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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:
The Blessing and the Curse: The Meaning of Serving G-d with Joy
Elul, Ramadan and the Temple Mount
Parshat Ki Tavo: A Basket Full of First Fruits, and the Secret of Expressing Thanks
Half way through the month of Elul, our Temple Talk hosts want to pause to make sure they’ve got it right: Is our Elul experience helping to make our connection to G-d more real than ever? Fortunately, they discover that this week’s Torah portion of Ki Tavo is actually a concise guide to the themes of Elul – an Elul survival kit – that contains everything we need to know to break away from the rote and humdrum of our everyday existence and get back to where we belong; fully focused on “G-d consciousness.”
Join Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Richman as they discuss the intricate beauty of the commandment to bring first fruits to the Holy Temple, in joy and thankfulness, and what this means for every single human being today.
Plus: The King is in the Field, and everybody knows that the field is none other than the Temple Mount. What does the King encounter when He makes His surprise visit there these days? Find out what happens when Elul and Ramadan face off in the field of dreams.
REVISITING THE KING IN THE FIELD: FIELD OF DREAMS, OR FIELD OF BLOOD? The month of Elul is one of introspection and drawing closer to G-d. We would certainly hope that this reality would be reflected in the holiest spot on earth, the Temple Mount. Yet this year the Moslem month of Ramadan coincides with Elul, and a message of hate and incitement against Israel and disdain of the place of the House of G-d has hijacked the Mount. To learn more and see pictures, please click here.
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Biblical Faith – with Shmuel “Sam” Peak
Weekly series with new shows available every Tuesday.
Chapter 3 20b
The World to Come
Rav, a sixth-century Sage of the Talmud, would say:
In the World to Come, there is no eating or drinking, no procreation, no business, no jealousy and hatred. Rather, the righteous sit with crowns upon their heads, and feast upon the splendor of the Divine Presence.
In Memory of Dr. Elbert G. Peak
(Avraham ben Chanah Leah)
Memorials may be sent to Biblical Faith Ministries, P.O. Box 2, Abilene, TX 79604
Read the Torah portion with Shmuel at www.parshiyot-parsha.com
By performing Torah commandments with joy, as prescribed in this week’s parasha, and expressing our thanks to G-d for all His blessings, we become keenly aware that G-d is with us in all our endeavors, the ultimate validation of our lives.
Ki Tavo (Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8)
Parashat Ki Tavo is read on Shabbat:
Elul 18, 5770/August 28, 2010
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Rabbi Nachman’s Last Testament: Likutey Moharan II, 8
The spread of prophecy in the time of redemption brings about a purification of people’s imaginative faculty, enhancing their faith in HaShem and the Torah. This faith in HaShem’s creative power brings about the future renewal of the world, when the entire government of the world is through HaShem’s detailed providence.
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Light to the Nations – with Rabbi Chaim RichmanWeekly series with new teachings available every Thursday.
Next week on Light to the Nations:
Palm of Deborah, Part V
We have been bestowed with the ability to change. Whatever burden we have & created for ourselves, it will not crush us if we only remember that G-d helps us to shoulder our responsibilities the moment we determine to take steps toward realizing our true potential as His children.
Dedication: This program is dedicated to Karen Spitz. Happy birthday!
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Bat Melech – with Rena RichmanBat Melech teachings appear every second Wednesday.
Next Bat Melech: September 1, 2010 / Elul 22, 5770
Elul is a month that demands to be lived in every sense of the word. This is the month for recalibrating our souls, for being accountable to ourselves, and for becoming viable reflections of G-d’s presence in the world.
Dedication:Sacred to the memory of Jeanne Scully.
Biblical Faith – with Shmuel “Sam” Peak
Weekly series with new shows available every Tuesday.
Chapter 3 20
Everything is given on collateral, and a net is spread over all the living.
Rabbi Eliezer says that if a person, who having reached the stage of transformation from fear of sin where only one mitzvah is lacking, then acts from that one mitzvah which is the love for HaShem, then “Happy is he that he tilts the balance of himself and the whole world to the side of merit.”
In Memory of Dr. Elbert G. Peak
(Avraham ben Chanah Leah)
Memorials may be sent to Biblical Faith Ministries, P.O. Box 2, Abilene, TX 79604
Read the Torah portion with Shmuel at www.parshiyot-parsha.com