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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:

Shavuot Special: Get Ready to Receive the Torah!

The Festival of Shavuot, the Giving of the Torah and the Holy Temple: A Celebration of the Land of Israel

Chodesh Tov! Happy new month of Sivan! This week’s edition of Temple Talk was recorded on the first day of Sivan, the month dedicated to the Festival of Shavuot, the anniversary of the giving of the Torah at the Sinai Revelation that will be observed this Sunday (and Monday if you live in the Diaspora). Like all of Israel, our hosts Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Richman are busy getting ready for Shavuot, and they share some profound thoughts and insights into the nature of the festival – and some dramatic truths about the Torah itself, the Holy Temple, and the Land of Israel. If you are looking to prepare spiritually for this important Festival, and if you are looking for inspiration in your Torah study and observance… this week’s amazing edition of Temple Talk is a must listen!

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Biblical Faith – with Shmuel “Sam” Peak

Duties of the Heart: Humility

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

This week features:

President Rivlin and Parashat Bamidbar

Hard-Hitting Straight Talk About Israel’s National ‘Symbols,’ and Israel’s National Purpose

This week in the Land of Israel, we begin to read the book of Numbers, which opens with the awesome iconography of Israel’s encampment in the desert around the tabernacle, each family, each tribe with its flag. In the light of the lessons of this week’s Torah portion and the upcoming celebration of Jerusalem Day – marking 49 years to the liberation of the holy city, this week’s hard-hitting edition of Temple Talk finds Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Richman asking a tough question – and demanding an answer: Is Israel To Be a Country For All its Citizens, or the Divinely-Appointed Land of Jewish Purpose and Destiny?

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The book of Leviticus concludes with a stark but promising choice: Either regard life as void of meaning, empty of purpose, vacant, meaningless and futile and discover that life regards you likewise, and suffer the torturous consequences, or “follow My [G-d’s] statutes and observe My commandments and perform them,” and see the purpose and holiness in life, and G-d will bless you with all good things.

Bechukotai (Leviticus 26:3 – 27:34)

Parashat Bechukotai is read on Shabbat:

Iyar 20 5776/May 28, 2016 (Israel)

Iyar 27 5776/June 4, 2016 (Diaspora)

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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:

Iyar and the Sanctification of Earthiness

The Blessings and Admonition of Parashat Bechukotai: The Reality Test of our Lives

This week has hosted three important dates in this special month of Iyar: The Biblically-mandated Second Passover (Iyar 14), the day upon which the Manna began to fall in the desert (15 Iyar), and Lag B’Omer, the 33rd day of the Counting of the Omer, anniversary of the passing of the famed sage Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai (18 Iyar). This week’s fascinating edition of Temple Talk finds our hosts connecting the dots between these unusual days, and expounding further upon the unique qualities of the month of Iyar. Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Chaim Richman delve deeply into the Torah’s message of sanctifying the physicality of our world and finding Hashem’s presence in everything.

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Language is G-d’s gift to man, enabling man to communicate both practical information and the loftiest of sentiments. But the misinterpretation of language can lead to a misunderstanding of Torah principles and the hijacking of language for the purpose of harming others is a problem so severe that G-d Himself sees to it that man is held accountable.

Tazria (Leviticus 12:1 – 13:59)

Parashat Tazria is read on Shabbat: Rosh Chodesh Nisan, 5776/April 9, 2016Temple Institute Links:

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

Welcoming G-d into our neighborhood and making this world a better place – this is the simple yet profound reason Israel has been commanded to build for G-d a Sanctuary on this earth. Israel is a nation whose destiny is to live and act in G-d consciousness, thereby uplifting man and perfecting G-d’s creation.

Pekudei (Exodus 38:21-40:38)

Parashat Pekudei is read on Shabbat: Adar II 2, 5776/March 12, 2016Temple Institute Links:

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The most compelling story ever told, the saga of Yosef and his brothers spans the generations. Its drama, its pathos and its tenderness not only speak to us, but it speaks about us. The story of estrangement and reunion, of coming clean and making amends is our story. “Behold how good and how pleasant it [...]