Build Me a Sanctuary

"And they will build Me a sanctuary and I will dwell in their midst."
(Exodus 25:8)Adar 3, 5769/February 27, 2009

Fourteen words in all, (in Hebrew only five), this singular commandment which appears in this week's Torah reading of Terumah, (Exodus 25:1-27:19), is short, succinct and so direct that even Moshe rabbeinu - Moses our master - was taken aback. Midrash describes Moshe's reaction:

"When G-d told him: 'And they will build Me a sanctuary' - Moshe spoke before the Holy One, blessed be He: Master of the Universe! Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain you! And yet You say, 'And they will build Me a sanctuary?!'

The Holy One, blessed be He, responded to him and said: 'Moshe, you are mistaken! All that is needed is twenty beams on the north side, and twenty on the south side, and eight on the west side, and I will come down and abide My glory among them'." (Peskita D'Rav Kahana 2).

Truly, few Torah commandments are quite so simple and straightforward as this. The numerous statutes governing the manner in which we are to relate to our fellow man, which we have just read in parashat Mishpatim, (ibid 21:1-24:18), all require the knowledge and skills of learned judges in order to be properly applied to each and every situation which may arise. Other ordinances, such as that of the red heifer, are renowned for being beyond the intellectual grasp of man to fully comprehend their meaning. But "Build Me a sanctuary" is a clear case of "what you see is what you get." G-d even shows to Moshe on Mount Sinai the "plans" for the Tabernacle and the vessels. G-d's desire being crystal clear, all that's left to do for the generation of the desert is the manufacture of the Tabernacle and the vessels.

"Build Me a sanctuary" is a commandment like all other commandments, that is, it is every bit as imperative to perform today as it was when first delivered in the desert over three thousand years ago. Why then does it appear to so many as so fantastical?

Building a sanctuary is indeed, a great challenge. Not only does it demand skilled artisans and precious raw materials, leaders of vision and integrity and courage, but most crucially it demands that "generous heart" that G-d called upon earlier:

"Speak to the children of Israel, and have them take for Me an offering; from every person whose heart inspires him to generosity, you shall take My offering." (ibid 25:2)

The "generous heart" is the key to the construction of the Holy Temple, and it sheds light on the intention of the second half of the commandment to build, namely, "and I will dwell in their midst." (ibid 25:8) Selflessness is what is required in order to create a sanctuary for G-d, the selflessness of giving freely of what G-d asks of us. Sure, it was easy for the generation of the desert to hand over all the riches that they acquired when leaving Egypt. After all, what were they going to spend their wealth on? Sure, it was easy for them to stop everything they were doing in order to lend their skills and efforts to the fabrication of the Tabernacle and the vessels. What else did they have to do? But surely we are no different. To what better end would we invest our own personal bounty that G-d has blessed us with? To what better purpose can we lend our knowledge and our talents?

Selflessness for the sake of others is always its best reward, ennobling the giver. When G-d says, "Build for Me" He is directing us, just this once, to do just this one thing, just for Him. For by fulfilling G-d's "wishes" in this manner, we are enabling Him to "dwell within our midst." And when His spirit fills us and binds us together in His service, this world truly becomes a place in which His presence can dwell. After that, "All that is needed is twenty beams on the north side, and twenty on the south side, and eight on the west side, and I will come down and abide My glory among them'." (ibid).

Tune in to this week's Temple Talk as Rabbi Chaim Richman and Yitzchak Reuven majestically hold court in a Rosh Chodesh Adar/Parshat Terumah special. In this confluence of the Torah reading and this special time of year, our hosts find that the twin concepts of the commandment to build the Holy Temple, and the core of the Adar experience, are one and the same: they are both expressions of, and dependant on, the unity of all of Israel. But wait: Can we really expect to build the Holy Temple in our time? To the naysayers and pundits who question the relevancy of G-d's eternal word and His instructions to us to build a Sanctuary for Him, the Rabbi and Yitzchak say, 'Read our lips' Yes We Can! And We Will! Build the Holy Temple. Tune in for this sprawling, massive, and emphatic revue of the ever-unfolding trajectory of Jewish destiny upon which hinges the fate of all mankind.

This week features the latest Bat Melech video teaching with Rabbanit Rena Richman, entitled, "Scroll of Esther, Part III: Now in the month of Adar, less than two weeks away from Purim, Rena turns up the heat in Part III of a four part series in which she discusses the historical and spiritual background to the events which take place in the Scroll of Esther, and the integral part played by Esther in the salvation of the people of Israel and the rebuilding of the Holy Temple." Click here to view.

Bowing to popular request, it is now possible to dedicate Bat Melech teachings. To learn more, click here.

Today also features the new Light to the Nations teaching by Rabbi Chaim Richman, entitled, "The Temple Mount Today: Maimonides’ Laws of the Chosen House, chapter 7: The Rambam states, in clear and unmistakable words, that the obligation, and the privilege of ascending and being present on the Temple Mount, the site of the Holy Temple, is a positive commandment even when the Holy Temple is in a state of destruction. In other words, visiting the Temple Mount today, in accordance with the prescribed behavior as previously delineated by Maimonides, constitutes the fulfillment of a positive commandment, and the performer of this commandment should be highly praised. A must watch for all who hold the Holy Temple dear to their heart." Click here to view.

"And they will build Me a sanctuary and I will dwell in their midst." (Exodus 25:8)

This week's Torah reading of Terumah, (Exodus 25:1-27:19), features the crystal clear and eternal commandment to the children of Israel to build for G-d a sanctuary - a Holy Temple. The fulfillment of this commandment is an obligation upon us today every bit as much as it was an obligation for the generation of the desert, and for every generation that has come between.
The Temple Institute was founded twenty two years ago upon the message of these words, for the purpose of promulgating these words, researching, investigating and disseminating this sacred imperative, this urgent call to the children of Israel who have returned to the land of their forefathers to take up their sacred responsibility and engage at once in the building of a house for G-d. Click here for more...

"According to all that I show you, the pattern of the mishkan and the pattern of all its vessels; and so shall you do." (Exodus 25:9)

This week's Torah reading of Terumah, (Exodus 25:1-27:19), is fully preoccupied with the building of the mishkan - the tabernacle. To learn more about the structure of the mishkan, please click here.

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"They shall make an ark of acacia wood…” (Exodus 25:10) Aron HaBrit - The Ark of the Covenant - performs no function in the Divine service, and is approached but once a year when the Kohen Gadol - the High Priest - enters the Holy of Holies on Yom Kippur - the Day of Atonement. It is the one Temple vessel that actually serves as a permanent receptacle - holding the Tablets of the Law. Yet of all the vessels described in the Torah reading of Terumah, the Ark of the Covenant remains the most compelling to the imagination. From the Ark emanates the supernal light of Torah and a reflection in this world of the perfected world and the pure light of the Garden of Eden. Click here to view Rabbi Richman's short teaching on parashat Terumah (Exodus 25:1-27:19).

Blessings from the holy city of Jerusalem,
Yitzchak Reuven
THE TEMPLE INSTITUTE
PO Box 31876
Jerusalem, Israel 97500
http://www.templeinstitute.org/

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The Issue of the Temple Mount
The common knowledge of our time is that the vast majority of Rabbis of this generation have prohibited the Jewish people from entering the Temple Mount (Har HaBayit), the holiest site in Judaism. The Temple Mount is the site of where the Beit HaMikdash (the Jewish Temple) once stood and the place where the Moslems have erected one mosque, the al-Aqsa and a site of pilgrimage, the Dome of the Rock.

