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Rabbi & Rena Richman June 2012 TX & NM Tour
22 Iyar 5772 - May 14th, 2012“IF YOU BUILD IT, HE WILL COME”
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Jerusalem Day Greeting
24 Iyar 5772 - May 16th, 2012
The modern world knows no greater day than Yom Yerushalayim – Jerusalem Day. It’s been a long time coming, but our prophets foresaw this great event thousands of years ago!
Happy Jerusalem Day!
!יום ירושלים שמח
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Weekly Torah Portion: Bechukotai
24 Iyar 5772 - May 16th, 2012From the opening “And He called” of the book of Leviticus to the closing words of this week’s concluding reading, G-d has been direct, open and honest with Israel. He sets out His program for us and, in the end, it is up to us, and only up to us, to decide whether we are going to get on board, or not.
Bechukotai (Leviticus 26:3-27:34)
Parashat Bechukotai is read on Shabbat:
Iyar 27, 5772/May 19, 2012
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Temple Talk Radio: The Great Holiday, Jerusalem Day
23 Iyar 5772 - May 15th, 2012
Temple Talk is a weekly internet radio webcast with Rabbi Chaim Richman and Yitzchak Reuven of the Temple Institute.
This week features:
Parashat Bechukotei and Rabbi Akiva’s Vision of Consolation
The Word From G-d, and It’s Not Politically Correct: Galut is Death, Period
The Book of Leviticus concludes this week with parashat Bechukotei, a Torah portion that features beautiful words of idyllic blessing guaranteeing Israel’s future when she but heeds her covenant with the Al-mighty. Conversely, harsh words of admonition describe the nation’s fate if she turns her back on G-d and puts her faith in “happenstance;” that leads to exile, tantamount to death itself. But Whoa! Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Richman conclude that it is up to Israel to turn the woe into whoa! and simply get with the program, in tune with the flow of all creation. No wonder this Torah portion, which hinges upon our realization of G-d’s hand upon us at all times and under all circumstances, leads us right up to the joyous celebration of Jerusalem Day, 5772, a day which reveals great Divine providence and G-d’s protection, even as He brings us out of the exile and back home to the Land of Israel. This week’s edition of Temple Talk is one for the Hall of Fame!
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Weekly Torah Portion: Behar
17 Iyar 5772 - May 9th, 2012G-d loves the land of Israel just as He loves the people of Israel. And G-d requires of the people of Israel to likewise love and honor the land, and observe her sabbatical and jubilee years.
Behar (Leviticus 25:1-26:2)
Parashat Behar is read on Shabbat:
Iyar 20, 5772/May 12, 2012
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Temple Talk Radio: Behar: Secrets of Shemitta
17 Iyar 5772 - May 9th, 2012Temple Talk is a weekly internet radio webcast with Rabbi Chaim Richman and Yitzchak Reuven of the Temple Institute.
This week features:
The Corner of the Field: Uninterrupted G-d Consciousness
A Torah Study on the Mitzvot of the Field: Crop Circles in the Land of Israel
In one more week, Jewish communities in the Diaspora will realign themselves with their counterparts in the Land of Israel, and all will once again be reading the same Torah portion. In the meantime, this week’s Temple Talk finds Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Richman discovering a precious Torah insight in the portion of Emor, regarding the unique agricultural commandments of the gifts to the poor that are left in the field. Also, in this week’s Torah portion of Behar (read in the Land of Israel), the penultimate Torah portion of the book of Leviticus, we are introduced to G-d’s love affair with the Land of Israel through the commandments of the Sabbatical and Jubilee year cycles. Why does this concept suddenly appear in sefer Vayikra, and what’s it got to do with Mount Sinai? Tune into this week’s Temple Talk for some fascinating answers!
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Temple Talk Radio: The Blasphemer and the Showbread
29 Tevet 5660 - May 1st, 2012Temple Talk is a weekly internet radio webcast with Rabbi Chaim Richman and Yitzchak Reuven of the Temple Institute.
This week features:
Pesach Sheni: Defeating the Confusion and Doubt of Amalek
Shining Like the Menorah in Parashat Emor: A Recipe for Living with G-d
Who believes in second chances? Evidently, Hashem does! That’s why He applauded the initiative of those individuals from the Children of Israel who could not bring the Passover offering on its appointed date, and established the “minor” festival of the Second Passover, which comes out this year this Sunday, May 6th. Those people just wouldn’t be denied the opportunity of proving their mettle and coming close to G-d, which is exactly how we feel about the State of Israel! However, as in this week’s Torah portion of Emor, there will always be those who blaspheme, and doubt that G-d even cares about this world – the worst blasphemy of all. Tune into this week’s Temple Talk as Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Richman connect the dots and find a Divine recipe for living life to its fullest in this week’s Torah portion!
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