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PODCAST

Jerusalem Lights

Rabbi Chaim Richman and Jim Long

Hosts Rabbi Chaim Richman and Jim Long discuss the beauty and universality of the eternal Torah and its accessibility and vital connection to every individual: Torah For Everyone

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00:53:36

The Power of Yom Kippur: Forgiveness for Jew and...

Jerusalem Lights ·

2020/09/23

Change Your Spiritual DNA/ How Does Torah Define Sin, and What Makes Repentance Real? In this week’s Torah portion of Ha’azinu, Moshe calls upon heaven and earth to bear witness, as he delivers his prophetic song of rebuke, consolation, and ultimate redemption. This Shabbat is known as the ‘Sabbath of Repentance,’ and Yom Kippur, the awesome Day of Atonement will be observed this coming Sunday night – Monday, September 27-28. May non-Jews also participate in Yom Kippur observance? Absolutely yes

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00:53:18

The Positive Energy of Ushering in a Good, Sweet New...

Jerusalem Lights ·

2020/09/16

Preparing for Rosh HaShana: Rejoice with Trembling: Making Hashem King on Rosh HaShana: Not Just Lip Service The year 5780 is about to depart, and we prepare to welcome the New Year of 5781, may it bring every blessing! Rosh HaShana is the birthday of man and a special holiday with universal relevance and meaning for all humanity. In this week’s special edition of the Jerusalem Lights podcast, Jim Long and Rabbi Chaim Richman emphasize this universality, declaring that 'you don’t have to be Jewish

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00:44:22

Parashat Netzavim/Vayelech-Standing Before Hashem at...

Jerusalem Lights ·

2020/09/09

Rosh HaShana: Preparing to Receive a New Light and the Transformative Sound of the Shofar Themes of this week's double Torah reading of the portions of Nitzavim and Vayelech set the stage for our passage into the comingnew year -- just as the portion of Nitzavim opens with the awesome scene of the entire nation of Israel preparing to 'pass into' the covenant with G-d and into the Land. Our portions feature so many foundational ideas that directly relate to the coming days of Rosh HaShana, time of

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01:01:51

Parashat Ki Tavo: The First Fruits of Thankfulness

Jerusalem Lights ·

2020/09/02

Torah is the People of Israel’s Deed to the Land of Israel: Serving Hashem in Gladness is the Key to Every Divine Blessing For the nation of Israel about to enter into the promised land, this week’s Torah portion of Ki Tavo presents the quintessential formula for a G-d-centered life: Thankfulness and acknowledgement, commandment and covenant. This week’s episode of the Jerusalem Lights podcast finds our hosts pondering the nature of the stark dichotomy featured in this portion: from the sublime joy

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00:59:21

Parashat Ki Tetzei: Awakening Divine Mercy in Our World

Jerusalem Lights ·

2020/08/26

Universal Torah for a World Gone Mad Grabbing Hold in the Month of Elul: Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures The shofar-blast of the month of Elul serves to rouse us out of our lethargy. Elul is the time to wage spiritual battle against everything holding us back from developing our full potential! In this week’s edition of the Jerusalem Lights Podcast, Jim Long and Rabbi Chaim Richman delve into this week’s Torah portion of Ki Tetzei, which opens and closes on the theme of battle, and in

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00:54:56

The Compassionate Justice of Torah (Parashat Shoftim)

Jerusalem Lights ·

2020/08/19

Parashat Shoftim: The Month of Elul, a Spiritual Workshop for the Whole World The Transformative Experience of Torah Study: It's Not Just for Jews This week's edition of the Jerusalem Lights Podcast ushers in the month of Elul, the last month of the year and a time of repentance, tikkun and deep spiritual work. Our hosts focus on the great challenge of Elul for all seekers of G-d, and the special opportunity it presents us to prepare ourselves for the upcoming Days of Awe. Jim Long and Rabbi Chaim

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01:01:25

Parashat Re-'eh: Which Way Are You Going?

