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Archive for Sivan / Tamuz 5774 - June 2014
The Thin Red Line: Parashat Chukat describes so many seemingly unrelated events, yet it is the profound fundamental truth contained in the commandment of the red heifer – parah adumah – that ties all these events so tightly together.
Chukat (Numbers 19:1-22:1)
Parashat Chukat is read on Shabbat:
Sivan 30, 5774/June 28, 2014
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This Just in from the Obama White House: They’re Just Jews
Kidnapping Crisis & the Red Heifer Connection: The Hypocrisy of a World Gone Mad
This week we read parashat Chukat, starring the enigmatic red heifer, secret of purity. As the kidnapping crisis of Eyal Yifrach, Naftali Frenkel and Gilad Sha’ar continues, this week’s Temple Talk takes a sobering look at the authentic Jewish values of unity, mutual responsibility, prayer, and veangence. Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Richman struggle to find any remnant of sanity in a world gone mad, drunk on self-righteousness. Enter the red heifer, symbol of purity and humility, with perfect timing, to remind us – and to remind the world’s leaders – how little we know. Fasten your seatbelts for the ultimate Temple Talk unplugged!
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“They say that vanity got the best of him…” Korach had it all: He was brilliant, well educated, a smooth talker, well versed in the art of communication. He was an aristocrat, a Levite whose privilege it was to bear the Ark of the Covenant across the desert. He was wealthy and well respected. He had it all but he wanted more. His “I, Me, Mine” attitude gave G-d no choice, as it were, but to put him out of His world. The earth opened up and swallowed him whole. Always seeking the limelight, “he sure left here in style.”
Korach (Numbers 16:1-18:32)
Parashat Korach is read on Shabbat:
Sivan 23, 5774/June 21, 2014
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News Flash: A Red Heifer for the Third Temple?
Dedicated to the Three Boys Who Have United the Hearts of All of Israel
This week we read the Torah portion of Parashat Korach which details the controversy of Korach and his rebellion against Moshe’s authority. And while the story of Korach is the very epitome of disunity amongst the Jewish people, in reality the very opposite is the case this week, as all of Israel unites as one man, suffering as one man, outraged and praying as one man, for the safe return of our three children, Eyal Yifrach, Naftali Frenkel and Gilad Sha’ar, who have been kidnapped by enemies of Israel. This week’s Temple Talk is dedicated to these three boys.
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Twelve righteous men are sent to “spy” on the land of Israel. Ten return with an evil report, slandering the land of Israel. What went wrong? Narrow and short-sighted self-interest? Or was there a fundamental misunderstanding of Torah and G-d’s expectations of man in this world? Our generation today has been granted by G-d the opportunity to repair the devastating damage of the evil report and bring His light into the world.
Shelach (Numbers 13:1-15:41)
Parashat Shelach is read on Shabbat:
Sivan 16, 5774/June 14, 2014
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Exclusive Interview: A Righteous Gentile Visits the Temple Mount
Parashat Shelach & the Sin of the Spies: Loving the Land of Israel Special!
Last week we received the Torah anew on the holiday of Shavuot, and we’re all inspired and raring to go. But along comes this week’s Torah portion, Shelach, and once again its that time of year again… we cringe over the ten spies’ evil report against the Land of Israel, and the terrible consequences of their actions: the decree of Tisha B’Av which ultimately lead to the destruction of the Holy Temple, and every subsequent Jewish tragedy. Does history have to repeat itself? Can we fix this glitch in the matrix by embracing the Land of Israel with unconditional love? On this week’s stellar edition of Temple Talk, here sit Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Richman somewhat impatiently, waiting to find out what price you have to pay to get out of, going through all these things twice. Our hosts are joined in the studio by special guests, the Davis family, straight from the heart of Texas, who take the mics for the show’s second half, and present a passionate and compelling telling of their tight connection to the Temple Mount, and the Land of Israel. A classic Temple Talk!
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Intimately connected to the land of Israel, Shavuot is the festival of the bringing of the first-fruits to the Holy Temple. Shavuot is also the anniversary of the Sinai revelation and the receiving of Torah by Israel, and since the destruction of the Holy Temple the emphasis of Shavuot has been Torah study. Ultimately, Torah study and the bringing of the first-fruits are both expressions of the centrality of Torah in our lives. When we build the Holy Temple we best exemplify the fulfillment of Torah in this world by the bringing of the first-fruits.
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