Restore Israeli Sovereignty Over Temple Mount
The Wakf, the militant Muslim authority that oversees Jerusalem's Temple Mount, Judaism's holiest site and Islam's alleged third holiest site (following Mecca and Medina) continue to show blatant disregard for Jewish, Christian and biblical history and non-Muslim sensitivities.

Where's the Temple On the Temple Mount?
Something's missing. Rome is synonymous with the Vatican, Mecca with the Kaaba, and Jerusalem's known for its Western Wall. But why should we stand before the wall, letting it obstruct our vision, when we could be praying in a Temple? Why should Jews continue to bow before an illegitimate Gentile decree that tells them where to pray? (Isaiah 10:1).

Burnt offering?

The Holocaust isn't Kosher
Debating the Holocaust: A New Look At Both Sides
by Thomas Dalton , Ph.D

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Everybody should feel free to question whatever they want, including the holocaust (Hebrew shoah/burnt offering) or whether or not Obama is a natural born citizen. Furthermore, even Jewish law, biblical law, knows our Great Creator God doesn't accept human burnt offerings (Judges 11:29-40) - they're pagan and treif (unclean, not kosher) - although the God of Israel respects martyrdom (The Suffering Servant) and honors the death of His Suffering Servant (Yeshua is the Suffering Servant), so why persist in polluting such a word? Especially when the vast majority of Jews did not offer themselves as sacrifices for any cause or reason. They were marked for death simply for being Jews. Some got swept away due to circumstances beyond their control, suffering for the irresponsibility of others, especially their bloody leaders (Miriam Weiss: Holocaust Survivor and Kibbutz Mother). Other Jews failed to save themselves by taking the warnings they were given seriously or were just plain hypocrites (WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE RABBIS?.

Don't call it the holocaust: from now on call it Hitler's war against the Jews, attempted genocide, ethnic cleansing, or just plain old persecution since too many Jews downplay or deny or are ignorant about the ethnocentric aspects of the Bible and Judaism.

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More Temple relics uncovered in Jerusalem

FROM WND'S JERUSALEM BUREAU
More Bible proof: Temple relics unearthed
Archaeologists discover official seals from Kingdom of Judah

JERUSALEM – Israeli archaeologists yesterday announced the discovery of a large building dating to the time of the First and Second Temples associated with Hezekiah, the King of Judah...

The Jewish Temple was the center of religious Jewish worship. It housed the Holy of Holies, which contained the Ark of the Covenant and was said to be the area upon which God's shechina, or "presence," dwelled. All Jewish holidays centered on worship at the Temple. The Jewish Temple served as the primary location for the offering of sacrifices and was the main gathering place for the Jewish people. ..

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During a 1995 Root and Branch lecture in Jerusalem, Professor Nahum Rakover, author and then Deputy Attorney General of Israel, publicly agreed with me that it isn't illegal for Christians or Jews to pray upon the Temple Mount, even though it is forcibly prevented by the police.

I was unjustly deported from Israel for highlighting this hypocrisy in an article published in Jerusalem. Thankfully, the Third Temple will soon be a reality and the foreign mosques history. It won't simply be a "Jewish" temple but the Temple of God, a House of Prayer for All Peoples to worship the God of Israel, as the Prophets foretold and we announce.

Will the pope act like Belshazzar or Cyrus?
Will Rome learn from history and receive instruction from the Bible or harden their hearts and be destroyed like pharaoh and Babylon?

A House of Prayer For All Peoples?
Jewish guards prevent Christians and Jews from exercising their religious right to pray on the Temple Mount? That's right! Only Muslims have unlimited access to Judaism's most holy site. Only the Koran is permitted within. The Tanach (Jewish Scripture, known to much of the world as the "Old Testament") and Christian Scriptures (the New Testament) are forbidden. Yet Israel claims to respect the religious rights of all people.

Major Upheaval in Israel?
Will an EARTHQUAKE shake Israel to its foundations and rock the world? Would the destruction of the Western/Wailing Wall and the demolition of the "Dome of the Rock" and Al-Aksa mosques—by an ACT OF GOD—serve further notice that it's time to build the Temple?

Third Temple Coming Soon to Jerusalem!
"And let them make me a Sanctuary that I may dwell among them" (Ex. 25:8). This holy command in the Scriptures seems clear enough, so what's the problem? Why has Israel tolerated Jerusalem’s "abomination of desolation" — a Temple Mount without a Temple? Why haven't the religious leaders encouraged the people to do what they can in fulfilling this mitzva?

The Temple of God in Holy Jerusalem
Paul, speaking of the imminent Third Temple, the holy TEMPLE OF GOD (the Temple of God - not just of the Jews or any other conspiracy theory that contradicts Scripture), that Europe's wannabe divine emperor will pollute, coveting it since Satan knows (even if some religious folks don't) it is the TEMPLE OF GOD...

Jews Must Demand Rights to Temple Mount
During a 1995 Root and Branch lecture in Jerusalem, Professor Nahum Rakover, author and then Deputy Attorney General of Israel, publicly agreed with me that it isn't illegal for Christians or Jews to pray upon the Temple Mount, even though it is forcibly prevented by the police.

The Issue of the Temple Mount
The common knowledge of our time is that the vast majority of Rabbis of this generation have prohibited the Jewish people from entering the Temple Mount (Har HaBayit), the holiest site in Judaism. The Temple Mount is the site of where the Beit HaMikdash (the Jewish Temple) once stood and the place where the Moslems have erected one mosque, the al-Aqsa and a site of pilgrimage, the Dome of the Rock.

Restore Israeli Sovereignty Over Temple Mount
The Wakf, the militant Muslim authority that oversees Jerusalem's Temple Mount, Judaism's holiest site and Islam's alleged third holiest site (following Mecca and Medina) continue to show blatant disregard for Jewish, Christian and biblical history and non-Muslim sensitivities.

Where's the Temple On the Temple Mount?
Something's missing. Rome is synonymous with the Vatican, Mecca with the Kaaba, and Jerusalem's known for its Western Wall. But why should we stand before the wall, letting it obstruct our vision, when we could be praying in a Temple? Why should Jews continue to bow before an illegitimate Gentile decree that tells them where to pray? (Isaiah 10:1).

The Vatican Must Return the Temple Treasures
The Jews have prayed for 2,000 years to again see the Temple upon the Temple Mount. It's past time for prayers alone: ACTION is necessary to put faith into practice!

G-d Doesn't Listen to Jewish Prayers at the Western Wall
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Still at Large!
The Jerusalem Post, Jan. 8, 1996, had a front page story about how the GSS sought my deportation for alleged involvement in a "plot to blow up the Al-Aksa mosque."

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Dangerous Ideas?

Pagan Easter Exposed!

Elijah Mocked Baal and Easter!

Our Gentilized Israelite people have always had a problem with paganism involving Easter:

1 Kings 18
17 Then it happened, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?”
18 And he answered, “I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father’s house have, in that you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and have followed the [traditional] Baals. 19 Now therefore, send and gather all Israel to me on Mount Carmel, the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal, and the four hundred prophets of Asherah*, who eat at Jezebel’s table.”

