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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:Welcoming 5777, The Year of StrengthBob Dylan and Rabbi Richman: How Many Ears Must One Man Have Before He Can Hear People Cry?After the holiday hiatus, this week’s Temple Talk, the first of the new year 5777, welcomes in the Year of Strength with great joy. May it bring blessings to all! Our hosts discuss the remarkable record-breaking numbers of Jews who have visited the Temple Mount over the holidays, and the show becomes intensely personal as Rabbi Richman relates his own Temple Mount experience and updates listeners regarding his recent health challenge. Our hosts also discuss the unique nature of restarting the cycle of Torah study with parashat B’reishith, and the potential of each and every one of us, like all of creation, to be totally renewed. Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Richman also discuss the flame of the ever-turning sword that guards the path to the Tree of Life, and celebrate this year’s Nobel Prize Laureate for Literature, Bob Dylan.Temple Institute Links: Program Link – Website – Support – Newsletter – Contact Us

Temple Talk is a weekly internet radio webcast with Rabbi Chaim Richman and Yitzchak Reuven of the Temple Institute.This week features:Nitzavim: Standing Upright to Receive a New LightThe Parashat Nitzavim-Rosh HaShana Nexus: Choosing to Choose LifeJoin Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Chaim Richman for this week’s special pre-Rosh Hashana edition of Temple Talk. Our hosts discuss the beautiful intersect of this week’s Torah portion, parashat Nitzavim, with the themes of the upcoming Rosh HaShana holiday. It’s all about accountability, choosing life and aspiring to be the best that we can be. Temple Talk wishes the whole world a healthy, beautiful and Sweet New Year! Next week there will be no Temple Talk broadcast due to the holiday schedule.Support the Temple Institute’s new Nezer HaKodesh Institute for Training Levitical Priests for the Holy Temple: Click here!Temple Institute Links: Program Link – Website – Support – Newsletter – Contact Us

Temple Talk is a weekly internet radio webcast with Rabbi Chaim Richman and Yitzchak Reuven of the Temple Institute.This week features:Parashat Ki Tavo: Tell it to the WorldParashat Ki Tavo and Current Events: Our Connection to the Land of Israel and Israel’s Message to the WorldMidway through the holy and transformative month of Elul, Israel has experienced a renewed wave of terror attacks – and terror attacks have taken place in the United States. Coincidence? This week’s edition of Temple Talk features a review of current events through the prism of the amazing Torah portion of Ki Tavo. Why were the Children of Israel commanded to ‘post’ the entire Torah on huge stones, in seventy languages, immediately upon entering the Land of Israel? The answers to all of John Kerry and Ban Ki Moon’s questions are found in this week’s Temple Talk! Please tell them not to miss this show!Support the Temple Institute’s new Nezer HaKodesh Institute for Training Levitical Priests for the Holy Temple: Click here!Temple Institute Links: Program Link – Website – Support – Newsletter – Contact Us

Temple Talk is a weekly internet radio webcast with Rabbi Chaim Richman and Yitzchak Reuven of the Temple Institute.This week features:Parashat Ki Tetzei: The Challenge to See HolinessParashat Ki Tetzei, Going to Battle, and the Month of Elul: We Have Met the Enemy, and He is UsThe world we are born into is a battle field and it is up to us to identify our true enemies and eliminate them while all the while seeing the sparks of holiness wherever they have been imprisoned and redeem and reattach them to their holy source. In this week’s edition of Temple Talk Rabbi Chaim Richman and Yitzchak Reuven discuss the great opportunities for teshuva that await us in the month of Elul if we are indeed willing to work hard to attain it.Support the Temple Institute’s new Nezer HaKodesh Institute for Training Levitical Priests for the Holy Temple: Click here!Temple Institute Links: Program Link – Website – Support – Newsletter – Contact Us

Temple Talk is a weekly internet radio webcast with Rabbi Chaim Richman and Yitzchak Reuven of the Temple Institute.This week features:Understanding the Noise-Reduction Shofar of ElulThe Challenge of the Month of Elul: Recalibrating Our Humanity and Meeting the King in the FieldAs we begin the month of Elul, the Torah portion of parashat Shoftim is chock full of themes that are connected to this unique time of recalibration, reinforcement and preparation. This week’s edition of Temple Talk kicks off this spiritually-charged month with our hosts inimitable insights into the challenges and messages of this special time of year, and advice on how we can get the maximum benefit from the ‘spiritual workship’ of the month of Elul to help prepare us for the rest of our lives, which begins today.Support the Temple Institute’s new Nezer HaKodesh Institute for Training Levitical Priests for the Holy Temple: Click here!Temple Institute Links: Program Link – Website – Support – Newsletter – Contact Us

