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Archive for ‍‍ Tevet / Shevat 5776 - January 2016

The encounter at Sinai between man and G-d, the giving and receiving of Torah, the welcoming of Israel into G-d’s world and the welcoming of G-d into our world, this is what G-d had in mind, this is what He intended and this is why He created the world all those many years ago. From this moment on Israel has a mission: To share G-d’s Torah and the knowledge of His Oneness with all the world.

Yitro (Exodus 18:1-20:23)
Parashat Yitro is read on Shabbat:
Shevat 20, 5776/January 30, 2016

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Temple Talk is a weekly internet radio webcast with Rabbi Chaim Richman and Yitzchak Reuven of the Temple Institute.

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Parashat Yitro: The Absolute Oneness of Everything

Notes from a Kingdom of Priests: From Creation to Mount Sinai, It’s All Been Leading Up to this Moment

YitroAs we read parashat Yitro this week and relive the Sinai Revelation and the giving of the Torah, Temple Talk’s hosts Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Chaim Richman reflect on the amazing personality of Yitro, Moshe’s father-in-law, who turned in his PhD in paganism and decided to follow the One G-d of Israel. The Torah portion opens with the need for a proper judicial system… which our hosts bemoan as something sorely lacking from our society today. The basis for justice is the recognition of the total Oneness of G-d… something that all of Israel learned and personally witnessed in this week’s Torah portion. Plus: The Baking of the Showbread in the Holy Temple comes alive this week in Jerusalem! Tune in for an inspiring and informative edition of Temple Talk.

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Post-parting of the Sea of Reeds depression nags the children of Israel, as they question whether G-d is still with them, just days after the greatest miracle in history leaves them giddy with prophecy. The cure, they learn, is not in the reliving of past heights, but in embracing the day, with all its bitter-sweet reality.

Beshalach (Exodus 13:17 – 17:16)
Parashat Beshalach is read on Shabbat:
Shevat 13, 5776/January 23, 2016

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Temple Talk is a weekly internet radio webcast with Rabbi Chaim Richman and Yitzchak Reuven of the Temple Institute.

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The Spiritual Battle Against Amalek

Israel Crossing the Sea of Reeds, and the State of Israel Today: The Courage to Believe in Ourselves

BeShalach
This week’s edition of Temple Talk is not for the faint-hearted, as Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Chaim Richman discuss the brutal murder of Daphne Meir and the nature of Palestinian terror… in the light of this week’s Torah reading of Parashat BeShalach, featuring the splitting of the sea and Israel’s song of praise as the nation crossed over on dry land. Our hosts compare the scene at the Sea of Reeds, as described by the sages of Israel in their inimitable poetic fashion, to the dilemmas of existential import that we are currently facing here in the State of Israel.

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The ability to renew ourselves is hard-wired into our being. It is the active ingredient of our “Tzelem Elokim” – the Divine image in which we are created. This same ability for self-renewal is built into the universe and is reflected in the renewal of the moon every lunar cycle. When G-d presented to Israel the tracking and determining of the new moon each month as Israel’s first commandment to perform as a new nation still in Egypt, He was hard-wiring the propensity for self-renewal into the DNA of the national character of Israel. Israel’s monthly celebration of renewal will be shared with all the nations in the rebuilt Holy Temple.

Bo (Exodus 10:1 – 13:16)
Parashat Bo is read on Shabbat:
Shevat 6, 5776/January 16, 2016

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Temple Talk is a weekly internet radio webcast with Rabbi Chaim Richman and Yitzchak Reuven of the Temple Institute.

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Trees of Gold in the Holy Temple

Building the Holy Temple the Authentic Jewish Way: From the Ground Up

Bo
This week, as Israel welcomes the new month of Shevat, we are reading the Torah portion of Bo, which brings the story of the plagues brought upon the ancient Egyptians – preparing the way for Israel’s exodus – to a dramatic conclusion. In this week’s rousing edition of Temple Talk, Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Chaim Richman discuss the twin themes of rebirth and the acquisition of Torah knowledge that characterize the month of Shevat, as well as the significance of the Passover offering for everyone… including Vegans! Our hosts also go off on a classic rant about the idea that the third Holy Temple will descend from Heaven. Plus: G-d made a mockery of Pharaoh, and He makes a mockery of today’s world leaders as well… tune in to this week’s Temple Talk for a tour de force, from Pharaoh to Hillary Clinton!

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“Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better!” Thus spoke Pharaoh to Moses. “I Can Do Anything Better Than You!” Thus spoke Pharaoh to the G-d of the Hebrews. Moses held the staff of HaShem. Pharaoh had necromancers and soothsayers, magicians, wizards and spell-for-hire sorcerers. But you don’t need sleight-of-hand when G-d’s will runs through your veins.

Va’era (Exodus 6:2 – 9:35)
Parashat Va’era is read on Shabbat:
Tevet 28, 5776/January 9, 2016

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