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Temple Institute Shows
In praise of women: They avoided the sin of the golden calf; they did not participate in the badmouthing of the land of Israel. And in parashat Korach, we learn how the wife of On ben Pelet prevented her husband from taking part in the rebellion of Korach and helped him to repent of his original intentions. Stand by your man? Stand by your woman!
Korach (Numbers 16:1-18:32)
Parashat Korach is read on Shabbat:
Tammuz 3, 5772/June 23, 2012
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Prophetic Torah – with Rabbi Avraham Sutton
Weekly series.
The Return of Prophecy
Who are Eldad and Medad and why did they merit the gift of prophecy? What was the nature of their prophecy and why is it important?
Dedication: Dedicated to Mr. & Mrs. Joe & Mary Cherry.
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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:
Shelach: Sending the Spies: Why an’ what’s the reason for?
Too Many Choices, Too Many Voices, Too Many Spies Spoil the Mission!
An innocent sneak preview into the soon to be conquered holy land of Israel turns into a debacle that reverberates throughout the centuries. Why were the spies sent into the land and why did they praise the land but despise their own selves? These questions, and many more, are asked by Tzvi Richman, filling in for his father, Rabbi Richman, who is currently in the USA teaching Torah, and Yitzchak Reuven. Was this a case of too much democracy? We witness the rise of the two spies, Yehoshua and Calev, who defied the the defeatists and would become the only men of their generation to enter the land thirty nine years later. Yehoshua certainly learned the lesson of the failed spy mission. We see this when he himself orders two spies to slip into Jericho. But have we ourselves learned the lesson? Are we committed to take the land and hold onto it, come what will?
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Heaven – or at least, the Garden of Eden, in its earthly embodiment in the land of Israel – awaits the generation of the desert. All they need to do is pack their gear and step inside. From whence the spiritual negativity that drove them from “heaven’s” door even as they were perched to enter? Their great failing remains for our generation to overcome and to correct. G-d, despite His great anger at their disregard for the land, blesses them with the commandments concerning the wine libations and the taking of challah, both of which are contingent on being in the land of Israel. In this manner G-d both comforts them that their children will someday enter the land, and instructs them once in the land of Israel, their Divine mission will be the rectification of the failing of Adam, the first man.
Shelach (Numbers 13:1-15:41)
Parashat Shelach is read on Shabbat:
Sivan 26, 5772/June 16, 2012
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Prophetic Torah – with Rabbi Avraham Sutton
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The Return of Prophecy
Amidst the turmoil described in Numbers 8:1-12:16, (Parashat Beha’alotcha), is the spread of prophecy to the people, an occurrence applauded by Moshe. Does this presage the return of prophecy in our day?
Dedication: In honor of Yaakov Spitz on his 65th birthday… may your light shine!
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Israel’s desert experience, as described throughout the book of Numbers, is a reality created by G-d in which He tends to their every need, but at the same time teaches them how to take responsibility for themselves as individuals and also as a nation. When they shy away or shirk their responsibility, G-d rebukes them. In this manner they are being prepared to enter into the land of Israel where they will assume their role in bringing the entire world closer to G-d and His Torah.
Beha’alotcha (Numbers 8:1-12:16)
Parashat Beha’alotcha is read on Shabbat:
Sivan 19, 5772/June 9, 2012
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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:
Wherefore Art Thou, O Generation of the Desert?
Everybody Has Their Role in Serving G-d, Not Only the Levites: Shake it up & Go!
Hang on tight as Rabbi Chaim Richman and Yitzchak Reuven join the generation of the desert for a roller coaster ride of spiritual ups and down and emotional highs and lows. In the aftermath of the completion, dedication and inauguration of the Tabernacle, the individual children of Israel each need to find their own unique role and way of serving G-d. This makes for a sometimes rocky ride across the desert sands and many a frustrating moment for Moshe. What was true for the generation that left Egypt is no less true for today’s generation. We’ve all got a part to play in helping Israel to fulfill her destiny.
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