Temple Talk is a weekly internet radio webcast with Rabbi Chaim Richman and Yitzchak Reuven of the Temple Institute.This week features:Parshat Re’eh & Free Choice: Believing is Seeing“You are Children of Hashem your G-d”… So Start Acting Like It!This week’s Torah portion of parashat Re’eh, literally ‘see,’ begins with Moshe’s unique exhortation to the Children of Israel to ‘see the blessing and the curse.’ What kind of vision does this ‘seeing’ require? This week’s episode of Temple Talk features Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Chaim Richman offering a unique analysis and some amazing ideas, in preparation for the upcoming month of Elul which begins this Sunday. Spoiler: If you love tasty Israeli-made halva sesame treat, this classic edition of Temple Talk is especially for you!Support the Temple Institute’s new Nezer HaKodesh Institute for Training Levitical Priests for the Holy Temple: Click here!Temple Institute Links: Program Link – Website – Support – Newsletter – Contact Us

Temple Talk is a weekly internet radio webcast with Rabbi Chaim Richman and Yitzchak Reuven of the Temple Institute.This week features:Parshat Eikev: Program for Survival – and Success G-d’s Eyes are Upon the Land of Israel All Year RoundThis week’s Torah portion of parashat Eikev emphasizes the role of keeping the commandments as the key to Israel’s survival. But G-d’s plan for Israel is not just about survival; it’s about flourishing and prospering and bringing light and hope into the world. Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Chaim Richman explore this week’s fascinating Torah portion together and bring it all back home to the Land of Israel in this week’s episode of Temple Talk.Support the Temple Institute’s new Nezer HaKodesh Institute for Training Levitical Priests for the Holy Temple: Click here!Temple Institute Links: Program Link – Website – Support – Newsletter – Contact Us

Temple Talk is a weekly internet radio webcast with Rabbi Chaim Richman and Yitzchak Reuven of the Temple Institute.This week features:Whole New World: Why We Mourn for the Holy TempleNews Flash Just In From the Prophet Haggai: “…Because of My Temple which is ruined, while you run, each to his own house.”As we enter the final countdown towards Israel’s day of national mourning for the destruction of the Holy Temple, Tisha B’Av, this week’s Temple Talk finds our hosts in their natural element, exploring the meaning of the Holy Temple for the whole world, in a whole new way, as seen through the eyes of the prophets of Israel. Why should we mourn for the loss of the Temple if we don’t feel we are missing anything? This reflective, profoundly sensitive broadcast is the perfect preparation for Tisha B’Av… and every other day of the year, for anyone who cares about living life to the fullest and connecting to the purpose of creation. May we merit to rebuild the Holy Temple together!Support the Temple Institute’s new Nezer HaKodesh Institute for training Levitical Priests for the Holy Temple: Click here!Temple Institute Links: Program Link – Website – Support – Newsletter – Contact Us

Temple Talk is a weekly internet radio webcast with Rabbi Chaim Richman and Yitzchak Reuven of the Temple Institute.This week features:Tisha B’Av on the Temple Mount: All-Time RecordTu B’Av, The Ultimate Love Story: It’s Getting Better All the Time This week we will mark the ‘unsung’ holiday of Tu B’Av, an ancient holiday representing an unparalleled revelation of love and devotion. The passage within a few days from Tisha B’Av to Tu B’Av is an amazing expression of the indefatigable spirit of the people of Israel, and their eternal, unbreakable bond of love with the Holy One, blessed be He. This week’s unforgettable edition of Temple Talk explores the nature of this oft-misunderstood day in a new light. Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Richman also discuss some beautiful aspects of this week’s Torah portion of Va’etchanan, and talk candidly and personally about what’s been happening on the Temple Mount.Support the Temple Institute’s new Nezer HaKodesh Institute for Training Levitical Priests for the Holy Temple: Click here!Temple Institute Links: Program Link – Website – Support – Newsletter – Contact Us

