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Biblical Faith – with Shmuel “Sam” PeakChapter 6
Mishnah One (continues)
He loves the Omnipresent, he loves people . . .
We said one that learns Torah for its own sake is a “friend” and “beloved” of both G-d and people. It is the study and practice of Torah that infuse the world with its values. Since Torah flows from G-d, and Torah lives in people, a person who is embodiment of Torah is tightly bound up with both G-d and mankind.
Indeed, one who learns Torah for its own sake is the vehicle through which the spiritual and physical lanes of existence unite.
Dedicated to Deana McGluflin
Prophetic Torah – with Rabbi Avraham SuttonWeekly series.
The Return of Prophecy
Tears and discord are introduced by G-d on the second day of creation. It’s all for His greater glory – and to shape a world that will accommodate man and his innate free-will.
Dedication: Dedicated in honor of Mr. & Mrs. Coy Bombarger.
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Biblical Faith – with Shmuel “Sam” PeakChapter 6
Mishnah One (continues)
From a teaching by Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin, Ruach Chaim.
The Torah shields and saves. Mitzvoth (commandments) shield but do not save. The mitzvoth actually represent a healthy diet and life style. When a human being performs a commandment they are surrounded by an aurora of holiness that shields them from their own evil inclination. However, once a human being becomes sick through the sins they have committed, and then they are required Torah study for its own sake, because the evil inclination attacks aggressively the impurity in their own heart. The Torah not only shields them from the evil inclination, but it also purges the evil in their heart and makes that individual fit to embark upon the journey of righteousness and repentance.
In memory of Jerry Dean
G-d will not be denied. He will redeem His people and His voice will be heard, even in the cacophony of the frogs croaking from inside the bellies of Pharaoh and his crew.Va’era (Exodus 6:2-9:35)
Parashat Va’era is read on Shabbat:
Tevet 26, 5772/January 21, 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:
How Many Roads Must a Man Walk Down Before You Call Him a Man?
From Moses to Moses: A Study in the Making of a True Jewish Leader
In the darkness of my night, from the midst of Tevet, the life-giving energy of Shevat is on the way. But the messages of Tevet: true Torah understanding, the value of leadership, and ever-present Temple consciousness, are planted deeply within us. All those themes and more emerge in this energized edition of Temple Talk, focusing on the character and mission of Moses and further exploration of the themes of current Torah portions. How did Moses get to be the man he became? How many roads did he need to walk down?
Thousands of years before the Four Tops sang “Reach Out, I’ll be There” and AT & T came up with the catchy “Reach Out and Touch Someone” advertising campaign, Pharaoh’s daughter Bitya was doing precisely that… she reached way out beyond herself and rescued the infant Moshe from the Nile. Our sages teach that her arm miraculously stretched out for many feet, but the hosts of Temple Talk redefine what this miracle was truly all about… and how it can and should happen to each and every one of us.
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Pharaoh employed sundry stratagems to uproot and destroy the children of Israel, chillingly reminiscent of recent and contemporary programs to annihilate Israel. Yet, despite it all, Israel abides. But why did G-d put Israel in Egypt? What was the Egyptian exile all about?Shemot (Exodus 1:1-6:1)
Parashat Shemot is read on Shabbat:
Tevet 19, 5772/January 14, 2012
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Prophetic Torah – with Rabbi Avraham SuttonWeekly series.
The Return of Prophecy
G-d created our world via a series of “disasters” which unfolded over the six primordial days. With each new “disaster” or differentiation of G-d’s essence our natural cosmic environment came into being. As G-d’s light diminished so did our ability to reach out and strive to draw near to Him.
Dedication: Dedicated to Mr. Marty Morrill: Mazel Tov on your birthday!
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