Temple Talk 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 The true location of the Temple Mount revealedThe Divine call to be a holy people in the Divinely-appointed Land. Israel’s self-destructive Left: Useful idiots of our enemiesA Program for the Nation of Israel in Her Land Get with the program: Building the Holy TempleWelcoming the month of Elul, unique time of spiritual growth in ‘the place that He will choose’. The Nation-State Law and the Jewish problemThe inexorable bond between the Land of Israel and the commandments. Tisha B’Av on the Temple Mount: Moshe Rabbeinu would be proudLet it be, and live each moment for Hashem. This is the time: Returning to the Temple MountThe challenge of our generation: Sitting and mourning vs. rising up to rebuild. How will you be observing this Tisha B’Av? Crimes against humanity, or the crime of being a human being?The enigma of the State of Israel, vilified as a 'criminal', yet the champion of humanity all over the world. Zealous mystery man of courage and loveThree weeks of mourning for the Holy Temple: Time for a realignment of our thinking.Palestinian propaganda and the big lieThe amazing lesson of Balak and Bilaam: "We’re not anti-Semites, just anti-Zionists." How to safeguard our homes from terror?Are the Temple Mount police finally stepping up to the plate - only to be stymied by the prime minister? Netiv Ha'avot demolition and the struggle for the Land of IsraelThe meaning of authentic Jewish leadership. Inexplicable Jewish antipathy towards IsraelParashat Shelach and the modern day spies among us: Stopping the cycle of negativity. The truth will set you free: ‘There is none but Hashem’Clouds of glory, pillar of fire and the Iron Dome: Divine messages in our lives. Israel takes off the gloves with IranPromises made and promises kept: Mt. Sinai, Shavuot, and the US Embassy in Jerusalem.Jerusalem: The soul of our landAfter 51 years of a united Jerusalem, it's time for true Israeli sovereignty over the Temple Mount. Israel, Iran & the winds of warThe deadly danger of hubris, Lag B'Omer & the mysterious fate of Rabbi Akiva's students. Human initiative and divine second chancesHow to achieve a daily victories over self-doubt and Amalek. Celebrating modern miracles of biblical proportionsThe State of Israel brings the promise of redemption to all of humanity.The Temple Mount revolution is underwayIsrael responds to Iranian aggression in Syria and violent attempted incursions from Gaza.Pesach offering: Why not ‘This Year in Jerusalem?’The eternal challenge of Passover calls out in every generation: Set the captives free! Behind 'the Passover Recipe you don't want to miss'The Passover offering in Jerusalem: The ultimate answer to every lie in the world. Don’t get hung up on yesterdayThe message of Passover: Believe in yourself and don't look back. The refinement of the human spiritThe challenge of the book of Leviticus: Israel’s divine mission. The Tabernacle, AIPAC, and Jewish destinyG-d’s breathtaking message to Israel: Let’s stay together forever. Purim & the Holy Temple: To build or not to build?The true secret of Purim joy: The hidden presence of G-d. An existential threat? Reflections on the great Iranian dreamParshat Zachor, Amalek, and the great Iranian dream. Iran tests Israel, just in time for PurimThe irrevocable bond that connects Mount Sinai, the Tabernacle, and the Oral Torah. Real news vs. fake newsJohn Kerry and the Jewish problem that just won't go away. Mike Pence, what about the Temple Mount?What about the Jews who didn’t want to leave Egypt? A chilling modern parallel. How should Israel avoid political enslavement?What is the connection between the plagues of Egypt and the conduct of the Palestinian Authority? United States Opposed to Jews Visiting the Temple Mount?This week's 'Temple Talk' compares ancient Egypt to modern purveyors of falsehood, from the PA to the US State Dept, to Haaretz newspaper. Protests in Iran, Fake News, & the Book of ExodusArchaeological evidence for Jewish Jerusalem vs. the Myth of Palestinian history The UN, Sir Benjamin Disraeli & the Jewish problemStanding up for Jerusalem: Plain talk about truth vs. hypocrisy. The world unites in the siege against JerusalemJoseph and Benjamin unite: Tears for the Holy Temple. Hanukkah and the war of the homeThe battle for Jerusalem continues: What will your miracle be? How is moving the embassy to Jerusalem connected to Hanukkah?Hanukkah and the false god of the two-state solution. Our Father Abraham: The first of the true believersThe first step in being a Jew is the secret of G-d’s very first statement to Abraham: ‘Go to the Land of Israel!’ 'I just met you in the world to come'Out of the Sukkah and into the house: Reflections of cycles of creation, destruction, and rebirth. Escaping into the divine embraceUshpizin (guests) in the Sukkah and the divine attributes. Tell me, is my name in your book?The eternal cleansing power of Yom Kippur & teshuva (repentance). How am I doing, Hashem, how's my driving?Rosh Hashana: Writing ourselves into the Book of Life, and 10 reasons for hearing the shofar, the sound of The soul of manThe fountain and the heart of the worldPreparing for the anniversary of the creation of man Spiritual progress reportA lesson on the secret of life: Putting Hashem back in our lives. Muddled confusion on the Temple MountSecrets of Elul: Come as you are Perspectives on Elul: The King is in the fieldWelcoming the month of Elul, the love story of my Beloved and I. Blessings and curses - and choosing between themThe many levels of seeing – and being seen |
