Shana Tova Umetuka - Wishing all a Good and Sweet New Year! Elul 29, 5784/October 2, 2024 Today we stand before HaShem. The shofar blows, the trumpets are sounded.
Only yesterday the world was born out of G-d’s will to bestow blessing upon his creation. Only yesterday, on this very day, G-d scooped up the dust from the four corners of the earth and created man. Only yesterday G-d breathed life into man, filling man with the potential for good and for holiness.
Today we stand before HaShem. The shofar blows, the trumpets are sounded.
The shofar that we sound on Rosh HaShana, the sole unique commandment concerning Rosh HaShana, of which we are told, “And in the seventh month, on the first day, there shall be a holy convocation for you; you shall not perform any mundane work. It shall be a day of shofar sounding for you,” (Numbers 29:1) recalls the horn of the ram that was caught in the thicket and caught Avraham’s eye as he looked up. Having passed G-d’s great test of the binding of Yitzchak on Mount Moriah, Avraham took the ram and made an offering to HaShem.
And the sound that emanates from the ram’s horn shofar as we blow it on Rosh HaShana is the sound of our most sublime and ineffable prayers to HaShem, produced by the very breath that He placed in us. What have you done with the breath that I blessed you with? G-d asks on Rosh HaShana. How have you been living your life? Have you been seeking only the good? Have you been seeking only the truth?
Today we stand before HaShem. The shofar blows, the trumpets are sounded.
May G-d accept our prayers, and may we be blessed with a good year ahead. A year of peace and prosperity. A year of health, of family, of love and of happiness. One of the beloved songs we sing on Rosh HaShana, called Achot Ketanah, concludes with these words: תכלה השנה וקללותיה תחל שנה וברכותי - Let the outgoing year and its curses conclude, let the new year in and its blessings begin.
The Temple Institute wishes all our supporters, followers and friends, the entire house of Israel, all who seek the peace of Jerusalem,and all who love the One True G-d of Israel, a very sweet and happy new year - Shana Tova uMetuka!
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| Tune in to this week's Temple Talk, as Yitzchak Reuven talks about letting in the New Year in and letting its blessings begin, about hearing ourselves in the sound of the shofar, and how Israel ends a most difficult year with deadly blows against her enemies! It's the eve of a new year, and time to stand before HaShem, King of all Creation, on Rosh HaShana, the day of man's creation, and make ourselves heard through the sounding of the shofar. The nation of Israel is concluding a very difficult year determined more than ever to stamp out the deadly enemies of HaShem and His people, now and forever! Wishing all a good and sweet new year - Shana Tova uMetuka! |
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| We traditionally mark Rosh HaShana as the anniversary of the first (or sixth) day of creation. How does this square with the claim of science that the world is billions of years old and attaching a calendar date to its beginning is futile? Ha'azinu (Deuteronomy 32:1-52)
Parashat Ha'azinu is read on Shabbat:
Tishrei 3, 5785/October 5, 2024 |
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| Pray For The Safety & Success Of Our IDF Soldiers The entire nation of Israel is deep in prayer as our brave IDF soldiers continue their fight against evil in Gaza and are now fighting evil on the ground in Lebanon. Tens of thousands gathered in prayer last night at the Temple Mount's Western Wall Plaza. Soldiers entering into combat are also deep in prayer. At the conclusion of the video are the texts of the prayer for IDF soldiers and the prayer for our hostages still being held in subhuman conditions in Gaza, (Hebrew & English). |
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| Creation, Day Four: "Let There Be Luminaries In The Expanse Of The Heavens" Recalling the ancient rabbinic tradition that Rosh HaShana commemorates the anniversary of the creation of man, on the sixth day of creation. Counting backward from Rosh HaShana, which begins this Wednesday evening, today, Tuesday, is the anniversary of the fourth day of creation: "And G-d said, 'Let there be luminaries in the expanse of the heavens, to separate between the day and between the night, and they shall be for signs and for appointed seasons and for days and years. And they shall be for luminaries in the expanse of the heavens to shed light upon the earth....'"