20 So Ahab sent for all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together on Mount Carmel. 21 And Elijah came to all the people, and said, “How long will you falter between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.” But the people answered him not a word. 22 Then Elijah said to the people, “I alone am left a prophet of the LORD; but Baal’s prophets are four hundred and fifty men. 23 Therefore let them give us two bulls; and let them choose one bull for themselves, cut it in pieces, and lay it on the wood, but put no fire under it; and I will prepare the other bull, and lay it on the wood, but put no fire under it. 24 Then you call on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD; and the God who answers by fire, He is God.”
So all the people answered and said, “It is well spoken.”
25 Now Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose one bull for yourselves and prepare it first, for you are many; and call on the name of your god, but put no fire under it.”
26 So they took the bull which was given them, and they prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even till noon, saying, “O Baal, hear us!” But there was no voice; no one answered. Then they leaped about the altar which they had made.
27 And so it was, at noon, that Elijah mocked them and said, “Cry aloud, for he is a god; either he is meditating, or he is busy, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened.” 28 So they cried aloud, and cut themselves, as was their custom, with knives and lances, until the blood gushed out on them. 29 And when midday was past, they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice. But there was no voice; no one answered, no one paid attention.
30 Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all the people came near to him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down. 31 And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come, saying, “Israel shall be your name.” 32 Then with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD; and he made a trench around the altar large enough to hold two seahs of seed. 33 And he put the wood in order, cut the bull in pieces, and laid it on the wood, and said, “Fill four waterpots with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice and on the wood.” 34 Then he said, “Do it a second time,” and they did it a second time; and he said, “Do it a third time,” and they did it a third time. 35 So the water ran all around the altar; and he also filled the trench with water.
36 And it came to pass, at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near and said, “LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and I am Your servant, and that I have done all these things at Your word. 37 Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that You are the LORD God, and that You have turned their hearts back to You again.”
38 Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood and the stones and the dust, and it licked up the water that was in the trench. 39 Now when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces; and they said, “The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!”
40 And Elijah said to them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let one of them escape!” So they seized them; and Elijah brought them down to the Brook Kishon and executed them there.

*"Easter is nothing else than Astarte, one of the titles of Beltis, the queen of heaven, whose name, as pronounced by the people Nineveh, was evidently identical with that now in common use in this country. That name, as found by Layard on the Assyrian monuments, is Ishtar."-The Two Babylons - Easter - Alexander Hislop

Some precious few British and Euro-Israelites have repented of keeping pagan holidays pretending to be Christian (like Christmas and Easter) and have been restored to keeping the biblical festivals that soon the whole world will observe in spirit and in truth.

Hear O Israel: Remember your Roots & Faith cnce delivered!

A Nation of Drunks and Whores

Whenever our behavior gets out of control, GOD LETS US LOSE CONTROL! When we’re held hostage to bad habits, and refuse to let them go, WE GO INTO CAPTIVITY! A national lack of discipline results in God sending CORRECTIVE PUNISHMENT! Then we wake up and get with it, and beg God to save us. The whole purpose is to bring us to our knees and senses. That’s the main reason behind God letting us fall to Europe: to rise again in Christ...

We’ve been living a lie and have loved to indulge in deception. “Don’t confuse me with the facts” has been our shameful attitude, and truth has been treated like some social outcast. Therefore, God threatens to use Europe to wake us up...

Since we’re A NATION LIVING IN SIN—Jacob disowns us, Abraham doesn’t recognize us, and Isaac mourns our mixed marriages (Isa. 63:16). Israel’s birthmark was obedience to God (Gen. 18:19)...

There are spiritual factors behind our economic crisis! It’s in our best national interest to obey God and invest some time in personal Bible study.

But instead of developing our relationship with God and staying sober and celibate, we’ve whored around and given birth to pagans (Hos. 5:7). That’s why God can’t accept us as His National Priest since our lifestyle choice misrepresents Him! God doesn’t want any part in our perversion. Since we’ve denied His natural order of things, He won’t recognize our illegitimate children! He hasn’t fathered them (Hos. 4:6).

God says we haven’t been humble and obedient like Abraham—the Father of the faithful—but are “…a rebellious people, lying children, children who will not hear the law of the LORD…” and don’t want anything to do with the truth. We don’t want to be shown where we’re wrong, and we don’t want to hear about it (Isa. 30:9-11). “So you shall say to them, ‘This is a nation that does not obey the voice of the LORD their God nor receive correction” (Jer. 7:28). We’ve orphaned ourselves and act like bastards!

Instead of becoming a model-nation we’ve become a STRIPPER! We’ve taken all the fine things that God’s given us and laid them out before foreigners (Hos. 2:1-13). We’ve squandered our time and energy in pagan ways and heathen practices. Therefore, God’s going to STRIP AWAY OUR PEACE AND PROSPERITY! We’re going to be left exposed to the elements and stripped bare before NAKED AGGRESSION! Since we refuse to return to God, we’ll be sent back into SLAVERY!

We’re a nation of DRUNKS AND WHORES—so God’s going to let us hit bottom so hard it’ll appear we’ll never bounce back! God’s no longer going to enable us to carry on in our ways, drinking ourselves to death and dying for sex. We’ve gone from bad to worse: “You have stricken them, but they have not grieved You have consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction. They have made their faces harder than rock they have refused to return” (Jer. 5:3)...

We’ve left God’s ways, throughout history, to follow men’s ideas. We’d lose our love for the truth and become enamored with error. Due to this spiritual insult and breach of contract, God would send a number of eviction notices. He’d cite us for breaking our lease and inform us we’d worn out our welcome. But we’d rip us those notices and abuse those who delivered them: “And the LORD has sent to you all His servants the prophets, rising early and sending them [far in advance], but you have not listened nor inclined your ear to hear. They said, ‘Repent now every one of his evil way and his evil doings, and dwell in the land that the LORD has given to you and your fathers forever and ever” (Jer. 25:4-5).

We didn’t want to be reminded that God had set us free from men to serve Him. We could only call the Holy Land home as long as we remained holy! There were clauses that if we failed to make repairs and keep the place clean, we could forfeit our biblical right to the land and be DISINHERITED (Jer. 17:4)...

As we go further into NATIONAL DEBT AND DISGRACE, instead of turning to God for divine assistance, we turn to foreigners for loans! But it’ll be our downfall! Will Europe or Saudi Arabia offer to bail us out? Japan or China keep us afloat? Or will they forcibly put us into receivership? Throw us into debtor’s jail? Require FORCED LABOR? Who hasn’t heard of loan sharks (Hos. 7:11-12)? Or how they fly into a frenzy over blood money? They won’t just break our bones—they’ll BOMB OUR CITIES (Ezek. 6:6)...

Ancient Israel fell prey to every con-artist (painting pretty pictures of peace), passing phase or new fad—drunk on the ecumenical spirits. Yes, “…they have erred through wine, and through intoxicating drink are out of the way: the priest and the prophet have erred through intoxicating drink, they are swallowed up by wine, they are out of [their wits and gone astray] through intoxicating drink they [can’t see or think straight], they stumble in judgment [they can’t even walk a straight line]. For all tables are full of vomit and filth no place is clean” (Isa. 28:7-8).

The party’s over, the place is trashed, and everybody’s going to wake up with a HORRIBLE HANG-OVER!

