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Light to the Nations – with Rabbi Chaim Richman
Weekly series of short messages concerning the weekly Torah Portion.
After the deaths of Nadav and Avihu: Turning from the “me” to the “we”: We give and receive more by placing the needs of the community before our own needs.
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Acharei-Mot (Leviticus 16:1-18:30)
Parashat Acharei-Mot is read on Shabbat:
Nisan 14, 5768/April 19, 2008
Light to the Nations – with Rabbi Chaim Richman
Weekly series of short messages concerning the weekly Torah Portion.
The affliction of tzarat: receiving a direct reminder from G-d to take stock and to uproot the underlying causes of our shortcomings.
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Metzora (Leviticus 14:1-15:33)
Parashat Metzora is read on Shabbat:
Nisan 7, 5768/April 12, 2008
Light to the Nations – with Rabbi Chaim Richman of The Temple Institute.
Weekly series with new teachings available every Thursday.
The first day of Nisan is the day of the declaration of independence from Egypt, and also, one year later, the day that G-d’s presence in the tabernacle became manifest to the Israelites. No wonder “the heavens rejoice and the earth is glad” as Nisan rolls around.
(How was Passover celebrated in the time of the Holy Temple? To gain a colorful insight, please click here.)
Light to the Nations – with Rabbi Chaim Richman
Weekly series of short messages concerning the weekly Torah Portion.
Purity and impurity: being in spiritual harmony with the Creator and His world. Recognizing that the physical world is imbued with the spiritual, and that even the words that pass through our lips can alter our own existence.
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Tazria (Leviticus 12:1-13:59)
Parashat Tazria is read on Shabbat:
29 Adar 2, 5768/April 5, 2008
Light to the Nations – with Rabbi Chaim Richman
Weekly series of short messages concerning the weekly Torah Portion.
The sons of Aharon, Nadav and Avihu: What went wrong? Reaching out to the Infinite One through the parameters that He has set for us.
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Shmini (Leviticus 9:1-11:47)
Parashat Shmini is read on Shabbat:
22 Adar 2, 5768/March 29, 2008
Light to the Nations – with Rabbi Chaim Richman of The Temple Institute.
Weekly series with new teachings available every Thursday.
Rabbi Richman lets down his hair, and everything seems a little upside-down in this week’s Light to the Nations special teaching. Why is Purim the only normal day of the year? How does the Purim feast transport us to the sublime spiritual level of the world to come? How does the celebration of Purim, replete with food, drink and merriment lead to true joy and make tangible the words of Zachariah: “In that day shall the L-rd be One and his name one.” The Rabbi has the answers to all these questions, and much, much more…
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Light to the Nations – with Rabbi Chaim Richman
Weekly series of short messages concerning the weekly Torah Portion.
The burnt offering and the sin offering offer insight into the enigmatic statement of our sages that a ba’al teshuvah – a penitent individual – achieves a spiritual height that even a tzaddik gamur – a perfectly righteous individual – can never attain.
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Tzav (Leviticus 6:1-8:36)
Parashat Tzav is read on Shabbat:
15 Adar 2, 5768/March 22, 2008