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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:
This is How it Starts: Daring to Pray on the Temple Mount
Abraham, Rachel, and the future Temple: Fulfilling the Destiny of MarCheshvan
Just as we settle down into the “colorless” month of MarCheshvan, a month devoid of major observances, we are reminded of the courage, fortitude and selflessness of our matriarch Rachel, as the anniversary of her passing is observed this week, on the 11th day of the month. As we have learned, tradition relates that this month will ultimately host the dedication ceremony of the future Holy Temple. From what we have experienced so far this month, that can’t be too far off… as Rachel’s children have demonstrated that same courage, fortitude and selflessness, daring to challenge draconian police practices and pray publicly on the Temple Mount. And simultaneously, this month proves to be anything but dull, as we continue our weekly Torah readings in the book of Genesis and learn about the nature and mission of our patriarch Avraham, who takes on the whole world, bequeathing his spiritual and moral sensitivity and responsibility to his descendants for all time. Join Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Richman for this week’s rousing edition of Temple Talk, and hear how this year, MarCheshvan has already proven itself to be a Temple-rebuilding adventure in the making!
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To bless and to be a blessing: When G-d told Avraham to leave all he knew and go to Canaan, it was for much more than simply Avraham staking out his future progeny’s claim to the land of Israel. It was so that Avraham could be a conduit and a portal for G-d’s blessings for the family of man.
Lech Lecha (Genesis 12:1-17:27)
Parashat Lech Lecha is read on Shabbat:
MarCheshvan 8, 5774/October 12, 2013
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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:
Abraham, the European Ban and the Secret of Circumcision
Celebrating the Anniversary of Maimonides’ Historic Visit to the Temple Mount
“Who inspired the one from east?” asks the prophet Isaiah rhetorically in this week’s haftorah reading. He is referring, of course, to our patriarch Abraham, the first of the true believers and the “friend of G-d,” who literally bursts upon the world scene in this week’s Torah portion of Lech Lecha. This week’s Temple Talk focuses on the unique mission of Abraham, the first Jew, who bequeathed a legacy of counter-culture activism and spiritual revolution to his descendants, and taught the world that Hashem is One. Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Richman also discuss the significance of the 6th day of MarCheshvan, this week’s 848th anniversary of the famed Rambam’s historic, life-threatening ascent to the Temple Mount. Just who was Maimonides and why did he risk his life to travel to Jerusalem and visit the Temple Mount? Why did he take measures to insure that his descendants observe this day, till the end of time? Tune into a fascinating, inspirational and educational edition of Temple Talk!
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In this epic teaching of the opening two parashot of the book of Genesis, B’reishith and Noach, Rabbi Richman reveals what went wrong with a world so perfectly created that G-d Himself declared “It was very good,” and how that world, within a span of ten generations descended into a miasma of human depravity, and the role that water played in the creation of the world, in the punishment of the wicked and in the redemption of the pure at heart.
What was King David’s connection to the hidden waters of the tahom – תהום – buried deep within the bowels of the earth, what is the role that these hidden waters will play in the future redemption of all mankind, and how is this redemptive process presaged and choreographed in the awesome celebration of the Water Libation enacted each day of the Sukkot pilgrimage festival in the Holy Temple?
B’reishith-Noach (Genesis 1:1-11:32)
Parashat B’reishith-Noach is read on Shabbat:
Rosh Chodesh MarCheshvan, 5774/October 5, 2013
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Biblical Faith – with Shmuel “Sam” Peak
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1) One who trusts in G-d accepts His judgment under all conditions, and thanks Him for good as well as for bad, as Iyov (Job) said: “G-d has given and G-d has taken; blessed be the Name of G-d (Iyov 1:21), and it is written: Of grace and judgment I will sing” (Tehillim 101:1).
2) One who trust in G-d — his soul is at rest and his heart is at ease in the face of decrees, because he knows that the Creator will direct them for his good in the world and hereafter, as David, peace be upon him, said: “My soul, wait quietly for G-d, for my hope comes from Him” (Tehillim 62:6).
3) Even if one who trusts in G-d employs the means to a livelihood, he does not, in his heart, rely on those means, nor does he expect that profit or loss will accure to him unless that is G-d’s Will.
4) One who trust in G-d, if he has anything beyond what he needs for his maintenance, spends it on what please the Creator, with a generous soul and a cheerful heart, as it is written: “For all is from You, and from Your hand have we given to You” (Devarim Ha-Yamim 1, 29:14).
5) One who trusts in G-d occupies himself with worldly means in order to provide for his latter end, his final destination. Only when he is sure that a certain occupation is safe for all his religious and secular interests will he engage in it.
6) One who trusts in G-d is beloved to all classes of people. They feel favorably toward him, because they are sure that he will not do them harm. They are confident that he will not angry with them, and they harbor no fear of him in respect to their wives, or their money.
Dedicated to John Culver and Audrey Heard
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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 Garden of Eden, the Tree of Life, & the Foundation Stone
Record Number Of Jews Ascended The Temple Mount During The Sukkot Holiday!
From B’reishith to Noach, from Tishrei to Mar Cheshvan, this first edition of Temple Talk in the new cycle of this year’s Torah readings begins with an inspiring summary of the exciting Temple Mount visits and related developments that took place during the Festival of Sukkot. Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Richman relate how the events of this past Sukkot bore witness to a great outpouring of Jewish love, dedication and devotion to the Temple Temple. The rules of the game are changing… there is spiritual revolution in the air!
Tune in to this week’s Temple Talk as our hosts connect the dots of parashat B’reishith and find that the creation of man took place right smack dab in the middle of the Holy Temple… no wonder man’s fulfillment is dependent on the same place!
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Biblical Faith – with Shmuel “Sam” Peak
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Trusting in HaShem — in regard to what he promised the righteous concerning reward in this world and the next for their devotion, that he will grant it to those who deserve it, and also punish those who deserve it — is incumbent upon the believer. Trusting in HaShem in this matter is essential to perfect faith in HaShem, as it is written: “He believed in HaShem, and He counted it to him as righteousness” (Bereishit 15:6); “Had I not trusted that I would behold the goodness of HaShem in the land of life…” (Tehillim 27:13).
A person should not rely on his good conduct and confidently assure himself that he will be rewarded for it, here and hereafter. Rather, he should be active and vigorous in showing gratitude for the Creator’s favors continually bestowed upon him, but not out of hope for future reward that will be due him for his actions. In this regard he should trust in HaShem, after doing his best to repay the debt of gratitude he owes Creator for His great kindness toward him. As our Masters, of blessed memory, said: “Be not like servants who serve the master on condition of receiving a reward, but be like servants who serve the master not on condition of receiving a reward; and let the fear of Heaven be upon you” (Avot 1:3).
Dedicated to Kevin W Bruce
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