It’s interesting to note that, during my days as a lowly kibbutz-volunteer, the British were notorious for being drunks. They had earned such a bad reputation that some kibbutzim and moshavim wouldn’t accept any English volunteers. God condemns the Sceptered Isle for being SPIRITUAL DRUNKS! He castigates “…the crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim” (Isa. 28:1-3). Of course, we’ve all been a bunch of drunks and whores, in love with Babylonian babes and brew: “Harlotry, wine, and new wine enslave the heart… For the spirit of [promiscuity] has caused them to stray [from the truth], and they have [whored around] against their God”(Hos. 4:11-12). What nation hasn’t had one too many Catholic concoctions (Rev. 17:2)? It’s past time to GET SOBER!
-Excerpt from Beyond Babylon: Europe's Rise and Fall - Chapter 4 - Victims of Tradition

Drunks and Whores (David Ben-Ariel YouTube video)

Declaration to fight anti-Semitism signed in London

Declaration to fight anti-Semitism signed in London

When will such a Declaration get signed in Jerusalem?

When will rabbis get together and encourage every Jew to "fight anti-Semitism" without by following Judaism to the Jewish homeland of Israel, and when there fight the anti-Semitism rife within among the dangerous UNJews? Oh, that would require the rabbis to practice what they preach rather than remain in a sinful, self-imposed exile. "Why will you die, O House of Israel?"

David Ben-Ariel

These are the Statutes

"Now these are the statutes which you shalt set before them."
(Exodus 21:1)Shvat 24, 5769/February 19, 2009

Mishpatim - Statutes - is the name of this week's Torah reading, (Exodus 21:1-24:18). The title aptly describes the content. Mishpatim is involved almost exclusively with statutes defining how man should act toward his fellow man, and the consequences when neighborly relations are conducted in such a way that grievances occur. Many of the grievances enumerated in Mishpatim involve damages incurred to private property and damages caused by private property. This would seem to be the stuff for lawyers, but why does Torah involve us with these statutes now?

After all, we have just experienced as a nation a revelation that literally shook the earth upon which we stood. The Ten Commandments set before us the most lofty of human expectations, "You shalt have no other gods before Me" (ibid 20:3) and the most basic of human requirements, "Don't steal" (ibid 20:13). We received these words in a heightened state of consciousness, as our very senses strained beyond their normal limitations, "And all the people saw the thundering, and the lightning, and the sound of the shofar..." (ibid 20:13) We have been charged with becoming for G-d "a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation," (ibid 19:6), and we have accepted upon ourselves without reservation His command, "'All that HaShem has spoken we will do.'" (ibid 19:8) We're pumped, we're primed, we're ready for greatness, the exalted and sublime. G-d responds by instructing us, through Moshe, the statutes of damages.

Perhaps Torah is teaching us that greatness begins with goodness. Before we change the world, before we become a light to the nations, we must first learn how to get along with one another, to come together as a people, united in heart and in purpose. Only when we learn how to conduct ourselves even in the most mundane, profane and bothersome situations can we turn our attention to pursuits of vision and holiness. For at the heart of Mishpatim is the deceptively simple and immensely profound truth that holiness can be found, and must be injected, into the seemingly profane. G-d really doesn't need our help to make the holy holy. But he has entrusted us with making the profane holy.

The reading of Mishpatim concludes and then begins the reading of Terumah, in which is described the national task of gathering together the requisite materials and building the Tabernacle and vessels. This great responsibility in which the children of Israel can only proceed forward once they have reached a state of trust and respect and unity, can only follow, and not precede, Mishpatim - those statutes that allow us to live together.

The Torah teaches us a very sobering lesson by juxtaposing Mishpatim with the Sinai revelation: Only with our feet planted firmly on the ground will we be able to accomplish all that G-d has in store for us. The prophet Micha stated it succinctly:

"It has been told you, O man, what is good, and what HaShem requires of you: only to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your G-d." (Micha 6:8)

Justice, love, mercy and humility, these are the qualities that inform Torah statutes. Once we become embodiments of these qualities, we become ready to assume the great assignment of building, together and as one, the Holy Temple, in which G-d will dwell among us.

Tune in to this week's Temple Talk as Rabbi Chaim Richman and Yitzchak Reuven discuss the transition from revelation to action, the amazing Yitro and his eternal contributions to the people of Israel, and the parashat Mishpatim groundwork being laid for the building of the Tabernacle/Holy Temple.

This week features the new Light to the Nations teaching by Rabbi Chaim Richman, entitled, "Reverence at the Temple Mount, Part III: Maimonides’ Laws of the Chosen House, chapter 7: The Rambam delineates the manner of behavior required upon visiting the site of the Holy Temple, and how it was expressed by the kohanim, (priests), Levites and Israelite notables during the time of the Holy Temple. Showing proper reverence for G-d, whose house is found upon the Temple Mount, is a positive commandment of Torah, which can be fulfilled even today, when the Holy Temple is presently not standing." Click here to view.

The Hebrew slave who demurs on freedom and chooses servitude has his ear pierced against the doorpost. G-d opens many doors for us as we march forward toward our own destiny. As free men we are to pass through those doors, not become affixed to them. Click here to view Rabbi Richman's short teaching on parashat Mishpatim (Exodus 21:1-24:18).

Blessings from the holy city of Jerusalem,
Yitzchak Reuven
THE TEMPLE INSTITUTE
PO Box 31876
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Fascist EU rising

MEPs boo call for free speech and EU debate
By Bruno Waterfield in Brussels at Feb 19, 2009

Imagine a boiling pot with a frog in it, and the pot is marked "EU" and the frog's back bears the name "Sovereignty" and the fire under the pot is "Fascism" and within the rising steam from the boiling pot are ghostly words like "Freedom of Speech," "Freedom of Religion," and "Independence"... and you get the picture of what is going on.

The EU is a German Ruse

Germany Behind the Mask

Europe's Bitter Roots

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The Two Babylons

Was “Christianity” really hijacked by non-Christian forces in the centuries after Christ? The answer may change the way you look at true Christian belief and practice!

- The Two Babylons
by Roderick C. Meredith

Drunks and Whores (David Ben-Ariel YouTube video)

Christian Reprobates?

Plea to Diehard Catholics & Protestants to Repent

"A Household Word" (YouTube video by David Ben-Ariel)

TRUTH BE TOLD

Re: A Household Word?

David Ben-Ariel » Wed Feb 18, 2009 7:44 pm

Matthew Ellard wrote:

David Ben-Ariel wrote:Many professing Christians remain in denial that traditional Catholics and Protestants are spiritual drunks and whores (intoxicated by Catholic concoctions), drug addicts (under the heavy influence of Rome); traditional Christians and Catholics are spiritual practicing homosexuals,

I'm concerned

I don't need any kiss from Judas. He was "concerned" for the poor too.

You admit to being an intravenous drug user

I have no problem acknowledging I'm a FORMER drug addict. If I did, I certainly wouldn't have frankly discussed it in my article, Herbert W. Armstrong and the Worldwide Church of God Mentioned in Israeli Newspaper

You admit to being a homosexual who has full blow AIDS

I confess I'm a RECOVERING homosexual who has AIDS. Apparently my honesty is too much for some, as it blows away those who are used to living a lie and being dishonest with themselves and others.

God and the Gays

Scarlet Letter: A Christian With AIDS

Does God Heal Today?

You are now slagging off Catholics for "spiritually" doing what you actually did.

