Our relationship with G-d is direct and unencumbered by outside forces. It is part of His essence to forgive us our transgressions. Are we able to access the G-dliness within us in order to forgive our own imperfections, and move on toward improving and perfecting who we truly are?

Divine providence is all about starting over. G-d is with us every moment of our lives. If we welcome His presence in our lives, we will dare to take that one extra step in order to meet our own expectations of ourselves.

Dedication:Dedicated to Laura Swire and Loretta Trahan.

This week features:

Getting ready for the world to begin, & finding our place in it

The Shofar of the Sixth Day

Moshe’s last day before Israel: Exhorting his people to choose life and blessing!

While Rabbi Richman is off site, preparing spiritually for the upcoming Days of Awe, Yitzchak Reuven, manning the microphone, has what to say about our upcoming “day in court,” and about the great lengths this week’s double Torah reading of Nitzavim-Vayelech goes to in encouraging and preparing us for Rosh HaShana. Our choices may seem obvious, but they may be deceptively simple, all the same.

A new year is about to enter, one of blessing, G-d willing, for all of us. This year you can make the Temple Institute a part of your life by supporting our work and becoming a partner in our tireless efforts to turn the dream of the Holy Temple into a reality. Click here.

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Nitzavim-Vayelech (Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8)
Parashat Nitzavim-Vayelech is read on Shabbat:
Elul 25, 5770/September 4, 2010

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Psalm 27 is traditionally recited in the morning and evening every day during the month of Elul. What is the secret of this Psalm? What special significance does it have for this month of prayer and repentance? An exploration of its meaning sheds light upon the true goal of the month of Elul – to make a real, uncompromising and trusting relationship with G-d our first priority.

This week features:

The Blessing and the Curse: The Meaning of Serving G-d with Joy

Elul, Ramadan and the Temple Mount

Parshat Ki Tavo: A Basket Full of First Fruits, and the Secret of Expressing Thanks

Half way through the month of Elul, our Temple Talk hosts want to pause to make sure they’ve got it right: Is our Elul experience helping to make our connection to G-d more real than ever? Fortunately, they discover that this week’s Torah portion of Ki Tavo is actually a concise guide to the themes of Elul – an Elul survival kit – that contains everything we need to know to break away from the rote and humdrum of our everyday existence and get back to where we belong; fully focused on “G-d consciousness.”

Join Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Richman as they discuss the intricate beauty of the commandment to bring first fruits to the Holy Temple, in joy and thankfulness, and what this means for every single human being today.

Plus: The King is in the Field, and everybody knows that the field is none other than the Temple Mount. What does the King encounter when He makes His surprise visit there these days? Find out what happens when Elul and Ramadan face off in the field of dreams.

REVISITING THE KING IN THE FIELD: FIELD OF DREAMS, OR FIELD OF BLOOD? The month of Elul is one of introspection and drawing closer to G-d. We would certainly hope that this reality would be reflected in the holiest spot on earth, the Temple Mount. Yet this year the Moslem month of Ramadan coincides with Elul, and a message of hate and incitement against Israel and disdain of the place of the House of G-d has hijacked the Mount. To learn more and see pictures, please click here.

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Ki Tavo (Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8)
Parashat Ki Tavo is read on Shabbat:
Elul 18, 5770/August 28, 2010

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We have been bestowed with the ability to change. Whatever burden we have & created for ourselves, it will not crush us if we only remember that G-d helps us to shoulder our responsibilities the moment we determine to take steps toward realizing our true potential as His children.

Elul is a month that demands to be lived in every sense of the word. This is the month for recalibrating our souls, for being accountable to ourselves, and for becoming viable reflections of G-d’s presence in the world.

Dedication:Sacred to the memory of Jeanne Scully.

This week features:

A Sneak Peak at Jim Long’s New Documentary, “Messiah Nation”

Elul and the Rumblings of War

The Secret Psychological War Against the Jews: Amalek and the Tactic of Nagging Self-Doubt

Famed Egyptologist, film maker, author of “Riddle of the Exodus,” noted Noahide Jim Long joins Rabbi Richman and Yitzchak Reuven in the studio this week for a lively discussion on the universal dimensions of Elul and the ramifications of the “King in the Field” for the whole world.

As the rumblings of war dominate the news in Israel and the shofar-blasts of Elul herald the war against the Evil Inclination, this week’s Torah portion of Ki Tetzei begins and ends with the concept of war: From the scenario of the “captive woman” to the attack of Amalek. What’s the connection between the beginning and the end? What is Amalek’s secret weapon, and how can Elul neutralize it? Tune in to this week’s Temple Talk for answers!

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