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Archive for Tevet / Shevat 5773 - January 2013
No direction home? This is the inside-outside story of the Passover offering in Egypt and on which side of the door jamb the blood was spread and why and what’s the reason for.
Bo (Exodus 10:1-13:16)
Parashat Bo is read on Shabbat:
Shvat 8, 5773/January 19, 2013
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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:
Moses, the Mikveh, & the Amazing Sapphire Staff: A Midrash
G-d to Egypt & the Leaders of the World: It’s My Party, Ready or Not Here I Come
In this remarkable edition of Temple Talk, Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Richman explore the vast dimensions of Parashat Bo, including the justice brought upon Egypt and the concept of Rosh Chodesh Nisan, and seamlessly apply these cosmic themes to our contemporary scene. In a brilliant literary stroke, they also invoke the great Hemingway and borrow his oft-quoted line, “the past isn’t dead – it’s not even past” to underscore the reality of this week’s Torah reading. There’s only one thing to add: it wasn’t Hemingway who said that, it was Faulkner. Oh well, if it’s not even past, then the misquote didn’t happen yet! This conundrum leads to endless possibilities in the space/time continuum. Our apologies to both gentlemen.
The Torah records that Moshe utilized his staff to bring about the plagues in Egypt. In an amazing analysis of some tantalizing Midrashim, our hosts discover that this was no magic wand or prop, but rather, a signal that evokes a life-changing lesson for us today, and an insight into the dynamic reality of G-d himself. This week’s Temple Talk is a collector’s item!
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Torah takes great pains to emphasize Moshe’s humanity in this week’s Torah reading. Yes, the great savior of Israel, the man who would speak with G-d face to face, was just that – a man, mortal and fallible like the rest of us.
Va’era (Exodus 6:2-9:35)
Parashat Va’era is read on Shabbat:
Shvat 1, 5773/January 12, 2013
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This week features:
Israel’s Frankenstorm: Never Say ‘Too Much’ of a Good Thing
Egypt, Europe, America: Cycles of Jewish History
It’s the last week of the month of Tevet, and with the new month of Shevat – whose theme is renewal and life – just around the corner, here in Israel we are experiencing the “perfect storm” of life-giving water. Water is life, Divine blessing, livelihood, Torah. This week’s edition of Temple Talk finds our hosts waxing eloquent on the rain in the Land of Israel and what it means for each and every one of us. The redemption from Egypt should mean something to each and every one of else as well, as the big show gets under way in this week’s Parashat Va’era… and the cycle of Jewish history in the land of Egypt begins to wind down. Is it beginning to wind down in Europe, and even in the USA, as well? Tune into this week’s dynamic Temple Talk as Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Richman connect the dots between the parasha, the weather, Kerry and Hagel, the struggle for Eretz Yisrael, and most importantly… the only reality, Hashem, the G-d of Israel.
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To trust and to trust not. Total trust must exist between a true leader and his people. This is the lesson that G-d choreographed using Yaakov’s final words to his children and Moshe’s initial concern over whether Israel would receive him.
Shemot (Exodus 1:1-6:1)
Parashat Shemot is read on Shabbat:
Tevet 23, 5773/January 5, 2013
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Light to the Nations – with Rabbi Chaim Richman
Bi-weekly series with new teachings available every second Thursday.
“‘And your palate is like the best wine, that glides down smoothly to my beloved, making the lips of the sleeping speak.’ (Song of Songs 7:10) We are remembered by the Torah that we live and by the Torah that we teach. Rabbi Richman dedicates this beautiful teaching of parashat Toldot to Dickie Sue Kitchens, whose life was dedicated to Torah study and scholarship. May her memory be for a blessing.
Dedication: Dedicated in loving memory of Dickie Sue Kitchens.
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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 Descent into Egyptian Bondage: How Did it Come Down to This?
Exodus: We Know Where We’re Going, We Know Where We’re From
What is the secret of maintaining Jewish identity in the throes of exile? Is it accurate or even fair to draw comparisons between the story of our forefathers in Egypt, and the contemporary experience of the Jewish diaspora? Evidently, Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Richman think so, as this week, as we begin the book of Exodus, they ponder the implications of Israel’s servitude in an Egypt that forgot its greatest national hero, Yosef, all too quickly.
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