Temple Institute

Shoved at the Altar? Kohanim competing for the privilege of fulfilling a commandment became so heated that the Beit Din changed the rules. From now on, no more races. Instead, a daily lottery would decide who would receive the honors. youtube.com/shorts/jI4b2eihQ…

Chayei Sara: Eliezer is given an important assignment by Avraham: find the right wife for my son, Yitzchak. Along the way, Eliezer decides to share the responsibility for completing his task successfully, with "HaShem, the G-d of my master Avraham." youtu.be/JiXM_09MaGg

Temple Talk: Eliezer's Incredible Journey! Love, Death & Marriage in the Holy Torah! Avraham Purchases the Cave of Machpelah! youtu.be/uqSUunw6Dqs

Vayera: Sometimes we don't see something that is right in front of our eyes. Sometimes we need G-d to open our eyes so we can see. youtu.be/BbXKB0fgQ8A

Temple Talk: Avraham's Exalted Guests The Convoluted World of Israeli Elections! G-d Tests Avraham & Avraham Challenges HaShem! youtu.be/63LnQw1R5Bs

Lech Lecha: "Are you talking to me?" Where do our thoughts come from? Can our thoughts be recording a conversation between ourselves and G-d? youtu.be/w4GFRwNqDPA

Temple Talk: Lech Lecha - Go Forth! Avraham in Search of G-d! Praying for Rain in the Land of Israel! youtu.be/q7eatOzpNoU

Noach: The flood of Noach's day has all the telltale signs of a natural disaster. G-d despaired of His creation and regretted that He had created man. But mankind's own behavior which led to the flood also evinces signs of societal despair and disillusion youtu.be/SNWoblmkybY

Temple Talk: The Not so Quiet Month of Cheshvan! The Rise and Fall of Man! The Post Diluvial Promise of Noach! youtu.be/L8f1Y8eNKLY

What is the Worth of a Man? Man is made of the dust of the earth, but intended to be an altar, elevating the material to HaShem. youtube.com/shorts/v9SF9ozuT…

Shabbat Shuva: The Offerings of Our Lips: "let us render for bulls the offering of our lips." (Hosea 14:3) Why perform korbanot when we can simply pray? youtube.com/shorts/dOUHRnDY9…

Temple Talk: HaShem - Our King, Our Judge, Our Father Who Loves Us! Ten Days of Return - to Ourselves! Living Life in HaShem's Embrace! youtu.be/6RjDL_qI0nk

Make of Yourself an Offering for Rosh Hashana! Why do Ashkenazi Jews begin saying Selichot at least four days before Rosh HaShana? The answer goes straight to the Beit HaMikdash! youtube.com/shorts/stuW2695M…

Temple Talk: Experiencing the Six Days of Creation! "O Son of Man, Why Do You Sleep?" Becoming Who We Are Meant to Be! youtu.be/ObXSO0jG63c

Rosh HaShana In The Holy Temple! "And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a holy convocation..." Rosh HaShana begins next Friday evening. Learn how Rosh HaShana was celebrated in the Holy Temple! templeinstitute.org/rosh-has…

Hak’hel - The National Get Together For Everyone! Hak'hel, the once every seven year national get together that you don't have to crash - because you have been invited! youtube.com/shorts/uz3lxB3U8…

Temple Talk: Choose Life! Standing Tall & Together before HaShem! It's Not in Heaven, but in Your Heart! youtu.be/mHBazWUNP2

Temple Talk: Gratitude is the Highest Form of Happiness! An Altar Built for the Ages! Israel's Sacred Attachment to the Land of Israel! youtu.be/4D7UMivzj0w

Ki Teitzei: The Torah prescribes a particularly harsh punishment for the rebellious son. Was this based on an understanding of the immutable course of fate? A biologically per-determined predestined path? youtu.be/Z4lxaBM-EzM

Temple Talk: "When You Go Out To War" Here Comes Elul: Primal Urges or the Spirit of Prophecy? Taking a Good Look at Ourselves! youtu.be/mHSalx59t3E