Tag Archives: Rabbi Chaim Richman

beyond here lies nothin’

Get a piece of the Rock? Flash mob anybody? Block party. Get to know the neighbors. In a hurry. A good pretext for a riot. It is the most contentious piece of real-estate in The Holy Land. The Temple Mount … Continue reading

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the holy mountain:should they pray or should they go

It’s a touchy issue and its a hard act to follow. This rock as cosmic launching pad into the heavens, landing plop smack in front of Allah. Beam them up.Beam them up. When Israel conquered all of Jerusalem in the … Continue reading

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when that day arrives

The end of days. The messianic era. There is a degree of excitement, or urgency of the uplifting nature that revelation provides regarding the repairing of the world, its redemption and the long promised golden road of devotion and freedom. … Continue reading

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brick by brick: waiting for the shovel ready

Anxious. Impatient. To build or not to build. To mourn or to rejoice. To cry and laugh simultaneously. It is said that  conquerors of ancient Israel could only capture the Temple in a physical sense; the Temple’s spiritual essence living … Continue reading

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i thought i saw saint augustine

Jerusalem Syndrome….Jerusalem. Is it something in the water. An untraceable ingredient from an underground well? There is something. Jerusalem has always evoked  messianic symbolism and exerted a seemingly  magnetic attraction for people awaiting the Messiah, those who feel they can … Continue reading

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i think this might be it

Where is the Ark of the Covenant? Anywhere from Russia to Rochester, and from Croatia to Canada. No one really knows, although the answer is supposed to be found in the Torah, if you know where to look for it. … Continue reading

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