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Light to the Nations – with Rabbi Chaim Richman
Weekly series with new teachings available every Thursday.
Next week on Light to the Nations:
Music of the Holy Temple, Part III
Mordechai and Esther did not stand by idly and wait, with perfect faith in G-d, for Divine intervention. When the going got rough, very rough, they stepped in and, with perfect faith in G-d, led the Jews of Persia. Their proactive leadership “inspired” Divine intervention, and the Jews won the day. Faith and action – this is the prototype for the ultimate redemption.
Dedication: Dedicated to the holy community of Itamar
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Biblical Faith – with Shmuel “Sam” Peak
Weekly series with new shows available every Tuesday.
Mishnah 29
Rabbi Elazar HaKappar says: the living will be judged.
The closer on is to HaShem, the closer one is to receiving judgment. As an example, Rosh Hashanah is the time of judgment because HaShem comes close to the world on those days. However, the dead, for their part, are not close to HaShem, and hence only the living will be judged. The living refers to both those who are alive now and those who will be living after the dead return to life.
Dedicated to: Steve and Barbara Claus
Bat Melech – with Rena Richman
Bat Melech teachings appear every second Wednesday.
Next on Bat Melech: The Secret of Challah, Part III: March 30, 2011
In spite of her title as queen, Esther’s life wasn’t bright lights and glamour. Having to deal with cruel despots on a daily basis, she braved great hardships and personal deprivation in order to stay true to the G-d of Israel and rescue her people from the wicked plans of their detractors.
Dedication: Sacred to the memory of baby Hadas Fogel.
Temple Talk is a weekly internet radio webcast with Rabbi Chaim Richman and Yitzchak Reuven of the Temple Institute.
This week features:
The Awful Truth: The Itamar Massacre & What It Means For Us All
YOU: Are You a Part of Amalek, Or a Part of Humanity? A Simple Yes Or No Answer Will Suffice
Once again, as it was just three years ago when 8 yeshiva boys were murdered over their holy texts, the month of Adar is accompanied by tragedy in Israel. Just days before the joyous festival of Purim, an unspeakable atrocity is committed in the beautiful, holy community of Itamar. How do our eyes register these horrible images? How do our minds explain such evil? What words can we offer to comfort the children who have survived, and ourselves as well? And how do we do Purim?
In this gripping episode of Temple Talk, Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Richman discuss the murder of the Fogels and the world’s reaction. A difficult show to listen to… but a show that you cannot afford to miss.
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The olah – burnt offering – described in parashat Tzav is understood by our sages to embody the potential to expiate the sin of doubtful thoughts of the heart, those thoughts which can distance us from G-d and lead us to transgression. An untoward thought is a most serious spiritual lapse, even if it does not ultimately lead to an ill-conceived action. The inclusion of the olah in the daily Tamid service of the Holy Temple attests to the centrality of the doubtful thoughts of the heart in the human condition and our need to vanquish the doubt and draw near to G-d.
Tzav (Leviticus 6:1-8:36)
Parashat Tzav is read on Shabbat:
II Adar 13, 5771/March 19, 2011
Sacred to the memory of Udi, Ruth, Yoav, Elad and Hadas Fogel. May G-d avenge their blood.
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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:
Why Does the Heart of the Torah Begin with a Still Small Voice?
Purim and the Book of Vayikra: Little Children, Old Prejudices, and Gross Misunderstandings
The joy of Adar abounds as Temple Talk hosts Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Richman prepare for the awesome day of Purim which is quickly approaching. But what is true joy? Is Purim a time for revelry and ribaldry? Or is there something deeper going on? Our hosts consider the matter and decide that Purim is the most misunderstood holiday on the calendar. We begin reading the book of Leviticus this week, which our hosts call the “Book of G-d’s Rights.” They find that like vanilla and Purim, Leviticus is lonely… misunderstood, isolated and not fully appreciated for what it really is. It’s secret is communicated very quietly in its first three words: “And He called… “
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Light to the Nations – with Rabbi Chaim Richman
Weekly series with new teachings available every Thursday.
Next week on Light to the Nations:
Music of the Holy Temple, Part III
Every day of the year, Shabbat and festival holidays included, the music of the Levites was heard in the Temple courtyards and throughout Jerusalem. What kind of music was played? What part did the music play in the Divine service? What instruments were used and how was the Levitical orchestra formulated? Can we still hear today the remnants of the music played in the Holy Temple?With musicologist Rabbi David Louis.
Dedication: Dedicated to Doyle Tomsic & family.
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