Yes, what I actually did but don't do any more. The good news is that I'm proof that REPENTANCE is possible, that folks don't have to remain drunks and whores or stuck in the muck of Babylon. Isn't it wonderful how I can relate to so many people from all walks of life?

http://www.davidbenariel.org/

"A Household Word" (David Ben-Ariel YouTube video)

A Household Word
The general public doesn't have a clue about the Gospel or the Ezekiel Warning Message! That woeful ignorance indicts the Church of God, since God says, "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge." And that same God warns about our responsibility to sound the alarm so British-Israelites and Jews, and repentant Gentiles, can seek shelter in Him and avert the imminent nuclear Holocaust.

A little known blogger

PCG: Carrying on "Business as Usual"

Beyond Babylon drops the bomb!
A German-led Europe will strike nuclear terror against US! National destruction, defeat and deportation are on the way! The American, British and Jewish peoples are marked for death!

Will Germany Launch a Nuclear Attack on America?

Beyond Babylon is PRICELESS!

Re: Drunks and Whores
Beyond Babylon is available to read for FREE
by David Ben-Ariel on Mon, 2009-02-16
I could understand being "uncomfortable" if I were merely trying to sell Beyond Babylon, but the GOOD NEWS is that I make it freely available for one and for all:

Beyond Babylon (free to read on blog)
Beyond Babylon (free to read online)

Jerusalem Needs A Regime Change!

Re: Gaza Needs A Regime Change

First Jerusalem needs a regime change: the dangerous UNJews, the Hellenists, the globalist and treacherous Jews like Ariel Sharon and Shimon Peres and criminal company, the corrupt and murderous Israeli oligarchy, MUST GO! Such Jewish collaborators with the German-Jesuit EU are far more dangerous than any Nazi Muslims or apostate Christians could ever be, and provide the new Greco-Syrians, the new Babylonians, an opening against Israel, a breach in the walls of Jerusalem, undermining Israeli sovereignty, inviting attacks against Jews and brutally betraying the Temple Mount.

Jerusalem Under Siege!

EUROPE'S NEW CRUSADE: "PEACE" FOR THE MIDDLE EAST

Vatican Linked to the Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin?

Spiritual Drunks and Whores

Drunks and Whores
Many professing Christians remain in denial that traditional Catholics and Protestants are spiritual drunks and whores (intoxicated by Catholic concoctions), drug addicts (under the heavy influence of Rome); traditional Christians and Catholics are spiritual practicing homosexuals, REPROBATES having a perverse spiritual preference for tradition over truth, for abominable baptized paganism, counterfeit Christian holidays they've accepted (following Constantine, not Jesus Christ), falling for accursed Rome's replacement theology that would replace the biblical Sabbath and holy days and dietary laws (we are commanded to keep) with their idolatrous traditions and unclean doctrines of demons...

Watch the Drunks and Whores video and read these articles:

Christian Reprobates?

Plea to Diehard Catholics & Protestants to Repent

Christian and Jewish Blood Libels

Re: The Sin of Interracial Marriage
by David Ben-Ariel

Jay Hoover wrote:
Chachacha wrote:

True! True! I'd be willing to bet that the formation of Israel and the heavy reliance on the financial support of "Christian" countries - especially the U.S. - has had a LOT to do with that.

Well, that and 2,000 years of pogroms, oppression, murder, disenfranchisement, abuse and holocausts by Christians for being "the Christ killers".

Catholics aren't Christians, and Jews aren't so innocent and pure with such a blood libel against Christianity, as well as their pogroms, oppression, murder, disenfranchisement, abuse and holocausts against professing Christians. When Jews engage in a blood libel against Christians and every non-Jewish European, intelligent folk would expect a backlash, would expect such blanket condemnation would be utterly rejected, and not merely require Christians to hang our heads and suffer an imposed guilt that isn’t justified any more than blaming all Jews for the Jewish Communists and Socialists whose perverted secular messianism resulted in untold deaths, mass murder, of professing Christians in Russia and Eastern Europe and around the world.

As a Christian-Zionist, I'm pro-Jewish, and pro-Israel, but like Torah-observant and honest Jews, I don't deny the horrors liberal Jews, dangerous UNJews, have perpetrated upon the world throughout history, including now and make brief reference to it in "Jesus and the Jews" in Beyond Babylon, as well as giving credit where credit is due.

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Israel, India, and Islam

Re: Reporters arrested for 'offending Islam'

Two newspaper executives were arrested yesterday on charges of "intent to outrage" the "religious feelings" of Muslims.

Sounds as fanatically hypersensitive to Nazi Muslim feelings as the Bolsheviks in Israel who detained and later unjustly deported me for an article of mine, published in Jerusalem and read throughout Israel (and now the world), that not only exposed the German-Vatican plot to occupy Jerusalem but called upon the Israeli authorities to reclaim and restore the Temple Mount as the Temple Mount.

David Ben-Ariel

Yitro, the Priest of Midian

"Now Yitro, the priest of Midian, the father-in-law of Moshe, heard of all that G-d had done..."
(Exodus 18:1)

Shvat 18, 5769/February 12, 2009

The Torah's description of Yitro, (Jethro), is laconic in the extreme. All we are told of him is that he is the "priest of Midian." (ibid 18:1) He invites Moshe, (Moses), into his home after the latter defends his seven shepherdess daughters from other hostile shepherds. He gives to Moshe his daughter Tzipora to marry, and Moshe becomes a shepherd, tending his father-in-law's sheep. Those are all the facts we are provided with concerning Yitro.

This is where Midrash, the Divinely inspired teaching of our sages, steps in, teases out the nuances lurking between the words of scriptural text, coaxes the half-hidden grammatical implications into the light of day, and provides incisive and insightful answers to the questions posed by the very brevity of the verses themselves. Here is what Midrash reveals:

Yitro was a top official, a high ranking member of Pharaoh's inner cabinet. And this should come as no surprise as Yitro was the greatest expert and practitioner of idolatrous beliefs in all the world. No doubt the walls of his sitting room were lined with framed diplomas from the most prestigious universities of Bavel and Ur, Nineveh and Damesek. And of course he readily accepted Pharaoh's appointment to office. After all, Egypt was the leading power in the world, rivaled only by Bavel to the east. Nor was it a benighted world, but on the contrary, Egyptian medicine and science had made advances and discovered secrets of the natural world, some of which are still not fully understood by scientists today. Evidence of Egypt's prodigal architectural prowess remains, uncovered in the desert sands. Hieroglyphic writing and dazzling jewelry provide lasting testimony to the glory that was Egypt. No doubt Yitro's appointment was for life, and it is reasonable to assume that he was well compensated for his efforts on behalf of Pharaoh's Egypt.

Yet, Midrash explains, when Pharaoh embarked upon his grand scheme to eliminate the Hebrew slaves, as described in the opening verses of Exodus, Yitro bolted, returning hastily to his former home in Midian. It would seem that, for the first time in his life, Yitro was confronted with a moral dilemma. Pressed into action by Pharaoh's genocidal plans, his conscience awakened from a life-long slumber. After all, idolatry, paganism, heathenism, and black magic never prepared him for questions of right and wrong, good and evil, truth and falsehood. And now he was troubled, repulsed by Pharaoh's demonic proposition. The trembling in his heart may have alerted him to his common ancestry with the Hebrews. Perhaps that is why, as Midrash reports, on his way out from the kingly courts of Pharaoh, he took from Pharaoh's chambers a wooden staff, rumored to have belonged to the first man, Adam, whose creation was by the hand of G-d Himself.

