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Archive for Menahem Av / Elul 5775 - August 2015
Just as G-d’s presence fills the world but G-d is not the world, so too, G-d’s mercy fills creation but G-d can’t be defined by His attribute of mercy. Some commandments, such as shiluach haken – the chasing away of the mother bird before taking her eggs or chicks – are expressions of G-d’s mercy. Other commandments, such as the commandment to utterly destroy Amalek, come to show us that mercy alone cannot sustain the world, and that the revelation of G-d’s mercy alone cannot define our commitment to perform His commandments.
Ki Teitzei (Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19)
Parashat Ki Teitzei is read on Shabbat:
Elul 14, 5775/August 29, 2015
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This week features:
A Change for the Better on the Temple Mount?
Parshat Ki Tetzei: Who is the Real Captive Woman, and What Secret is She Hiding?
This week’s thought-provoking edition of Temple Talk provides much food for thought for this month of Elul, as Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Richman speculate on the ups and down of the human condition and man’s potential for self-awareness and spiritual growth – or conversely, abandonment to his lowest instincts – through the eyes of this week’s Torah portion, parashat Ki Teitzei, with a special emphasis on the commandment of the captured woman of beautiful form. Who is she and what does she represent? Tune in to this week’s Temple Talk for amazing insights.
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G-d promised the land of Israel to Avraham, Yitzchak and Yaakov, and He intends to keep His promise. All that He requires is that Israel shows courage in the face of implacable enemies far more numerous and seemingly far more powerful than she.
To help encourage and fortify Israel, G-d commands that a kohen (priest) from the Holy Temple, the abode of G-d’s indwelling (Shechinah), will prepare Israel for battle only after rallying the nation, letting them know that G-d is leading them in battle, and weeding out individuals whose inability to focus on the holy task at hand might weaken the resolve of the others.
Shoftim (Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9)
Parashat Shoftim is read on Shabbat:
Elul 7, 5775/August 22, 2015
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The Month of Elul: Putting the Brakes On
Parashat Shoftim: Justice is the foundation of the world, and there is no greater cause of anguish than the perversion of justice.
Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Richman welcome the month of Elul with the traditional shofar blasts that presage the intense spiritual preparation and transformation of this month of repentance. And this week, as the nation of Israel reads the Torah portion of Shoftim, Temple Talk’s hosts focus on the subject of justice and offer an intense analysis: the nature of justice, it’s role in creation, and it’s miscarriage in our world.
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Who is a prophet of the One True G-d? A fortune teller? A soothsayer? One who sees tomorrow’s events today?
A rock star? A devastatingly clever pundit? A charismatic player with idolatry in his heart?
A prophet of the One True G-d of Israel is trained and disciplined, dedicated and devoted, a speaker of G-d’s will exclusively, of one heart with G-d.
Beware the false prophet. G-d is testing you!
Re’eh (Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17)
Parashat Re’eh is read on Shabbat:
Av 30, 5775/August 15, 2015
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Preparing to Welcome the Month of Elul
The Blessing, the Curse, and the Divine Plan: The Torah vs. Political Correctness
As Israel prepares to enter into the Land, this week’s Torah portion of Re’eh clearly spells it out: ‘See, I present before you today a blessing and a curse.’ The blessing is to hearken to G-d’s commandments. The curse is a world gone mad. As the month of Av winds down and we prepare for the coming month of Elul, a special period of introspection and repentance, Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Richman examine the blessing and curse of this week’s Torah portion as the well as the emergence of the idea of the Holy Temple, and the challenges we face in the coming month of Elul.
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G-d is uncompromising in His intention to bequeath the entire land of Israel to His beloved people Israel, the sons and daughters of Avraham, Yitzchak and Yaakov. But G-d is equally insistent and uncompromising in His intention that Israel not only fulfill G-d’s Torah in the land of Israel, but that Israel conquer and inhabit the land without mercy or distraction. Fulfilling G-d’s Torah in the land of Israel is literally Israel’s raison d’etre, and Israel’s only lasting claim on the land.
Parashat Eikev is read on Shabbat:
Av 23, 5775/August 8, 2015
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