Jerusalem Lights ·

2020/08/12

Seeing the Blessing and the Curse – and Getting with the Program Parashat Re’eh: Which Way Are You Going? Science, Prophetic Torah and the Holy Temple This week’s Torah portion of parashat Re’eh is a call for the Children of Israel to become a just, sensitive society in the land promised to the forefathers, always to remain focused on the presence of G-d in their midst. The Land of Israel, Moshe teaches, is the physical embodiment of holiness by Divine decree, from the beginning of time, by its very

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01:02:30

Parashat Eikev: The ‘Little’ Things We Trample Underfoot

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2020/08/05

The Past and Future Circle Dance of Tu B’Av: Lessons of Tu B’Av for Today: Love and Unity in a Time of Testing and Uncertainty The confluence between this week’s Torah portion of Ekev and the ancient Biblical holiday of Tu B’Av provides much inspiration for this week’s rousing edition of the Jerusalem Lights podcast. Our hosts Jim Long and Rabbi Chaim Richman delve deeply into the rich teachings of the sages that illuminate the fascinating history – and prophetic future promise – of the holiday

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00:52:10

Parashat Va'Etchanan: Changing the Narrative of the...

Jerusalem Lights ·

2020/07/28

What Will You Be Doing on Tisha B’Av? The Relevance of the Holy Temple Today – And the Temple Mount Revolution This week’s Torah portion of Va’Etchanan, with its emphasis on love of G-d and the Land of Israel, opens with a subtle allusion to the Holy Temple. The observance of the fast day of Tisha B’Av this week (July 30) will mark 1951 years since the destruction of the Holy Temple. What relevance does the distant memory of the Holy Temple have for our modern world today? Should we be mourning the

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01:07:16

KING WITHOUT A THRONE: Who Rules Over You?

Jerusalem Lights ·

2020/07/22

Life Lessons of Menachem Av, the Month of the Consoling Father Torah for Everyone: Fixing a Damaged, Despairing World with Love and Kindness This week we begin the month of Menachem Av, and next week on the fast day of Tisha B’Av we will mark 1950 years since the destruction of the Holy Temple. On the backdrop of our brave new world of confusion and doubt, corruption and anarchy, exploitation and manipulation, this week’s episode of the Jerusalem Lights podcast looks at the world through the eyes of

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01:08:19

Parashat Matot-Masai: The Power of the Spoken Word

Jerusalem Lights ·

2020/07/15

True Leadership: Responsible, Prayerful, and Selfless This week we conclude the book of Numbers with the reading of its last two Torah portions, Matot and Masai. The two portions present a vivid portrait of the Generation about to enter the Promised Land. They are instructed in the power of the spoken word in the form of vows and oaths that can render sanctity; they are shown unparalleled examples of the meaning of true leadership; they are commanded to battle against Midian; their journeys are

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00:58:24

Parashat Pinchas: Standing Up Against the Mob

Jerusalem Lights ·

2020/07/08

Breaking the Template: Do We Have Free Will or is Everything Predetermined? This week the Hebrew calendar marks the Fast Day of Tammuz 17, which begins a three-week period of introspection and mourning for the destruction of the Holy Temple. Is there a message in these days for Gentiles as well as Jews? In this week’s episode of the Jerusalem Lights podcast, our hosts relate to this question against the backdrop of the preeminent Torah principle of free will. In this week’s Torah reading, Pinchas,

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01:17:29

Parashat Chukat/Balak: Why is the Red Heifer the...

