Temple Talk The winds of war vs. the kindness of AbrahamShining a light in dark times. When G-d finally finds a friendMaimonides Day on the Temple Mount: The changing reality of Jewish prayer. Winter is approaching: Is all the rain a blessing?Water, water everywhere: The blessing of rain vs. the retribution of the Great Flood. Back to the Garden of Eden: Challenges of choiceDeuteronomy to Genesis: The secret of the broken tablets. Forgiving others and forgiving ourselvesThe Story of Jonah: This Yom Kippur, Don’t Forget to Pray for the Whole World. Judgement of Rosh Hashanah: Joy mixed with trepidationThe shofar of Mount Sinai and the shofar of Rosh Hashanah: A divine cosmic wink. Torah shining forth from the midst of idolatryRabbi Chaim Richman, back from India, shares his adventures and unique Torah insights. Fighting for the beauty deep within ourselvesGiving ourselves a fair shake in Elul. Be your own gatekeeper, and wake up beautiful youRosh Hashanah is around the corner and now is the time to prepare to stand before the Creator and declare Him King of all creation. Israel needs full sovereignty over the place of the Holy TempleArab intrigues on the Temple Mount and the opportunities they Present. Israel boycotts the anti-Semites and is demonizedThe divine promise of the Land of Israel vs. the hatred and lies of Tlaib and Omar. Making history on the Temple MountA first-hand account of the historic ascent of 1729 Jews to the Temple Mount on the fast day of Tisha B'Av What’s really missing from the world?The destruction of the Holy Temple: What’s really missing from the world? Where can you find cities of refuge from accidental murder?The Holy Temple: World headquarters of heightened sensitivity.Is the grass greener on the other side of the Jordan?The Three Weeks of Mourning for the Holy Temple: From fasting to rebuilding. Transformation into a Nation of IndividualsTrue love of the Land of Israel and a new generation of leadership. The evil-eyed Prophet Bilaam, founder of the BDS movementParashat Bilaam and the Jewish connection to the Land of Israel. The ordinance of the red heifer - Our ticket to the Holy TempleTwo strikes (on the rock) and you're out: Watching the Nation of Israel grow up. How does peace accompany Israel throughout the generations?The lost generation of the desert: Disgruntled, discouraged and defiant. Fake news: From the days of the spies until the days of TrumpThe spies who came in from the Promised Land: One evil report and forty years in the wilderness. Divine signs in our life journeysLife lessons from the inscrutable generation of the desert. ‘Love of Israel’ means telling the truth: It’s time to come homeFrom Jerusalem Day to Shavuot: The flags of unity. Lag Ba’omer vs. Eurovision: The blessings and the cursesThe rise of anti-Semitism and the curse of Exile. The days of Counting the Omer: An inner spiritual workshopReadings in Leviticus: Revealing G-dliness in this world. The State of Israel: The memory that leads to rebirthWhat the State of Israel means for the Jewish people and all humanity. Anti-Semitism vs. the Omer: The meaning of Jewish existenceThe life-changing potential inherent in time. The Passover offering & world opinion: Just do itThe ‘speaking mouth’ of Passover: Letting the world know that G-d is one. The spiritual significance of Israeli electionsIs it a coincidence that Israel goes to the polls this week, or are Israeli elections an integral part of the process of redemption? Israeli elections and the coming of MoshiachAncient Temple discoveries, Red Heifers, and the Golan Heights. The eighth day: A celebration of the Divine PresenceServing G-d with joy, according to His rules. Terror in Israel and lessons from the Purim storyThe Holy Temple: World headquarters for truth, justice and the refinement of the human spirit. Amalek and modern day Jew hatred: A wake-up callThoughts about contemporary anti-Semitism - the current incarnation of Amalek - and the challenge facing American Jewry in particular. Building the Temple: You’ve got to have a heartUnderstanding the Tabernacle: The finishing touch of Creation. When the US Congressmen visit the Temple MountThe Golden Calf, Revisionist history and other illusions: Reshaping reality to suit one’s needs. In Memory of Ori Ansbacher: The Battle of Light vs. DarknessAccessing the secret power of unspoken prayer.Build the Holy Temple: The central theme of Jewish lifeWhy are there two months of Adar this year? Understanding the Jewish leap year. The Mount Sinai experience vs. Fake NewsInalienable Jewish rights to the Land of Israel: Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Understanding the Sinai revelation: Pinnacle of human experienceGifting the Torah to a G-d-centered world. Tests of faith in a G-d-centered worldSplitting of the sea: Seeing the reality of G-d in this world.The secret of freedom from enslavement to timeWelcoming the month of Shevat, time of renewal and rebirth. What is the meaning of true faith? Standing nature on its headThe Ten Plagues & the reason for Creation: It’s all about man. Can extinction be a tragedy? The pros and cons of manConsidering a world without gender, family, nation, borders...or man. The courageous children of Joseph reclaiming the Land of IsraelTo pray means to ask for the one thing you are afraid could never come true. Ofra drive-by shooting victims: Praying for a precious familyThe spiritual and the political ramifications of the horrific terrorist attack that took place this week outside the community of Ofra. Hanukkah and modern-day decrees against IsraelThe Joseph-Hanukkah connection: Seeing Hashem’s hand in everything, Renewing the Miraculous in Our LivesNoah’s Dove, Jacob and the Secret of the Chanukah Oil. Stairway to Heaven vs. Dust in the Wind: Who are Yaakov & Esav?Kislev and the Clash of Cultures: Seeing is Believing, or Believing is Seeing? Spiritualism vs materialism: Who's on top?The Book of Genesis: Recreating creation, one family at a time. What does ‘the forefathers are the chariot’ mean?Understanding the amazing hospitality of our patriarch Abraham. Spiritual iconoclast and father of the Jewish peopleOur father Abraham, the first of the true believers. Evidence of ancient Jewish Jerusalem vs. ‘Palestinian’ liesThe chillingly familiar story of the descent of humanity. A visit to Joseph’s Tomb in ShechemParashat B’reishith and the recreation of the world: G-d gave the Land of Israel to the Jewish People. Why is Sukkot the most joyous time of the year?The Ushpizin: Welcoming the seven holy shepherds into the Sukkah. Yom Kippur, sin, and repentance: The plea of temporary insanitySpiritual goals of the High Holy Days. Blood moons & the end of the worldThe universal Rosh Hashanah: Praying for all humanity, and a Jewish approach to the apocalypse. Rosh Hashanah: Universal call to celebrate the renewal of lifeParashat Nitzavim and G-d’s advice for Rosh Hashanah: ‘Choose life!’ Temple Mount: The place where the curse turns into a blessingIs G-d Threatening Us? When curses are intended for good |