Temple Talk is a weekly internet radio webcast with Rabbi Chaim Richman and Yitzchak Reuven of the Temple Institute.This week features:The Three Weeks: Readying to Rise Up and RebuildTake a Look Out Your Window: The World Needs the Holy Temple Now More Than Ever!With the observance of the Fast of Tammuz 17 which was marked this past Sunday, the nation of Israel has now entered ‘between the straits,’ into the annual three-week mourning period for the destruction of the Holy Temple. But what is the true goal of the mourning experience? This week’s thought-provoking edition of Temple Talk focuses on attitudes and misconceptions about this cycle of mourning, as Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Richman urge us to ‘escape from the hamster wheel’ and turn this tragic period into triumph — through resolve and action. If you are wondering what is preventing Israel from rebuilding the Holy Temple, don’t miss this week’s Temple Talk!Support the Temple Institute’s new Nezer HaKodesh Institute for training Levitical Priests for the Holy Temple: Click here!Temple Institute Links: Program Link – Website – Support – Newsletter – Contact Us

Temple Talk is a weekly internet radio webcast with Rabbi Chaim Richman and Yitzchak Reuven of the Temple Institute.This week features:A Comfy Cushion for Tisha B’Av Mourning?The Temple Institute Establishes the World’s First School for Training Kohanim for the Service of the Holy TempleThis week those in the Diaspora catch up with their brethren in the Land of Israel, with the Torah readings of Matot and Masei… and, this Friday we shall all welcome the new month of Menachem Av, the Consoling Father. As the month of Av enters, our traditional customs of mourning are ratcheted up, and the process of introspection and mourning for the loss of the Holy Temple intensifies as the Ninth of Av draws closer. This week’s Temple Talk takes a hard look at what has become the yearly cycle of mourning for the Temple, and asks: Has it evolved into a yearly cycle of avoidance? Why has the rebuilding of the Holy Temple become mythologized? If we believe the Holy Temple has to become real, then we need to prepared for its resumption in every way…. that’s why the Temple Institute has established Nezer HaKodesh, the world’s first school for training kohanim (Levitical priests) for their service in the Holy Temple.Support the Temple Institute’s new Nezer HaKodesh Institute for training Levitical Priests for the Holy Temple: Click here!Temple Institute Links: Program Link – Website – Support – Newsletter – Contact Us

Temple Talk is a weekly internet radio webcast with Rabbi Chaim Richman and Yitzchak Reuven of the Temple Institute.This week features:Tammuz 17: The Meaning of the Cycle of MourningPolitical Correctness Gone Mad: Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil… But There is Evil All Around UsThis week’s edition of Temple Talk grapples head on with the universal malady of denying evil and the politically correct establishment’s refusal to recognize and identify the dangers threatening society. Pinchas, the most politically incorrect kohen who ever lived, was rewarded with an eternal priesthood and a covenant of peace… all because he stood up for the truth. Is it wrong to point that out? Are we in trouble here? Do we have to apologize for Torah? Are its eternal truths to be put on trial? All this, plus our hosts inimitable insights into the upcoming cycle of mourning for the Holy Temple, in this week’s episode of Temple Talk.Temple Institute Links: Program Link – Website – Support – Newsletter – Contact Us

Temple Talk is a weekly internet radio webcast with Rabbi Chaim Richman and Yitzchak Reuven of the Temple Institute.This week features:From Bilam to UNESCO: The Fine Art of Cursing JewsHallel Yaffa Ariel of Blessed Memory Unites All of Israel Around the Temple MountJust back from a speaking tour in the USA, Rabbi Richman reunites with Yitzchak Reuven in Jerusalem for this week’s exciting edition of Temple Talk. Our hosts reflect on the heathen prophet Bilaam’s desire to curse the people of Israel as described in this week’s Torah portion of Balak, and connect this to UNESCO’s most recent machinations to officially proclaim the Temple Mount as having no connection to Jewish history. Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Richman also report on the continuing Temple Mount awareness revolution, which is growing stronger and effecting all aspects of Israeli society, as witnessed this week as a thousand Jews from all over the Land of Israel heeded the call of bereaved parents Rina and Amichai Ariel, and streamed to the Temple Mount to honor the memory of their holy daughter Hallel Yaffa, murdered in her own bed by an Arab terroristTemple Institute Links: Program Link – Website – Support – Newsletter – Contact Us

