Light to the Nations – with Rabbi Chaim Richman
Weekly series of short messages concerning the weekly Torah Portion.
G-d’s multifaceted creation: the secrets of creation and redemption as embodied in the commandment and observance of the shnat shmitta - the sabbatical year.
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Behar (Leviticus 25:1-26:2)
Parashat Behar is read on Shabbat:
Iyar 12, 5768/May 17, 2008
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Light to the Nations – with Rabbi Chaim Richman of The Temple Institute.
Weekly series with new teachings available every Thursday.
The month of Iyar is a particularly propitious time for increasing Torah knowledge. Being the month in which the manna began to fall in the desert, it is likewise a propitious time for realizing that G-d is also the source of our physical sustenance. The counting of the Omer, which occupies all the days of the month of Iyar, is itself intrinsically connected to the bounty of the manna, and the measure of spiritual and physical sustenance with which we will be blessed throughout the coming year.
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Dedication:
This show is dedicated in memory of George William Thomas Miess; may his name be remembered for blessing.
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Light to the Nations – with Rabbi Chaim Richman
Weekly series of short messages concerning the weekly Torah Portion.
The spiritual transition between slavery and freedom, emancipation and nationhood which Israel undergoes between her liberation on the 15th of Nisan and the receiving of Torah at Sinai seven weeks later, is captured in the twin commandments concerning the omer: harvesting and offering the barley to HaSHem, and counting seven perfect weeks.
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Emor (Leviticus 21:1-24:23)
Parashat Emor is read on Shabbat:
Iyar 5, 5768/May 10, 2008
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Light to the Nations – with Rabbi Chaim Richman
Weekly series of short messages concerning the weekly Torah Portion.
You shall be holy; for I the L-rd your G-d am holy.” How do we become holy like He is holy? By placing limits on our own human nature we are able to overcome our own potential pitfalls, thereby transforming ourselves into more holy beings. In short, making the effort to be better than just okay.
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Kedoshim (Leviticus 19:1-20:27)
Parashat Kedoshim is read on Shabbat:
Nisan 28, 5768/May 3, 2008
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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
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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
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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.)
Dedication:
This show is dedicated in loving memory of R. Avraham Ben Moshe Menir Zt'l.
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