We can but imagine the hero's welcome he received when he set foot back on the hills of Midian. The great man, decorated scholar of heretical practices, world renowned advisor to kings, had returned. Yet we are witness to outright hostility on the part of the local shepherds to Yitro's daughters, as described above. What happened?

The stirring questions of right and wrong never left Yitro's heart and mind. And as his search for truth deepened, his interest and trust in paganism waned. Now a lapsed idolater, he eagerly welcomed Moshe into his home. We can only dream of the conversations they held, the charged atmosphere of inquiry and search for truth that must have filled the modest house.

Now Yitro comes to meet Moshe in the desert, ecstatic, beside himself with unbridled joy. For years now he has wrestled with his discovery of good and bad in the world. Yes, surely it exists within the human heart, and, if so, it must have its source in G-d, but where in this world can we witness the triumph of good over evil? What is G-d's role in presiding over the perfidies of man? Where is the justice, and what is our role in attaining it? And now, having heard of the miraculous exodus of the Hebrews from Egypt, Yitro has rushed to meet up again with Moshe:

"And Moshe told his father-in-law all that HaShem had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how HaShem delivered them. And Yitro rejoiced for all the goodness which HaShem had done to Israel, in that He had delivered them out of the hand of the Egyptians." (ibid 18:8-9)

Yitro's great search has come to an end. Now he knows. Later, the children of Israel will announce their unconditional adherence to Torah, with the words, "We will obey and we will listen." (ibid 24:7) Yitro was the pioneer of a different path toward the recognition of the G-d of Israel. Of Yitro it can be said, "He heard and he rejoiced." He heard that the G-d of Israel was the G-d of creation, and that the G-d of creation continues to reveal His will through the unceasing march of time and history. He rejoiced by attaching himself to G-d forever, and becoming a partner to His truth.

Tune in to this week's Temple Talk as Rabbi Chaim Richman and Yitzchak Reuven discuss Yitro the man, reflect again on the Song of the Sea, ponder Amalek and delve into the meaning of the ten commandments, with a nod to today's Israeli elections.

This week features the latest Bat Melech video teaching with Rabbanit Rena Richman, entitled, "Scroll of Esther, Part II: Part II of a four part series in which Rena discusses the historical and spiritual background to the events which take place in the Scroll of Esther, and the integral part played by Esther in the salvation of the people of Israel and the rebuilding of the Holy Temple." Click here to view.

Bowing to popular request, it is now possible to dedicate Bat Melech teachings. To learn more, click here.

Today also features the new Light to the Nations teaching by Rabbi Chaim Richman, entitled, "Reverence at the Temple Mount, Part II: Maimonides’ Laws of the Chosen House, chapter 7: The Rambam delineates the manner of behavior required upon visiting the site of the Holy Temple. Showing proper reverence for G-d, whose house is found upon the Temple Mount, is a positive commandment of Torah, which can be fulfilled even today, when the Holy Temple is presently not standing." Click here to view.

Receiving Torah at Mount Sinai: Expecting the unexpected. Click here to view Rabbi Richman's short teaching on parashat Yitro (Exodus 18:1-20:23).

Blessings from the holy city of Jerusalem,
Yitzchak Reuven
THE TEMPLE INSTITUTE
PO Box 31876
Jerusalem, Israel 97500
www.templeinstitute.org

"I don't hate all black people"

Is David Ben-Ariel a Terrorist?

David Ben-Ariel
Beyond Babylon



Beyond Babylon (free to read on blog)

Beyond Babylon (free to read online)

Beyond Babylon, God's final warning

Fake Joes (Indian converts to Judaism)

Shame on those Jews who dishonor the legitimate B'nai Menashe (British Israelites), by pretending Indian CONVERTS to Judaism are Joes. They're not the sons of Joseph, they're not Manasseh (Menashe) and Indian converts to Judaism don't bear a single biblical birthmark of fulfilled prophecy!

Historic Fraud: Indian Bnei Menashe

Judaism's replacement theology and identity theft condemned

Joseph isn't Jewish!

David Ben-Ariel with Temple Mount Faithful

David Ben-Ariel (bearing the Temple Mount Faithful flag) with Gershon Salomon and Temple Mount Faithful at the Western Wall Plaza during demonstration

Is David Ben-Ariel a Terrorist?

From Toledo to Jerusalem

The Temple Mount Faithful is not a terrorist organization!

Temple Mount and Land of Israel Faithful Movement Documentary

Temple Mount and Land of Israel Faithful Movement Documentary
Running time: 34:42 minutes

This video documents the history of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, and the work of the Temple Mount and Land of Israel Faithful Movement to reclaim it for the Jewish nation. Although Israel "technically" has authority over it, the Israel government has chosen to give control of the Temple Mount to Israel's enemies, the Moslem Waqf. Watch this exciting video and see what is happening in these final days.

http://www.templemountfaithful.org/multimedia/documentary.htm

Herbert W. Armstrong warned about pagan Churchianity!

Herbert W. Armstrong exposed TRADITIONAL Christianity for years!

Ark hunter: Today's Christianity packed with paganism
'1st century believers would have never accepted this'

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Herbert W. Armstrong, for over 50 years, was a lone voice in the wilderness crying aloud and sparing not about the baptized paganism of TRADITIONAL Christianity.

Herbert W. Armstrong was a God-send to restore long lost truths; he stood against traditional Christianity's error and taught the plain truth of the Bible; restored our Hebrew roots; warned world leaders about a German-dominated European Union and offered the hope and comfort of Christ's return to save us from its nuclear holocaust; Herbert W. Armstrong died January 16, 1986, full of faith and wisdom, leaving a lasting impression on those who continue the quest for God's Kingdom.

Today Beyond Babylon fulfills the need to proclaim the gospel of the Kingdom of God while emphasizing a warning to the world; it includes the truth about our Hebrew roots and biblical responsibilities; about God's Sabbath and Holy Days versus Satan's Sunday and pagan holidays like Christmas and Easter; about Israel's demise and Europe's rise -- these are foundational truths.

Beyond Babylon builds upon that sure foundation by pointing out that it's the sorcerer-pope, the false prophet, who presents Europe's imminent leader as the Savior of "Christian Western Civilization;" he'll perform miracles in his presence urging Europe to remodel themselves after the "Holy Roman Empire" (Rev. 13:14). Together they'll create a counterfeit Kingdom of God.

Beyond Babylon also explains -- FOR THE FIRST TIME -- why there are two witnesses, what their mission and purpose is, why they're stationed in Jerusalem and how they fulfill the Elijah role.

South Africa is cursed!

The true cause for South Africa’s wealth, and the reason it is now disappearing, is rooted in the nation’s historical connection to the British Empire. Biblical prophecy outlines the curses South Africa increasingly finds itself under, curses that are destined to grow worse in the time ahead. - South Africa: The Next Zimbabwe

Without beating around the bush, here's the plain truth: South Africa was blessed because of White Israelites - primarily of British and Dutch origin - who pioneered, produced and prospered as prophesied - who shared in Joseph's Birthright Blessing. Now, due to sins of idolatry and immorality, topped off by treacherous attempts to power-share with Black Gentiles against the Word and Will of God, the nation is cursed, just like raped Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe ruins) is cursed and now the United States with its first Gentile president (a black day in America) is cursed.

