Jerusalem Lights

Independence Day, An Event of Biblical Proportions

Parashat Kedoshim: The Call to be Holy – What Does It Mean to be ‘Holy?’

This week’s Jerusalem Lights podcast was recorded on Israel’s Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers, just hours before the commencement of Israel’s 72nd Independence Day. Our hosts share heartfelt sentiments, experiences and personal insight about what Israel means to us, for the Jewish people as well as for the whole world, and why it should be important to every person who loves the G-d of Israel. This week’s double Torah reading of the portions of Acharei Mot and Kedoshim resonate with a call to holiness… ‘you shall be holy, for I Hashem your G-d am holy’ (Lev. 19:2). But how can we be holy? Our hosts suggest that it’s by connecting with G-d in this world of ours, and by connecting with each other as a reflection of G-d. Jim Long and Rabbi Richman share a moving and powerful discussion about what it truly means to be holy, and bring it all back to what the State of Israel is really all about. Happy Independence Day, and may we merit the Ultimate Redemption of all mankind!

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Rabbi Chaim Richman

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The Divine, Prophetic Trajectory of the Month of Iyar, the Month of Healing

The Jerusalem Lights podcast welcomes the new month of Iyar, anniversary of the building of the First Temple, and wondrous month of healing. Perfect timing for Israel Independence Day and, we pray, progress towards the world’s healing from COVID-19. Rabbi Chaim Richman an co-host Jim Long share powerful and penetrating insights regarding the Torah’s empowerment and celebration of the sanctity and stature of Womanhood, as well as the elusive concept of the spiritual illness of tzarat, in this week’s double Torah reading of the portions of Tazria and Metzora. An inspiring and uplifting program not to miss!

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Rabbi Chaim Richman

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In this special Passover edition of the Jerusalem Lights podcast, Jim Long shares his knowledge on the subject of ancient Egypt, and offers some amazing insights from his acclaimed film documentary, Riddle of the Exodus, available for FREE viewing, for a limited time on Jerusalem Lights' YouTube: (https://youtu.be/Voc27fUtZSM)

Rabbi Richman and Jim discuss the spiritual lessons of Passover for all  people, especially during these difficult days. Wishing all our listeners a happy, healthy holiday!

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Rabbi Chaim Richman

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Temple Offerings and the Sanctity of Human Life

The Passover Challenge: Rise Up and Destroy the World’s Idolatry

Parashat Tzav ('Command') is a call to  recognize the sanctity of human life as Jews all over the  world are prepare for the holiday of Passover, the festival  of faith and healing. Faith and healing are exactly what our whole world  needs while the global battle against Corona accelerates and  unifies all people...though we be apart. Rabbi Chaim Richman and Jim  Long discuss the universal spiritual significance of Passover in the  time of Corona. In the depths of our isolation and quarantine, the  Festival of Freedom has even greater meaning than ever before! There will be no podcast next week, our next broadcast will be during  Passover week. 

Chag sameach, a happy and kosher Passover to all!

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Rabbi Chaim Richman

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The Book of Leviticus, the Divine Service, and the Temple Offerings: Heart of the Torah

With the arrival of the month of Nisan, time of Redemption, the people of Israel begin to read the third book of the Bible, Leviticus, called 'the heart of the Torah.' How do we understand the korbanot, the Temple offerings, which seem so difficult to relate to in our modern world? Rabbi Chaim Richman and Jim Long discuss the meaning and significance of the Temple offerings in the shadow of  a world paralyzed by the Corona virus, which is now keeping nearly three billion people the world over, in lock-down.

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Rabbi Chaim Richman

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Jerusalem Lights Podcast Episode #7 - March 18, 2020 The Corona Crises: Confronting Our Isolation, Reaching Out with Kindness  

The Book of Exodus concludes with the double Torah portions, Vayakhel and Pekudei.  Jim and Rabbi Richman are unplugged in this gripping broadcast, as they share penetrating and original Torah insights into an unfolding and unprecedented crises global crises.  

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Living in a World of Spiritual Imbalance: King Without a Crown

Recorded on Purim day, this week's episode of the Jerusalem Lights podcast looks at the universal life lessons of Purim. And is there a connection between the hidden presence of G-d in the Purim story, and this week's Torah portion of parashat Ki Tisa, which prominently features the Golden Calf? Parashat Ki Tisa also coincides with the special Shabbat of parashat Para, with its additional Torah reading from Numbers 19 -- the Red Heifer. What is the connection between the calf and the mysterious red heifer? Join Rabbi Chaim Richman and Jim Long for this exciting edition of the Jerusalem Lights podcast!

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Rabbi Chaim Richman and co-host Jim Long  unmask the mystical linkage between Parashat Tetzaveh and the celebration of Purim.

Parashat Terumah is the moment G-d has been waiting for…’And they shall make for Me a Sanctuary, and I will dwell among them’ (Ex. 25:8). It’s the secret of the Tabernacle/Holy Temple, G-d’s dream of being welcomed into this world. It is also destined and prophesized to become the ‘house of prayer for all nations’ (Isaiah 56:7)…and in that vision of the future world, the Torah, housed within the Ark of the Covenant, resonates from Jerusalem and broadcasts light from Jerusalem to all the world. It's Torah for Everyone. What does it mean for each and every human being? And what is the connection between this Torah reading and the month of Adar? Find out on the Jerusalem Lights podcast with Rabbi Chaim Richman and Jim Long

In this edition of the Jerusalem Lights Podcast, hosts Rabbi Chaim Richman and Jim Long examine the Jewish concept of a true religious experience, for both Jews and Gentiles, and explore the true meaning of freedom.  Does Torah observance play a role in addressing the existential angst of the universal human condition? Or is it all rote and ritual? Tune in to the Jerusalem Lights podcast for astounding Torah truths. It's Torah for Everyone!