On the eve of their entry into the land of Israel, the children of Israel undergo intensive spiritual preparation in order to merit the settlement and occupation of the land set aside for them by G-d. Life inside the land of Israel is a reality unparalleled by life anywhere else on earth, and requires an integrity and sensitivity unmatched elsewhere. This is exemplified by the Kohen Gadol, the High Priest, whose life and spiritual rectitude is inexorably bound with the well-being of his brothers and sisters.
Matot-Masei (Numbers 30:2-36:13)
Parashat Matot-Masei is read on Shabbat:
Tammuz 24, 5775/July 11, 2015
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Israel-Jordan Secret Temple Mount Deal
Green Light to Nuclear Holocaust or Red Heifer for the Return of Biblical Purity…The Choice is Yours
There’s a whole of transition this week. As the people of Israel prepare to conclude reading the Book of Numbers and begin Deuteronomy, we also mark the passage this week from the month of Tammuz, to the month of Av… and we will be intensifying our levels of mourning for the Holy Temple as the solemn fast day of Tisha B’Av draws closer. This week also saw the conclusion of the West’s nuclear deal with the terrorist regime of Iran – was it a coincidence that this took place during the three weeks of national mourning for the Holy Temple. The hosts of Temple Talk don’t believe in coincidences: enter this week’s dramatic announcement that the Temple Institute is now raising red heifers here in Israel, in order to rebuild the Holy Temple. How’s that for a response to the Iranian nuclear crises? This week’s high-powered edition of Temple Talk puts all the cards on the table and ups the ante… what will it be, nuclear holocaust, or global peace? The choice is ours.
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True Torah leadership, that which parashat Pinchas extols, serves the people by standing before G-d and seeking His council in leading the nation.
Pinchas(Numbers 25:10-30:1)
Parashat Pinchas is read on Shabbat:
Tammuz 24, 5775/July 11, 2015
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The Wacky World of CNN: A Temple Mount Takeover?
Transforming the Three Weeks from a Time of Mourning to a Time of Building the Holy Temple!
This week’s Torah portion of parashat Pinchas begins with an act of zealotry, of righteous indignation, which earned Pinchas a unique ‘eternal priesthood’ – and a covenant of peace. What does he have in common with the righteous daughters of Tzelafchad, five women whose love of the Land of Israel and zeal for their father’s honor powered them to change the face of Jewish law, and receive a personal approbation from the Almighty? Join Yitchak Reuven and Rabbi Chaim Richman for this week’s edition of Temple Talk, as they fit these parasha puzzle pieces together – on the backdrop of the annual Three Weeks of mourning for the Holy Temple. And speaking of mourning for the Holy Temple… the Temple Institute teaches that this process of mourning should bring us to a greater awareness of the need to start rebuilding. Stay tuned to an amazing announcement the Temple Institute will be making on Sunday, July 12th… something that will bring Israel and the world another step closer!
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They struck terror in the hearts of Balak and Moav. They threatened to “lick up the earth like an ox licks up the green fields.” Their very presence signified the end of the old order, their very existence augured a change in the way things are. Why? Because “they have covered the “eye” of the land, and they are stationed opposite me.” Who is this frightful ‘horde’? Meet the “assembly” of Israel, “a people [that] has come out of Egypt!”
Balak (Numbers 22:2-25:9)
Parashat Balak is read on Shabbat:
Tammuz 17, 5775/July 4, 2015
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This week features:
Straight Talk on the Islamization of Planet Earth
Parashat Balak, The BDS Movement and the Roots of Anti-Semitism: Bilaam in the Guise of a University Professor
Right smack dab in the middle of the month of Tammuz, the wave of Islamic Ramadan terror which kicked the Muslim month off here in Israel, runs unabated, manifest in murderous assaults against Jews. But Israel isn’t the only place that is witness to the Muslim holy month’s blood lust… thousands of innocents are executed by Isis in Syria, be-headings and other atrocities are becoming commonplace occurrences in civilized countries… but for some inexplicable reason, the world is blind to the existence of Islamic terror. In this extremely candid and bold edition of Temple Talk, Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Chaim Richman explore and analyze the creeping Islamization of planet earth, and the world’s predictably politically correct response, in the light of this week’s intriguing Torah portion of Balak, and the archetypal heathen prophet Bilaam. Warning: If a reality check stresses you out, don’t listen to this show!
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The red heifer is the symbol of the reality of life, as opposed to the illusion of death that can grip us and render us unfit to stand in the presence of the Shechinah which fills the Holy Temple and its courtyards. The lives of Moshe, Aharon and Miriam, whose deaths occur or are foretold in this week’s parasha, are emblematic of the message of the red heifer, whose power transcends life and defies human comprehension.
Chukat (Numbers 19:1-22:1)
Parashat Chukat is read on Shabbat:
Tammuz 10, 5775/June 27, 2015
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