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| Anticipating Rosh Hashana: New Moon Testimony The Sanhedrin in Yavneh: After the destruction of the Holy Temple, the Sanhedrin moved to the town of Yavneh, where it would receive witnesses' testimony of the new moon. The Talmud relates that Rabban Gamliel displayed pictures of the moon in various stages of its monthly course. He would use the pictures when questioning the witnesses in order to determine the veracity of their testimony. Although this scene portrays the Sanhedrin in Yavneh, after the destruction of the Holy Temple, it no doubt represents similar scenes which occurred every month for hundreds of years within the Sanhedrin that stood upon the Temple Mount. |
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| Creation, Day Three: "Let The Dry Land Appear" Recalling the ancient rabbinic tradition that Rosh HaShana commemorates the anniversary of the creation of man, on the sixth day of creation. Counting backward from Rosh HaShana, which begins this Wednesday evening, today, Monday, is the anniversary of the third day of creation: "And G-d said, "Let the water that is beneath the heavens gather into one place, and let the dry land appear," and it was so. And G-d called the dry land earth, and the gathering of the waters He called seas, and G-d saw that it was good..." |
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| Anticipating Rosh Hashana: Sanctifying The New Moon During the time of the Holy Temple, the drama of Rosh Hashana began even before the onset of the holy day. This drama involved the sanctification of the new moon. Rosh Hashana occurs on the first day of the month of Tishrei, and therefore, it can't begin until the appearance of the new moon has been established. |
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| Mikdash Monday - Shofar (Part 2) “And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a holy gathering; you shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing the horn to you.” (Bamidbar 29:1) |
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| Prostration On The Temple Mount: Much Ado About Nothing! By Ofira Halevy
Recently, many media outlets have been covering events on the Temple Mount—the very site where two Jewish Temples once stood in the heart of the Mount, which spans 144 dunams (approximately 35 acres). In ancient times, Jewish families would make pilgrimages to this sacred place three times a year during the festivals of Sukkot, Passover, and Shavuot—festivals that are central to the consciousness and identity of the Jewish people.
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| Creation, Day Two: "Let There Be An Expanse In The Midst Of The Water" Recalling the anciemt rabbinix tradition that Rosh HaShana commemorates the anniversary of the creation of man, on the sixth day of creation. Counting backward from Rosh HaShana, which begins this Wednesday evening, today, Sunday, is the anniversary of the second day of creation:
"And G-d said, 'Let there be an expanse in the midst of the water, and let it be a separation between water and water.' And G-d made the expanse and it separated between the water that was below the expanse and the water that was above the expanse, and it was so. And G-d called the expanse Heaven, and it was evening, and it was morning, a second day." (Genesis 1:6-8) |
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| The Eve Of Creation
Our sages have recorded two different traditions concerning Rosh HaShana, (which begins next Wednesday evening). One tradition holds that Rosh HaShana, the day that all mankind stands before HaShem, is the anniversary of the first day of creation. An alternative tradition holds that Rosh HaShana is, in fact, the anniversary of the sixth day of creation, the day that G-d created man! This is the very same day that man defied G-d's instructions and ate from the Tree of Knowledge, and this is the day that man was subsequently exiled from the Garden of Eden. And for these reasons Rosh HaShana is the day that G-d judges His children.
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| Shavua Tov From The Temple Mount!
The smile has returned to many faces here in Israel and around the Mid-East, as Israelis, Lenbanese, Syrians, Jews, Christians, Druse, and Sunni Muslims celebrate Israel's assassination of arch terrorist Hasan Nasrallah, dealing yet another death blow to the Iranian terror proxy Hezbollah.
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| Build a House for HaShem! "Be strong and have courage! Build a House for HaShem!" In this scene from a film soon to become an integral part of the Temple Institute's Jerusalem based Visitors Center experience, the prophet Samuel charges King David with the task of building the Holy Temple! |
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| The Glory of this Last House Shall be Greater than the First! "The Glory of this Last House Shall be Greater than the First!" In this scene from a film soon to become an integral part of the Temple Institute's Jerusalem based Visitors Center experience, Zerubavel from the house of David and Kohen Gadol (High Priest) Yehoshua consult with the prophet Haggai who instructs them to waste no time in rebuilding the Holy Temple! |
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| Interested in Ascending the Temple Mount? Contact us via our website, email us at infotempleinstitute@gmail.com or via our Facebook page. Click below for more information on ascending the Temple Mount in purity. |
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Blessings for a Shana Tova uMetuka from the holy city of Jerusalem!
Yitzchak Reuven
The Temple Institute
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