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Archive for Iyar / Sivan 5772 - May 2012
What’s in a name? Everything – if we’re talking about the name of
G-d. Just as G-d willingly allows His name to be erased for the sake of exonerating the accused Sotah, He allows for His name to be desecrated for the sake of proving Israel’s fidelity.
Naso (Numbers 4:21-7:89)
Parashat Naso is read on Shabbat:
Sivan 12, 5772/June 2, 2012
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Prophetic Torah – with Rabbi Avraham Sutton
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The Return of Prophecy
It is the role of our righteous teachers and leaders to lift us up and bring us closer to HaShem, even through our questions and our doubts.
Dedication: Dedicated to Joanna Kenyon.
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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:
The Test of the Sotah and the Mystery of Erasing G-d’s Name
King David, the Sotah, & the Garden of Eden: I Feel the Earth Move Under My Feet
As the people of Israel prepare to read parashat Naso this week, we have received the Torah anew at Mount Sinai on Shavuout and we are poised, in this book of Numbers, to enter into the Land of Israel. But suddenly we encounter two unusual individuals in our Torah portion: the sotah, or suspected adulteress, and the Nazirite, who has taken a personal vow of abstention. In this week’s edition of Temple Talk, our hosts explore the relationship between these two iconoclastic archetypes, and their eternal significance in the spiritual odyssey that is Israel’s mission on this earth. Why does G-d allow His holy name to be erased, and why is that essential for the survival of humanity? It’s all part of the cosmic rectification that takes place in the Holy Temple.
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A SHORT VIDEO GREETING AND TEACHING ABOUT SHAVUOT: The intimate connection between receiving Torah at Sinai and bringing the first fruits to Jerusalem is the source of the Shavuot holiday joy. Chag Shavuot Sameach – חג שבועות שמח – Happy Shavuot!
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Biblical Faith – with Shmuel “Sam” Peak
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Why does the verse use the phrase “to those who find them” rather than “to those who learn them”? The point may be understood by comparison with someone who finds this article. When an individual picks it up it becomes theirs, but they will never feel as attached to it as something they had earned or otherwise been involved with. The phrase “to those who find them” refers to the aspect of Torah that so transcends mundane human life that our involvement with it remains tenuous. That high level of Torah is the level from which life originates, and which endows Torah with its ability to confer life to those who find it.
In memory of Bernell Kirkland
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For the first time in many years, a large gathering of Jews were able to pray, sing and say blessings while on the Temple Mount, unhindered by nearby police. The contingent of Jewish worshipers was led by Knesset members Michael Ben Ari and Uri Ariel, as well as Rabbi Yisrael Ariel, founder of the Temple Institute, and other prominent rabbis and public figures.
Rabbi Ariel, who was among the Israeli paratroopers who liberated the Temple Mount in the Six Day War, can be heard saying, “I have waited forty five years to be able to say the shehechianu, (blessing of thanks), here on the Temple Mount.”
In addition to prayer, song and blessings, a number of worshipers performed the commandment of hishtachavia (prostration), which applies to the Temple Mount.
The group was accompanied by journalists and cameramen representing Israel’s major news outlets. The worshipers exited the Mount in song. No violence or protest occurred.
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Prophetic Torah – with Rabbi Avraham Sutton
Weekly series.
The Return of Prophecy
Our righteous teachers throughout the ages are like flashlights which reveal hitherto hidden secrets of Torah to Israel. Israel, in turn, shines the light on the nations. Each one of us can be a flashlight.
Dedication: Dedicated to Dr. Barry Ellington.
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