Temple Talk is a weekly internet radio webcast with Rabbi Chaim Richman and Yitzchak Reuven of the Temple Institute.This week features:Triumph Over Tragedy: Building the Holy Temple and Safeguarding Our Homes From TerrorAre the Temple Mount Police Finally Stepping up to the Plate Only to be Stymied by The Prime Minister?Despite being told that he wouldn’t be entering into the promised land Moshe does not hesitate to station his people as close to the border as soon as possible. Should not our leaders today follow his lead regarding the Temple Mount and the need to prepare for the building of the Holy Temple? In his last solo performance, Yitzchak Reuven discusses the red heifer, Moshe’s key to comprehending the red heifer, the Temple Mount and Prime Minister Netanyahu’s failure to comprehend the centrality of the Temple Mount to peace and security throughout the land of Israel. Next week: The return of Rabbi Richman to Temple Talk!Temple Institute Links: Program Link – Website – Support – Newsletter – Contact Us

Temple Talk is a weekly internet radio webcast with Rabbi Chaim Richman and Yitzchak Reuven of the Temple Institute.This week features:Korach, the Demagogue of Anarchy and Would-Be Usurper of the PriesthoodYitro the Pathfinder and the Wayward Hearts of the Spies who Went to Look for the Promised LandThis week Yitzchak Reuven is alone at the mike as Rabbi Richman finishes up his speaking tour in Texas, and Yitzchak shares his thoughts about the spies who lost their nerve, about Korach, whose sharp mind, smooth tongue and unbridled ambition lands him and his privileged followers deep in the bowels of the earth till the end of time. The Book of Numbers chronicles the ups and many downs of forty years in the desert with the children of Israel, but were the children of Israel such screw-ups or were they simply human, like the rest of us?Temple Institute Links: Program Link – Website – Support – Newsletter – Contact Us

The generation of the desert paid a high price for their lack of belief in themselves, but received the sweetest and most profound affirmation of G-d’s belief in them: the promise that their children will indeed enter the land, build the Holy Temple, and share time and space in the promised land and at the chosen place with the one true eternal G-d of Israel.The teaching was originally recorded in 2015.Shelach (Numbers 13:1-15:41)Parashat Shelach is read on Shabbat:Sivan 19, 5776/June 25, 2016 (Israel)Sivan 26, 5776/July 2, 2016 (Diaspora)Temple Institute Links: Program Link – Website – Support – Newsletter – Contact Us

Beha’alotcha and the art of complaining: The professional complainers in the desert turned complaining from a spontaneous response to discomfort into a premeditated attempt to change fate and flee from destiny, grumbling about everything from “my feet hurt” to “I don’t wanna eat my manna!”Beha’alotcha (Numbers 8:1-12:16)Parashat Beha’alotcha is read on Shabbat:Sivan 12, 5776/June 18, 2016 (Israel)Sivan 19, 5776/June 25, 2016 (Diaspora)Temple Institute Links: Program Link – Website – Support – Newsletter – Contact Us

From the Levitical responsibilities in the Tabernacle, to the ‘wayward’ woman and the Nazir, to the priestly blessing first uttered by Aharon, to the identical gifts to G-d brought to the altar by the heads of all twelve tribes, parashat Naso is all about G-d’s embracing His people and all the challenges that face them day after day.Naso (Numbers 4:21 – 7:89)Parashat Naso is read on Shabbat:Sivan 5, 5776/June 11, 2016 (Israel)Sivan 12, 5776/June 18, 2016 (Diaspora)Temple Institute Links: Program Link – Website – Support – Newsletter – Contact Us

Temple Talk is a weekly internet radio webcast with Rabbi Chaim Richman and Yitzchak Reuven of the Temple Institute.This week features:Mysteries of Parashat Beha’alotchaThe Book of Numbers, the Orlando Massacre and Post-Shavuot Thoughts: What Does it Really Mean to Receive the Torah?After seven weeks of anticipation, this week all of Israel celebrated the Festival of Shavuot, time of receiving the Torah anew. The Shavuot experience is exhilarating and inspiring. But how do we know that we have truly received the Torah and re-committed ourselves to the Sinai Covenant, on a deep, soul level? This week’s edition of Temple Talk finds Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Richman exploring this question as they reflect on the themes of the Book of Numbers, the scourge of Islamic terror, and the huge strides being made in our generation towards the rebuilding of the Holy Temple.Temple Institute Links: Program Link – Website – Support – Newsletter – Contact Us

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 IsraelChodesh 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!Temple Institute Links: Program Link – Website – Support – Newsletter – Contact Us