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How important is the land of Israel? How essential is it to the children of Israel and to the fulfilling of the Torah of Israel? How crucial is it to all mankind that the nation of Israel is sovereign in the land of Israel? How vital is the land of Israel to G-d that He swore it to Avraham, Yitzchak and Yaakov and their descendants forever? Moshe reveals to Israel the land and its beauty.
Va’etchanan (Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11)
Parashat Va’etchanan is read on Shabbat:
Av 13, 5774/August 9, 2014
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Biblical Faith – with Shmuel “Sam” Peak
If, however, you see fit to assume, to whatever extent you can, additional duties, beyond what is required — provided that you fulfill those that are obligatory, that your motive is love of piety, that your action is in harmony with reason and has not the remotest connection with base desire — the resolution is good. You will be rewarded for it, and, in undertaking it, you do not deviate from the view of the Early Ones, for they have said:
Make a fence for the Torah [Avot 1:1]. Why was Yerushalaiyim destroyed? Because they based their actions on Biblical law [Torah], and did not go beyond the strict requirements of the Torah [Bava Metsia 30b]. said R. Huna: Whoever is involved only in Torah study is like one who has no G-d, as it says, “For a long time Yisra’el was without the true G-d” [Diveri Ha-Yamim II, 15:3] — the inference is that without both Torah and acts of grace, one is “without the true G-d” [Avodah Zarah 17b].
Dedicated to the Land of Yisra’el
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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:
From Mourning to Rebuilding
The Holy Temple: What is it we are missing?
The sages of Israel taught that every generation in which the Holy Temple is not rebuilt, is considered as if it is the generation in which it was destroyed. In this week’s Temple Talk, Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Richman ascend the Temple Mount together with hundreds of Jews seeking to end the cycle of mourning and destruction, and begin the rebuilding. Our hosts our indeed convinced that our generation is ready to rebuild, and they share their reasons for their optimism in this special edition of Temple Talk recorded on the fast day of Tisha B’Av.
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Moshe rabbenu opens his final words to the children of Israel with gentle chastisement. Before they enter the land it is important that they be reminded of their past errors in order to guard them against repeating those mistakes. Today’s current events remind us that our generation still has much work ahead in order to fully inherit, conquer and settle the land. The current conflict in Gaza is a harsh reminder of the very golden calf and spy-like misconceptions that have misled Israel for many years and lengthened our journey to redemption.
May we learn from these past errors, re-gird our loins, retake our land and recapture our destiny!
Devarim (Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22)
Parashat Devarim is read on Shabbat: Av 6, 5774/August 2, 2014
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Biblical Faith – with Shmuel “Sam” Peak
It is said that wisdom, when used in the right way, is a remedy for every ill; but if one veers off course with it, it becomes a disease that spreads through the entire body, for which there is no antidote or cure. Hence, the Torah, is compared to fire, as it says, “Is not My word like fire?” (Yirmiyahu 23:29); for, like fire, it enlightens the eyes with its light, as it says: G-d’s commandment is pure, enlightening, the eyes” (Tehillim 19:9); Your word is a lamp to my feet, a light on my path” (Tehillim 119:105). But it burns with its flame whoever turns off its path, as it says: “For with fire G-d executes judgment” (Yeshiyahu 66:16); “He will rain down burning coals on the wicked” (Tehillim 11:6); “If I say, ‘I will not mention it or speak any more in His Name,’ then [His Word] lodges in my heart like a blazing fire, shut up in my bones” (Yirmiyahu 20:9).
Dedicated to Brenda Peak
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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 Gaza/Holy Temple Connection
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The month of Av has arrived, marking the final nine-day countdown to Tisha B’Av, the day that commemorates the destruction of both Holy Temples and many other calamities. In collective Jewish consciousness, this period is considered to be inauspicious and fraught with potential hazards. Is it ‘bad luck’ for Israel to be waging a war for its very survival against the terrorists of Gaza during this very time? Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Richman believe the opposite is true: that this war is part of the ultimate ‘tikkun,’ fixing of these days, as all of Israel unites and strengthens the soldiers of the IDF in their holy mission. But as we rout out the murderous Hamas terrorists from their tunnels in Gaza, aren’t we forgetting one thing? The murderous Hamas terrorists who have all but taken over the Temple Mount… tune in to this week’s edition of Temple Talk for a Holy Temple perspective of the news.
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Life has its way stations. They are part of the plan. Each is a stepping stone along the way to where we need to be, to the final destination G-d has determined for us. As with the life of an individual, so too, with the life of the nation of Israel. Every son and daughter of Israel’s personal journey is intertwined with the journey of the nation as a whole. Our final destination as individuals and as a people is here in the land of Israel. Stay the course. Enter the land.
Masei (Numbers 33:1-36:13)
Parashat Masei is read on Shabbat: Tammuz 28, 5774/July 26, 2014
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