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Temple Institute Shows
Yaakov avinu’s (our forefather Jacob’s) midnight encounter with a mysterious angel: Who was this angel, what was his purpose, and by what name was he known? Yaakov overcomes the angel, and by doing so gains insight into all these questions. He also acquires for himself a new name, a new identity, and a new role to play in establishing the Divine presence here on this earth.
Vayishlach (Genesis 32:4-36:43)
Parashat Vayishlach is read on Shabbat:
Kislev 13, 5774/November 16, 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:
Reentering the Land: Stepping Down into a Higher Reality
Yaakov meets Esau: The Art of Torah Diplomacy: Give, Take and be Ready for War
Twenty years in the waiting, Yaakov at long last returns to the land, wives and children in tow, and a three-ply plan to meet up with Esau and walk away unscathed, teaching us the value of a well thought out plan, achievable contingencies and realistic expectations, lessons which seem to be lost on the current US administration which displays as much patience and forethought to fateful negotiations with the mullahs of Iran as Esau displayed when he clamored for some porridge and poured it down his throat. His arrogance cost him the birthright. The arrogance of Kerry and Obama will cost the USA its leadership role in the world. Time then, for Israel to step up to the plate, grab hold of the reigns and lead the world to a better place.
Kerry bullying and Iranian nukes aside, the Temple Mount remains in the headlines and the focus of debate and hysterical Arab threats, and all the time increasing consensus that Jews and Gentiles must not be denied the right to pray on the Temple Mount.
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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:
Growing up Yaakov: Living (and Learning) in the Material World
Yaakov Lays His Head on the Crossroads Where Heaven Meets Earth & Man Meets G-d
With Rabbi Chaim Richman on a speaking tour in the USA Yitzchak has the microphone all to himself. For 2500 years the Ethiopian Jews were in exile and isolation, but the same dream that Yaakov had of Jerusalem and the Holy Temple carried them through the exile and back to the city of their longings.
When Yaakov made his vow to G-d at Beit El, he made it in the name of all his descendants forever. Building a Holy Temple and giving to G-d a tenth of all that we are and all that we possess, is an obligation that we cannot delay.
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Avraham saw his appointed meeting place with G-d as a distant and foreboding mountain, (Mount Moriah), and Yitzchak envisioned the Holy Temple to be a field, accessible and alive. But it was Yaakov who understood the Holy Temple to be a home, a nurturing, loving center in which G-d and all mankind can embrace.
Vayeitzei (Genesis 28:10-32:3)
Parashat Vayeitzei is read on Shabbat:
Kislev 6, 5774/November 9, 2013
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The classic tale of deception and intrigue. But who is deceiving who? and who is really being fooled? Yaakov dons precious garments and goat skins, but by doing so is he deceiving his father Yitzchak, or is he opening Yitzchak’s eyes for the first time to a lifetime of deception he has suffered at the hands of Esau, the real master of the bluff?
Toldot (Genesis 25:19-28:9)
Parashat Toldot is read on Shabbat:
MarCheshvan 29, 5774/November 2, 2013
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This week features:
Two Nations in Your Womb: Perpetual Struggle of Yaakov and Esav
Esav, the Prisoner Release and the Celebration of Murder
The Struggle begins! Who will lead the world and who will be responsible? Esau, the materialist, fatalist man of short term vision and momentary glory, who works to subjugate the heavens to the earth, and life to death, versus Yaakov, the man of the spirit and vision, the eternal, immortal man who works to elevate the earth toward the heavens, infusing life and meaning into our thoughts and deeds. The conflict rages on today as Israel battles the Esauvian forces of death, destruction and deception which are dancing all around her. The newest battleground is the oldest: The Temple Mount! The lines have been drawn: Whose side are you on?
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“The life of Sara” teaches us that through their deeds the righteous live on even after their bodies are interred in the ground. The first person to be mourned, wept for and eulogized in Torah, Sara’s death and burial in the Machpelah cave of Hevron established Israel’s permanent presence in the land of Israel.
Chayei Sara (Genesis 23:1-25:18)
Parashat Chayei Sara is read on Shabbat:
MarCheshvan 22, 5774/October 26, 2013
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