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Archive for Sivan / Tamuz 5773 - June 2013
Biblical Faith – with Shmuel “Sam” Peak
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A person who does not understand the affairs of the world thinks that it is the new, created cause that effects change in things and their transformation from one state to another. Actually, the cause is too weak and insignificant to bring about change or transformation in the essence of things. We perceive, for instance, that a single grain of wheat produces three hundred ears of wheat, each of which bears thirty grains, so that a single grain produces ten thousand grains, or nearly that number. Can anyone fail to recognize that the force [inherent] in the grain is insufficient to produce this amount? And so it is with other grains that are sown or planted. The same applies to the generation of a human being and of other living creatures from a drop of semen, or the growth of a large fish from a tiny fish egg.
Preoccupying oneself with advancing what the Creator, May He be exalted, delayed, or delaying what He advanced, or increasing what He diminished, or diminishing what He increased among worldly possessions – if it does not lead to the fulfillment of the duty to serve God and accept His Torah – reflects a lack of recognition of the true nature of His knowledge and ignorance of the beneficence of His government.
Dedicated to Jackson Lee, Alyssa Grace, and Seth Williams Mullins
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The five daughters of Tzelaphchad, Machlah, Noa, Hogla, Milcah and Tirzah remain to this day shining examples of righteous Jews whose love of the land of Israel is irrepressible and unstoppable. Their spiritual descendents today, the righteous daughters of Israel who establish their faithful homes in Judea and Samaria are following in their virtuous footsteps.
Pinchas (Numbers 25:10-30:1)
Parashat Pinchas is read on Shabbat:
Tammuz 21, 5773/June 29, 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:
Pillars of Cloud and Fire, But I’m Just a Natural Man
The Indescribable Joy of Mourning for the Temple and the Jewish Problem
It has begun. The Seventeenth of Tammuz has launched the annual cycle of mourning over the loss of the Holy Temple. But where is it taking us? With even more than their usual sang froid, Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Richman present a concise and analytic review of the Three Weeks of mourning, in which they bemoan the bemoaning. Make no mistake about it: This program focuses on one verse, (Zech. 8:19) “This is what the Hashem Al-mighty says: “The fasts of the fourth, fifth, seventh and tenth months will become joyful and glad occasions and happy festivals for Judah. Love truth and peace” … and asks, OK, now what? How will that verse be fulfilled? Our hosts also explain why this week’s Torah portion of parashat Pinchas is the perfect companion to this time of year. The message is resoundingly positive and you won’t want to miss it!
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Biblical Faith – with Shmuel “Sam” Peak
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When we investigate the seven conditions we find none of them in any created being, but we find all of them in the Creator, May He be exalted.
He is compassionate toward His creatures, as it is written: “G-d is compassionate and gracious” (Tehillim 103:8); “And should not I have compassion for Nineveh, that great city” (Yonah 4:11).
he is not neglectful, as it is written: “Truly, the Guardian of Yisrael neither slumbers nor sleeps” (Tehillim 121:4).
He is all-knowing and invincible, as it is written: “Wise of heart and mighty in power — whoever stubbornly resisted Him and survived?” (Ivoy 9:4); “Yours, G_d, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty” (Divrei Ha-Yamim I, 29:11); “HaShem your G-d is in your midst, a Warrior Who brings victory” (Tzefanyah 3:17).
He alone governs man from the beginning of his existence and development, as it says: “Is He not your Father, Who created you? He made you and established you” (Devarim 32:6); “I have been supported by You from the womb; from my mother’s belly You removed me” (Tehillim 71:6); “Have You not poured me out like milk, and curdled me like cheese?” and so on, to the end of the chapter (Ivoy 10:10).
Dedicated to Royce Keys
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Biblical Faith – with Shmuel “Sam” Peak
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Among the benefits of trust in G-d in this world are the following: a heart at rest, free of worldly cares; a tranquil spirit, undisturbed and untroubled by lack of bodily gratification; a sense of calm, security, and peace. As it says, “Blessed is the man who trust in G-d; G-d will be his refuge. He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream” (Yirmiyahu 17:7-8).
Another advantage is the soul’s release from the need to set out on long journeys, which consume the body and shortened one’s life as it says: “He weakened my strength on the way; He shortened my days” (Tehillim 102:24).
Dedicated to Jim and Shirley Erlandsen
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The more things change, the more they stay the same. There is nothing new about the double-speak and double standards, lies and deceptions that Bilaam intended to utter in an attempt to curse, defame and delegitimize Israel. The same tactics are being employed today for the same reasons: Hatred toward the G-d of Israel.
Balak (Numbers 22:2-25:9)
Parashat Balak is read on Shabbat:
Tammuz 14, 5773/June 22, 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:
Bilaam, Never Shake Thy Gory Locks at Me!
Parashat Balak: I Love the Jews, It’s the Zionists I Can’t Stand
It’s time for the Torah reading of parashat Balak, and that means that Temple Talk hosts Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Richman are holding a crash course in Antisemitism 101. The classic pattern set into motion by Bilaam, special advisor to Pharoah, has become a perpetual historic template which continues to this very day. Bilaam and Balak would have been proud permanent members of the UN Security Council… or they could be disguising themselves as any one of today’s world leaders. What fuels their venomous diatribe against Israel? Tune into this week’s edition of Temple Talk to find out.
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