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Audio: The Blessing and the Curse: The Bottom Line is it's Up to Us!
9/8/2009 10:28:00 PM
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.Last week's Torah portion of Ki Tavo includes a section known as "the Admonition," including some chilling "curses" that will be visited upon the Children of Israel if they do not heed G-d's instructions. But our hosts discover that these "curses" are nothing but blessings in disguise, waiting to be realized in their full potential for goodness... and ironically, it is we ourselves who garb these G-dly blessings in a raiment of negativity.
As ever, Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Richman find that the bottom line is our level of personal responsibility. Last week's haftorah (prophetic reading) from the book of Isaiah takes this principle even further and demonstrates that ultimately, even the End of Days is up to us to bring about earlier than its preordained default time. Tune in for details!
Our hosts also share some exciting Temple Institute news and updates and offer a review of the Temple-related accomplishments and achievements for the outgoing year of 5769.
Beginning on Friday, September 18, Light to the Nations teachings will be broadcast on Jewish Life TV which airs on Direct TV on Channel 366 all over the US wherever Direct TV can be found. The time slot is 2 AM and 8 AM East Coast time. More scheduling information will soon be available on jewishlifetv.com, and, of course, on templeinstitute.org.
This week's video features from the Temple Institute:
Light to the Nations Video Teaching, with Rabbi Chaim Richman: The Repentance of Love, Part II: On Rosh HaShana we stand before G-d in awe, and our repentance is inspired by fear before the King and Judge. But the repentance of the month of Elul comes from a place of love, a desire to please G-d. Premiering Thursday, September 10th. Click here: http://universaltorah.com/programming/category/temple-institute-light-to-the-nations/
Bat Melech Video Teaching, with Rena Richman: The Wedding Ceremony: An in-depth explanation of the spiritual significance of the various elements of the Jewish wedding ceremony.
http://universaltorah.com/programming/2009/09/08/the-wedding-ceremony.htm
Weekly Torah Portion: Nitzavim-Vayelech, with Rabbi Chaim Richman
" ...and you will return to the Lord, your God... you and your children... " (Deut. 30:1) The positive commandment and the Divine promise of repentance and reconciliation between G-d and His children is THE message of the days preceding the awesome day of Rosh HaShana.
http://universaltorah.com/programming/category/temple-institute-light-to-the-nations/weekly-torah/
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Rabbi Chaim Richman is the international director of the Temple Institute in Jerusalem which is dedicated to rebuilding the Holy Temple (Beit HaMikdash). He is a member of the current effort to revive the Sanhedrin and the author of ten books including Mystery of the Red Heifer and A House of Prayer for All Nations. Yitzchak Reuven works at the Temple Institute in Jerusalem. He previously worked building Biblical harps and other musical instruments for use in the Holy Temple. He and Rabbi Chaim Richman have been friends since their Israeli army days. They host the Temple Talk podcast dealing with issues of the Temple Mount and the weekly Torah parsha every Tuesday from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Israel time (10am U.S. EST) on Israel National Radio.