Jerusalem Lights ·

2020/07/01

The Heathen Prophet Bilaam vs. the Existence of Israel - World Hypocrisy and Israel’s ‘Flagrant Violation of International Law’ This week’s double Torah reading outside the Land of Israel, of the portions of Chukat and Balak together, brings the Diaspora back in sync with the Torah reading in the Land of Israel. The two portions together form an amazing tapestry of the new generation, poised to enter into the promised land. Parashat Chukat begins with the elusive Divine decree of the red heifer and

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01:01:40

Korach’s Rebellion and the Arrogance of Personal Agenda

Jerusalem Lights ·

2020/06/24

Narcissism in the Garb of Civil Rights Activism And, the Dilemma of Israel’s Annexation Question and Lessons of the Month of Tammuz The charismatic Korach, a Levite of distinction, leads a rebellion against the authority of Moses, ostensibly championing equality and social justice…but it is quickly revealed that his incitement is not directed against Moses alone, but against G-d Himself. His ego-driven rebellion is actually a manifestation of his own myopic, narcissistic world view. Pretending to be

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01:09:47

Parashat Shelach: We See What We Choose To See

Jerusalem Lights ·

2020/06/17

The Sin of Evil Speech and the Law of Reciprocity - Speaking Against the Land of Israel: An Ancient Sin with a Modern Twist The Torah portion of Shelach begins a turning point in history. Moses sends 12 upstanding, righteous men to spy out the Land of Canaan in preparation for the Children of Israel's entry into the Land. Ten of these men come back with an evil, slanderous report that causes the people to despair and cry. This was the first Tisha B'Av, and the disastrous sin of speaking evil against

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00:58:31

The All Too Human Craving to Complain

Jerusalem Lights ·

2020/06/10

The Annexation Question and the Book of Numbers: Do Jewish Lives in the Land of Israel Matter? The Torah portion Behalotcha read this week in the Diaspora features an incident that shares a theme with the portion of Shelach, read this week in Israel: rebellion against the Land of Israel and a lack of faith in G-d’s promise that Israel can enter the Land and prosper…yet love and devotion to Hashem shines through as well. Rabbi Chaim Richman and Jim Long closely examine a thread that connects between

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00:59:13

The Media, Anarchy, and the Innocents Caught In-Between

Jerusalem Lights ·

2020/06/03

Priestly Blessing of Peace for a World Gone Mad: Torah Presents Hashem’s Vision for A Just and Loving Society As both peaceful as well as violent demonstrations, marches and incidents of looting and killing have plagued American cities, this week's edition of the Jerusalem Lights Podcast focuses on the Torah's concepts of society to be founded on justice for all, compassion, acts of kindness, and above all, the value of peace, as Hashem's greatest blessings for humanity...but as in every area of

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01:05:06

Mount Sinai, the Gift of the Torah, and the Nations...

Jerusalem Lights ·

2020/05/27

News Flash: G-d Gave Israel the Torah at Sinai Because He Loves This World…and He Loves Man This week, with the completion of the counting of the Omer, we welcome the Festival of Shavuot, anniversary of the Giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. This week’s Jerusalem Lights Podcast is a veritable Shavuot primer, as our hosts explore many layers and levels of the multifaceted festival and open new dimensions for us on this eminently important time, a time of joyous renewal for all who love Hashem, Jew

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01:04:36

Shavuot: Universal Spiritual Rectification of Torah...

Jerusalem Lights ·

2020/05/20

Is Torah for everyone, or only for Israel? What does the festival of Shavuot mean for the spiritual seekers of the nations of the world? The Jerusalem Lights podcast celebrates the holy city this week, in honor of Jerusalem Day (the 28th day of the Hebrew month of Iyar), which will take place this year on Friday May 22nd. Jerusalem Day marks the day on which Jerusalem was liberated and unified during the Six Day War of 1967, and this year marks the 53rdanniversary. Our hosts reflect upon the

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01:09:00

The Land of Israel and the Secret of the Sabbatical Year

Jerusalem Lights ·

2020/05/13

The Unbreakable Connection of the People of Israel with the Land of Israel: One Living Unit…and a Message for the World We bid farewell to the book of Vayikra (Leviticus) as the cycle of this third book of the Torah draws to a close this week with the reading of its two final Torah portions, Behar and Bechukotei. Jim Long and Rabbi Chaim Richman focus on the commandment of the Sabbatical and Jubilee years, an amazing bisect of time and space that demonstrates holiness on even the most physical level

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