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To trust and to trust not. Total trust must exist between a true leader and his people. This is the lesson that G-d choreographed using Yaakov’s final words to his children and Moshe’s initial concern over whether Israel would receive him.
Shemot (Exodus 1:1-6:1)
Parashat Shemot is read on Shabbat:
Tevet 23, 5773/January 5, 2013
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Light to the Nations – with Rabbi Chaim Richman
Bi-weekly series with new teachings available every second Thursday.
“‘And your palate is like the best wine, that glides down smoothly to my beloved, making the lips of the sleeping speak.’ (Song of Songs 7:10) We are remembered by the Torah that we live and by the Torah that we teach. Rabbi Richman dedicates this beautiful teaching of parashat Toldot to Dickie Sue Kitchens, whose life was dedicated to Torah study and scholarship. May her memory be for a blessing.
Dedication: Dedicated in loving memory of Dickie Sue Kitchens.
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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 Descent into Egyptian Bondage: How Did it Come Down to This?
Exodus: We Know Where We’re Going, We Know Where We’re From
What is the secret of maintaining Jewish identity in the throes of exile? Is it accurate or even fair to draw comparisons between the story of our forefathers in Egypt, and the contemporary experience of the Jewish diaspora? Evidently, Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Richman think so, as this week, as we begin the book of Exodus, they ponder the implications of Israel’s servitude in an Egypt that forgot its greatest national hero, Yosef, all too quickly.
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Biblical Faith – with Shmuel “Sam” Peak
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The attainments we can reach through the intellect are manifold. For example: through the intellect we come to know that we have a Creator Who is wise, everlasting, and one; Who has existed from all eternity, is infinite in power, and transcends time and space; Who is exalted above the qualities of His creatures and beyond their conception; Who is merciful, kind, and benevolent; Who is like nothing else, and nothing is like Him. Through the intellect we comprehend the wisdom, the power, and the mercy which pervade the universe; and we recognize the obligation to serve Him — as He is worthy of this because of His benevolence, both general and particular. Through the intellect we are confirmed in our faith in HaShem’s true Torah, given to Moshe His prophet, peace be upon him.
Dedicated to Gary and Cynthia Coon
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When Yaakov asks of Yosef “Who are these?” it is not because his eyes are dim or that he does not know Yosef’s sons intimately. It is because in his prophetic mind’s eye he see the boys’ greatness in the future redemption of Israel, which is taking place today. His words are not a question but an exclamation of sublime joy and approval.
Vayechi (Genesis 47:28-50:26)
Parashat Vayechi is read on Shabbat:
Tevet 12, 5773/December 29, 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:
The Secret of the Mayan Calendar: It’s the Jews’ Fault, Stupid
Between the Books of Genesis and Exodus: You Have Now Entered the Twilight Zone
This exceptionally passionate edition of Temple Talk is set against the backdrop of the transition between the books of Genesis, which we conclude this week, and Exodus. As the people of Israel slowly, almost imperceptibly pass from freedom to bondage in a twinkling, Rabbi Richman rages against the dying of the light. At the same time our hosts take a sobering look at growing antisemitism all around us and discover that while the complacency of the exile may lull Jews to sleep, there’s an urgent need to wake up right now. Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Richman explore the meaning of the “Chosen” people and ask outright: Chosen for what? If you are not ready for your life to be inexorably challenged and changed, you had best skip this week’s show.
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Biblical Faith – with Shmuel “Sam” Peak
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One should then contemplate and examine the uses of the members of the body and the various ways in which each one of them contributes to man’s welfare. The hands were created to give and take; the feet to walk; the eyes to see; the ears to hear; the nose to smell; the tongue to speak; the mouth to eat; the teeth to chew; the stomach to digest; the liver to purify the food; the tubes for removing superfluities; the bowels and bladder for temporary retention. The heart is the reservoir of natural heat and the well spring of life. The brain is the seat of the spiritual facilities and the source of sensation and the nerves. The womb preserves and develops the seed. And so it is with the rest of the members of the body; their hidden benefits are even greater than those which are known to us.
Dedicated to Darlene Youts
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