there is life and death. We here in this world experience both life and death. We also are able to visualize life and death in Olam HaYetsirah, the world just above us. For want of a better term we will call this world “Deber” the world of speech. According to the Torah, HaShem created it by speech. When a human being abuses the power of speech, speaking “Loshon hora” uttering vain things or even lies that person is perceived as killing life in the domain of Yetsirah.
When a human being employs the power of speech constructively that individual is considered as giving life to the world of Yetsirah. This condition is called “life” has already been referred to by King Salmon (Proverbs 18:21) “Life and death are in the power of speech”. Abuse of the power of speech is the most important element to guard against if you want to serve HaShem.
Dedicated to Rene and Alicia Ybarra
What is the meaning of the Torah’s reference to the mysterious “covenant of salt?” (Numbers 17:19) Salt can be lifeless and deadly. It can also preserve, enhance and provide nourishment. Each one of us has within us an aspect of salt, the potential for lifelessness and the potential to enhance and increase life, thereby forging our own “covenant of salt” with G-d.
Korach (Numbers 16:1-18:32)
Parashat Korach is read on Shabbat:
Sivan 23, 5771/June 25, 2011
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