News for Temple Talk The secret history of the ageless SerachThe month of Av: Calamity followed by comfort. The Three Weeks: From mourning to buildingPinchas: The right man in the right place at the right time who did the right thing. A desperate tyrant, terrified of peace loving IsraelIsrael's secret weapon: The love of family. A Poignant Reminder of the Passing of GenerationsIsrael's new bizarro government's Day One and the Flag Parade in Jerusalem. Between life and death, this man saved a nationThe rebellion of Korach, then and now: The story of a man who wanted it all, and more. National meltdown, just when everything seemed so perfectSending the spies: What went wrong? Israel in the throes of redemptionThe best of times and the worst of times in the Wilderness. Missiles & lies in the service of terrorThe war against the G-d of Israel: Torah's timely message for our deadly times. The barbaric trashing of Jerusalem DayThe adventure and misadventures of Israel in the wilderness. Tragedy at Meron and why no one is taking responsibiltyThe answer to all our questions is taking responsibility for all the G-d has entrusted us with. Foul wind from D.C. blowing over Middle EastThe world's need for recognition, respect & compassion. The commandment to be holy - to be who we are meant to beRepentance, Atonement & Forgiveness - the Three Pillars of Creation Israel Independence Day: Let the blessed redemption beginRitual purity and impurity: A life and death situation. From song to silence: The rollercoaster of human existenceThe high price of human error. The true freedom of the Jewish peopleThe Passover offering in the days of the Holy Temple. Man & Beast: Time, space & transcendenceTrying to wrap our brains around the breadth and beauty of the Temple offerings. All together now: Build for me a sanctuary!Making a house for G-d with wisdom, with insight, and with knowledge. The Red Heifer, Purity & PassoverTablets engraved by the finger of G-d and a man-made disaster called the Golden Calf. Putting our faith to the test on PurimDo the clothes make the man or does the man make the clothes? Why does G-d need man to make for Him a home in the world?The great privilege and responsibility of making a place for G-d in our lives. Civil law: This is how the basis for the Israeli nation was builtWhy civil law is the first thing G-d teaches Moshe at Sinai. G-d proposes a long-term relationship with IsraelThe unifying joy of Yitro at the oneness of G-d.When Israel takes its first baby steps as a nationAn important lesson in how to understand making a livelihood and trusting in Hashem. The keys for Israel's futureThe self-inflicted folly of Pharaoh, the king of ancient Egypt, and the connection to our reality. True leader - the right man for the jobA leading leader never looks back and never gives up. This is how Moshe Rabbeinu behaved. The midwives who gave birth to a nationFrom the Nile to the burning bush and back again: Loving brothers of one another. The European Union is killing Jewish life in EuropeEurope's ancient hatred of the Jews takes a new twist as the EU bans kosher slaughter. Taking the oath of being our brother's keeperWhat does mutual responsibility for one another's well being mean today in Israel? Take in the great light of Hanukkah & share it with the worldZot Hanukkah - Lighting up the night. Fighting for truth and against a global mono-society"It is my brothers that I seek": Creating brotherly love where there was none. Preparing for war, reconciliation and praying to G-dWrestling with an angel: Yaakov all alone and the hidden lights of Hanukkah. Deep in love and searching for unique qualitiesFrom birthrights to blessings: Who wants them and who deserves them? The Middle East legacy of President TrumpPlus the holiday of Sigd - a sign that the Temple will soon be rebuilt? America chose a President? in G-d we trustA friendship built on unfaltering trust, relentless faith & pure love. An exciting time to be on the Temple MountThe game changer in G-d's world. Are we our brother's keepers? A question for the agesNoach, righteous & pure, built an ark and built an altar. The reason for creation that science will never knowMan is G-d's chosen partner to share the blessing of creation. No time to sleep on the busiest holiday of the yearConcluding and starting all over again on Simchat Torah. Our slate wiped clean and way beyond timeTransitioning from Yom Kippur to the joy of Sukkot, despite the coronavirus.A new dawn awaits us on the Temple MountCountdown to the birth of man & the opportunity for renewal.Rosh Hashanah is the annual spiritual rebootThe primordial of the Shofar: Standing upright before G-d, our King & creator. Facing life's challenges with gratitude and joyThe Holy Temple, Rosh Hashanah, and the chance to replant ourselves in the Garden of Eden. Conquering our inner foes and freeing our spiritsFighting Amalek to the end of days. Justice & Jewish rights on the Temple MountIsrael shakes hands with the United Arab Emirates. God looks at us as His childrenSeeing eye-to-eye with G-d in His chosen place: We are the children of HaShem. What a great day for rebuilding the Holy TempleEvery commandment, just like every soul, is important to HaShem. Tisha B'Av: Is our heart into mourning, or is our heart into building?Truth, love and peace are the gifts of the Holy Temple for all mankind. Time to focus on & build the Holy TempleThe message of the month of Av: Our potential for good.Focusing on the Holy Temple and getting ready to rebuildThe peril of lingering outside the Land of Israel Societal meltdown and the need for a shake up callFinding the right man, in the right place at the right time. Modesty & respect are a nation's true first line of defenseHeathen prophet, gun for hire, and the origin of the anti-Israel crowd.Exploring the mystery of the Red HeiferWhat can we learn from the Red Heifer about life and death, and our place in God's world? How evil talk corrodes one's own beingSwinging wildly from a lack of nerve to a whole lotta nerve. When the deadly pandemic hit the people of IsraelFrom grapes to grasshoppers: What the 12 Spies saw.As Jews again ascend to Temple Mount, America descends into chaosIsrael begins its journey to the Promised Land: What became of Jethro, Moshe's father-in-law, and who are his children today? Jerusalem of Gold and the unmitigated nerve of Israel's JudgesWhat did the olim on Operation Solomon know that our judges ignore? Longing to return to the Temple Mount53 years since the liberation and reunification of Jerusalem. |