These are the topsy-turvy "Times of the Gentiles," fast descending into the dark abyss of the "Time of Jacob's Trouble." It will soon get so bad (barring national repentance), only divine intervention will save us! But since we (the Twelve Tribes of Israel, the ethnic Elect) are "beloved for the fathers' sakes" (Abraham, Isaac and Jacob), those days will be cut short, as Two Witnesses will comfort our captive audience.

You Shall Bring Them and Plant Them

"You shall bring them and plant them on the mount of Your inheritance..."
(Exodus 15:17)
Shvat 11, 5769/February 4, 2009

This week's Torah reading of Beshalach begins with the children of Israel, fugitive slaves on the run, just one step ahead of their oppressors and pursuers, the all powerful Pharaoh and his invincible army of horsemen and chariots. By the time Beshalach concludes, the children of Israel are no longer fleeing for their lives, but a new and free nation on a rendezvous with G-d. When and where did this transformation take place?

In the previous chapters of the book of Exodus we witness G-d's omnipotent "efforts" on behalf of the sons and daughters of Israel. Plague by plague He devastates the nation of Egypt. Pharaoh's ego, his profoundly exaggerated big-as-the-Nile sense of self-importance, not only invites disaster upon Egypt, but places himself in a no-win situation. He orders the Israelites out of his country, and in the morning, reversing his decision, sets out to bring them back.
It is fair to say that the ten blows that G-d has dealt Egypt, that have wreaked havoc on her waters, ravaged her fields and orchards, laid waste her livestock, and plucked from her mothers and fathers the first fruits of their loins, have, after all is said and done, accomplished nothing. As was the case after each of the plagues, Pharoah wrestled with a moment of doubt only to quickly redouble his obstinacy.

Now the Israelites find themselves with the Sea of Reeds to their east, and to the west the armies of Pharaoh. Understandably, predictably perhaps, they falter. Accusations are hurled at Moses. The call to give up and return to slavery is heard in their encampments. Others speak of a last stand, a suicidal attempt to militarily repulse the most powerful army on earth. Still others invest their efforts in prayer: Perhaps G-d can be entreated upon to come to their aid just one more time.

G-d Himself addresses His children, calling upon them to rouse themselves from their lethargy, shake themselves of their fears, and do what needs to be done:

"And HaShem said to Moses: 'Why are you crying to Me? speak to the children of Israel, that they go forward." (Exodus 14:15)

Just as a father, at just the right moment, will let go of the handlebars, knowing that his young bicycle riding child is now ready to navigate forward on his own, G-d commands His children to take leave of the comforts of the familiar, and to set forth on their own. Yes, what lies ahead is unknown, and the unknown is frightening. But it is our faith in His love that drives us onward. On the other side, on the western bank of the Sea of Reeds, free at last, and free forever of Pharaoh and his terror, the children of Israel march on, a new nation. Having let go of G-d's hand, as it were, by taking the initiative, by making the move that had to be made, they now find themselves more ensconced in His embrace then ever before.

The Song of the Sea, the exhilarating declaration of independence from earthly servitude and allegiance to G-d, marks the departure from the past, and sounds the opening strains of the future:

"You shall bring them and plant them on the mount of Your inheritance, the place, HaShem, which You have made for You to dwell in, the sanctuary, O L-rd, which Your hands have established." (Exodus 15:17)

The planting metaphor aptly echoes the theme of sublime faith in G-d. Anyone who has ever planted a seed in the earth knows that without an unbreakable, unshakeable faith in the benevolence of Heaven, accompanied by persistent watering and pulling of weeds, nothing of worth will burst forth from the ground.

When we express our faith fearlessly in G-d, through our positive actions to fulfill His will for us, His corresponding faith in us becomes a refrain to our endeavors. With faith and with persistence of effort, His promise to us, the establishment of His sanctuary in Jerusalem, the mountain of His inheritance, will become a reality.

Tune in to this week's Temple Talk as Rabbi Chaim Richman and Yitzchak Reuven discuss the Torah reading of Beshalach, the Song of the Sea, and the upcoming day of rebirth and renewal - Tu B'Shvat, the 15th day of the month of Shvat. Designated by our sages as the new year for trees, Tu B'Shvat also has much of spiritual import to offer us human beings.

Faith in G-d, positive action, and forward-looking vision can also be described as the themes behind the recent dedication of the Marty Morrill Studio, the studio in which Light to the Nations, Bat Melech, and the other Temple Institute video productions are all filmed and produced. It was three years ago that, with the generous help of Mr. Morrill, we established our own independent studio for filming and editing our Temple Institute teachings. Only recently have we felt that we have achieved a production standard worthy of the name of our eponymous benefactor. Therefore, we have taken the time now to officially and publicly dedicate the Marty Morrill Studio, and thank Mr. Morrill for his faith in G-d, positive action, and forward-looking vision, which has made this possible.

Today features the new Light to the Nations teaching by Rabbi Chaim Richman, entitled, "Tu B’Shvat: Best Day of the Year: The fifteenth day of the month of Shvat, (Tu B’Shvat), is not just a date marking the new year for trees in the land of Israel. It is also a day marking spiritual renewal. By connecting with and tapping into the spiritual vitality contained within Tu B’Shvat, we, like the trees, can begin the process of the rejuvenation of our own hearts and souls." Click here to view.

The Song of the Sea, sung by the children of Israel at the splitting of the Sea of Reeds is the celebration of the recognition of G-d in the world, and can only be sung after we put that recognition to the test, and take the first step into the sea that lies before us. Click here to view Rabbi Richman's short teaching on parashat Beshalach (Exodus 13:17-17:16).


We urge all who have not yet seen our "Return to the Temple Mount" video, to take the time to do so. Rabbi Chaim Richman and Yehudah Glick, director of the Temple Institute, discuss the growing movement of Jews ascending the Temple Mount for the purpose of fulfilling the commandment of morat haMikdash - showing reverence for G-d at the site of His Holy Temple. The two discuss the police presence on the Mount, as well as the rekindling of longing for the Holy Temple amongst the people of Israel. Click here to view.

Tu B'Shvat blessings of renewal and rededication from the holy city of Jerusalem,
Yitzchak Reuven
THE TEMPLE INSTITUTE
PO Box 31876
Jerusalem, Israel 97500
www.templeinstitute.org

Will Obama stop acting suspiciously?

IF only Obama would do the right thing!

It's apparent Obama dropped the hot potato of Jeremiah Wright to win the election, aided and abetted by ACORN, conservative cowards and massive foreign aid (unaccounted for and much of it undoubtedly illegal), but most importantly: Obama has failed to prove he is a natural born citizen.

Adding insult to injury, Obama has suspiciously sealed his records in the United States and Kenya, and disrespects those who ask legitimate questions concerning this key Constitutional issue instead of being open and honest. So to wimply and simply say, "He's the president now" - to sheepishly resign oneself to accept a possible African coup in America (due to identity theft and terrorism) since it's a done deal, a backroom deal, a president usurper due to treacherous irresponsibility and collaboration of many, is inexcusable.

Although I consider the Gentile African, Barack Hussein Obama, illegitimate to hold office here for biblical reasons - Israelites were never to empower Gentiles to rule over them (Deut. 17:15), and Gentiles ruling over Israelites is considered a curse (Deut. 28:43) - IF Obama would prove he is a natural born citizen, as required by our Constitution, I would then submit to the fact he is our legitimate political president and encourage him to rule this Republic righteously, in peace and harmony with the Word and Will of God (Isa. 55:7-9), loving God and his neighbor as himself, and would gladly embrace Obama and pray for him as he humbles himself daily to read and heed what's written in the Bible (Deut. 17:18-19), so help him God.

