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Archive for Shevat / Adar II 5773 - February 2013
The worship of the golden calf was a dead end street. Torah is a way of life that believes in life and the eternity of life and the Source of all life. The cult of the golden calf worshiped the comfort of mortality and the death-escape from responsibility Some religions worship the dead and others relish death. Torah is life.
Ki Tisa (Exodus 30:11-34:35)
Parashat Ki Tisa is read on Shabbat:
Adar 20, 5773/March 2, 2013
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Biblical Faith – with Shmuel “Sam” Peak
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Service is defined as the submission of a beneficiary to his benefactor, which he expresses, by repaying him — to the best of his ability — for the favor he received from him.
The first type is that submission to HaShem which is prompted by an external stimulus, for it follows from the phenomenon of reward and punishment in this world and the next. The second type of submission, however, is submission which is prompted by a stimulus embedded in the mind and implanted in the nature of one when their body and soul join together.
Both types of submission are praiseworthy and lead to the way of salvation in the world of repose. One of them, however, — the submission prompted by the Torah — leads to the other, serves as a step by which we ascend to the other. The submission which is prompted by the inner urging of the mind and by rational demonstration is preferred by HaShem and more acceptable, for seven reasons.
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This week features:
From Purim to the Golden Calf: The Mentality of Having to Know
Do You Eat Legumes or Wet Matza on Passover? Without a Korban Pesach, Who Cares?
Purim is over, but its lessons remain with us. G-d hides Himself purposefully in this world, but that only makes His presence all the more blatant throughout the “random” episodes of our lives. But you can’t pin Him down… which is exactly why we are reading in this week’s parashat Ki Tisa of the Golden Calf mentality, the desire to limit G-d to something we can create ourselves.
One month to go until Passover, and this is a month of repentance and preparation. But what are we preparing for? Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Richman remind us that Passover is about the Passover offering, and without it, we are just pretending to be Jewish. Sounds extreme? You bet… extremely Torah. Isn’t about time to get real? Tune into this week’s Temple Talk for details… but check your excuses at the door.
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Biblical Faith – with Shmuel “Sam” Peak
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An individual is obligated to serve HaShem, may He be exalted, by way of their intellect and intelligence. Now, there is a long stretch of time between the moment he first enjoys HaShem’s graces and the moment they are intelligent enough to recognize the debt of service that they owe for these graces. It is therefore necessary to call his attention [during this period] to the acts and inward faith that is obligatory for him and which, together, complete the service of HaShem, may He be exalted, so that they not remain with religion [throughout this period] until their intellect matures.
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Everyone needs clothes. From the first garments that G-d made for Adam and Chava, to the clothes we choose for ourselves today, what we cover ourselves with reflects the essence of our inner beings. But the garments that the Kohen Gadol – High Priest – wears reflect the will of G-d and are provided for by all of Israel. The beauty and splendor they radiate are the beauty and splendor of our relationship with G-d.
Shabbat Tetzave is followed by Purim and the reading of the scroll of Esther, in which we see king Achashverosh don the priestly garments in a perverse attempt to purge his kingdom of G-d, to prevent the rebuilding of the Holy Temple and to banish G-d’s presence from all the earth. He failed then and his descendents will fail today. The Holy Temple will be rebuilt!
Tetzave (Exodus 27:20-30:10)
Parashat Tetzave is read on Shabbat:
Adar 13, 5773/February 23, 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:
Purim: A Burst of Light from the World to Come
The Torah Portions of the Tabernacle: Exegesis Ad Nauseum
Purim is here, and we’ve got Purim joy! Or, as much as we could have, without the Holy Temple. Put your masks on… or, take them off! Whatever works for you, as Temple Talk’s Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Chaim Richman discuss the true nature of joy and explore the background of the Purim story of Divine intervention and miraculous intervention and its roots in the ultimate saga – the struggle for the rebuilding of the Holy Temple.
How happy can we be without the Holy Temple, anyway? Evidently, we can get used to anything. Maybe that explains why so many interpretations of the current Torah portions abound, that delve into symbolism and metaphor and ascribe all sorts of meanings to the tabernacle and its vessels, but utterly ignore the simple meaning of the words: G-d said to build it! Whatever happened to the plain ‘ol meaning of the words? Our hosts remind us exactly what happened: The Exile. It came in like a ghoul in the night, and messed up our minds. Tune in to Temple Talk and get straightened out!
Temple Institute Links:
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COMING SOON: THE 4TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL TEMPLE MOUNT AWARENESS DAY ONLINE THREE HOUR STREAMING VIDEO HAPPENING!
March 10th, 7 PM – 10 PM, Israel time, (12 PM – 3 PM Eastern; 11 AM – 2 PM Central; 10 AM – 1 PM Mountain; 9 AM – 12 PM Pacific)
For all the details: temple-mount-awareness-5773.htm