Babylon is Rome

Rome rules the world - not NYC!


The Israelite United States is not Babylon! New York City is not Babylon! Yes, we are in spiritual Babylon (as is the whole world, Catholics and Protestants); yes, we are in economic Babylon (as is the whole world enslaved by globalist banksters), but the biblical Babylon yet to fall has been clearly identified by Alexander Hislop in The Two Babylons as ROME and the ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH. "Europe's Fate" - chapter 5 of Beyond Babylon: Europe's Rise and Fall - reveals why the Europeans will turn on the bloody Vatican and hate it with a passion.

As for the fall of the Twin Towers in New York City and its eerie resemblance to prophecies in Revelation: close but no cigar! At best, it's a type of what can happen suddenly - more likely it's a counterfeit by Satan to cause confusion among those who should be grounded in the truth, having been taught correctly for years that Rome is Babylon and by extension, the Roman Catholic Church. Roman Catholics are named after its bestial system and accursed city! Babylon has fallen, but Rome is yet to fall and become history once and for all. The Two Witnesses will announce that good news from Jerusalem.

When 9/11 struck, whether by foreign terrorists and/or by domestic design (a false flag, a black operation - God knows), New York City was temporarily closed for business, the United States suffered a massive setback, but 9/11 did not deal a death blow to New York City or our economy! New York City staggered but regained its balance and continues to stand to this day, very active, very much alive, the city never sleeps, music still plays, folks still do plenty of business there, marriages continue to be performed there, the lights are still on in New York City - completely contrary to what Revelation says will be the case for Babylon! (Revelation 18).

"Rejoice over her, O Heaven, and you holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her!" (Revelation 18:20). Did the Sabbath-keeping Church of God rejoice when the Twin Towers fell? No! We mourned, we grieved for innocent lives lost and feared what appeared to be an attack against America. When Babylon falls, never to rise again, we will fiddle while Rome burns! We know ROME - the bloody Vatican - represents the evil spirit and Gentile system of Babylon that has persecuted and murdered God's People and is guilty of instigating wars and oppression.

Don't be deceived by appearances! New York City appears to be Babylon today, but it is only a front for the dark powers that be, the German-Jesuit cabal who hide behind Jewish shields (schills) and operate from London (the "Crown Temple") for Rome.

Soon the United States will be put into national receivership (so to speak), when forced labor is demanded of Americans, when our loan sharks exact vengeance. After all, in ancient Babylon, their temples served as banks. Will the Vatican soon openly consolidate all power to itself, politico-religious and economic and their sorcerer-pope empower the Beast to enforce their rule? Will they issue their special currency, their mark the world will be dying to get? We'll see.

Ketzaleh!

(IsraelNN.com) Brig.-Gen. Amatzia "Patsi" Chen, former commander of Yaakov "Ketzaleh" Katz in the legendary Shaked Commando Unit, says no one can compare to Ketzaleh in bravery, proven accomplishments, integrity, and sacrifice for the Land of Israel. Patsi remembers the words Ketzaleh said to him when Ketzaleh was bleeding heavily from severe wounds. Patsi tells Ketzaleh that he must strive to be Prime Minister.
Ketzaleh's Commander Speaks: A Man of Action, A True Leader

"Encouraging Jews to Ascend the Temple Mount"

Yehudah Glick Arrested and Accused of:"Encouraging Jews to Ascend the Temple Mount"


SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 25th, 2009, Yehudah Glick, director of the Temple Institute was arrested upon entering the Temple Mount. No reason for his arrest was offered, and after being held in custody for a number of hours he was released.


MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY 26th, 2009, Yehudah Glick was arrested a second time at the entrance to the Temple Mount. He was placed in police custody, prevented from communicating with the outside world, and not allowed contact with his lawyer. He was physically harassed, handcuffed, and questioned by investigators. Yehudah Glick was accused of "encouraging Jews to come to the Temple Mount," to which he readily admitted. Accusing Glick of disturbing the peace the police are threatening him with a lifetime ban from entering the Temple Mount. After five hours in custody, Glick has been released.

AGAIN: Yehudah Glick has been arrested for "encouraging Jews to ascend the Temple Mount." Glick has admitted to bringing hundreds of groups of interested Jews to the Temple Mount yet not once causing a disturbance of any kind, nor breaking the law by doing so.

THIS DESPERATE ACT by the police appears to be aimed at restoring a previous status quo in which far fewer Jews pursued their G-d given rights as Jews in the land of Israel to be seen by G-d and to entreat Him in prayer on the Temple Mount, and their legally guaranteed rights as citizens in the democratic state of Israel - legal rights which are enshrined in the statutes of the state of Israel, to do the same.

WE THE JEWS will not be discouraged, nor dissuaded. We the Jews are returning to the sacred courtyards of the House of the L-rd. It is incumbent upon the police to adapt to this rapidly changing reality. Rather than try to beat and harass and intimidate the awakening Jewish people into abandoning the Torah of their fathers and the Divine promise of redemption, the police should be redoubling their efforts to guarantee the smooth and successful access to the Temple Mount of Jewish worshippers. The is the mandate of the Temple Mount police. The police would be well advised to heed the words of Torah:

"But the more they afflicted them, (the Jews), the more they multiplied and the more their numbers grew."
(Exodus 1:12)

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Reminds me of when an Israeli police officer at the Russian Compound in Jerusalem asked me why I wanted the Temple built and I said, "Isn't it the TEMPLE Mount?" He smiled and actually seemed pleased with the question and couldn't argue against it! Who can?


A House of Prayer For All Peoples?
Jewish guards prevent Christians and Jews from exercising their religious right to pray on the Temple Mount? That's right! Only Muslims have unlimited access to Judaism's most holy site. Only the Koran is permitted within. The Tanach (Jewish Scripture, known to much of the world as the "Old Testament") and Christian Scriptures (the New Testament) are forbidden. Yet Israel claims to respect the religious rights of all people.

Jews Must Demand Rights to Temple Mount
During a 1995 Root and Branch lecture in Jerusalem, Professor Nahum Rakover, author and then Deputy Attorney General of Israel, publicly agreed with me that it isn't illegal for Christians or Jews to pray upon the Temple Mount, even though it is forcibly prevented by the police.

Restore Israeli Sovereignty Over Temple Mount
The Wakf, the militant Muslim authority that oversees Jerusalem's Temple Mount, Judaism's holiest site and Islam's alleged third holiest site (following Mecca and Medina) continue to show blatant disregard for Jewish, Christian and biblical history and non-Muslim sensitivities.

Dangerous Ideas?
During my brief appearance before Israel's High Court, the prosecution charged that I hold "dangerous ideas." I suppose the short-sighted prosecution would ban the Bible if he could since it contains the "dangerous ideas" that millions believe in! What are those "dangerous ideas?"

Obama Emperor Has No Clothes!

Obama's African Coup in America
How will the president usurper act when they come to take him away? When the Constitution is again upheld and the laws of this land he has shown contempt for enforced?

President Usurper Obama
Have you no fear of God? Do you consider yourself greater than Nimrod? Don't you know the Tower of Babel fell? That Satan was cast down from Heaven as a reject after lifting himself up so high?

BLACK DAY IN AMERICA: Obama Wins, America Loses

Sherrod Brown on Obama's Birth Certificate

3 Myths About Obama's Eligibility

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