<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Rabbi Chaim Richman - Jerusalem Lights   ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rabbi Chaim Richman is a world-renowned speaker, author, and authority on the Holy Temple. Today he directs Jerusalem Lights, an NGO. 
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Job didn’t take sides and...]]></description><link>https://www.jerusalemlights.org/post/linked-by-destiny</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3e0043faba6cee57da521b</guid><category><![CDATA[Torah Thoughts - Bamidbar/Numbers]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:32:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jim Long</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Facts Don't Care]]></title><description><![CDATA[The connection between Parahat Korach and Chukat.]]></description><link>https://www.jerusalemlights.org/post/facts-don-t-care</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3497ef356410a3b5a2c7e9</guid><category><![CDATA[Torah Thoughts - Bamidbar/Numbers]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 01:26:18 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jim Long</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Fatal Flaw]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ten only saw what they wanted to see]]></description><link>https://www.jerusalemlights.org/post/the-fatal-flaw</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2df5eb44c7bef1d0315dfd</guid><category><![CDATA[Torah Thoughts - Bamidbar/Numbers]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:32:32 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jim Long</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rise Up Israel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aaron is commanded to light the Menorah—an act also rich in symbolism.]]></description><link>https://www.jerusalemlights.org/post/rise-up-israel</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2441e11a907a1704eb3227</guid><category><![CDATA[Torah Thoughts - Bamidbar/Numbers]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 15:53:35 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jim Long</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shavuot and Moshiach]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Sotah passage, then, may offer a redemptive pattern.]]></description><link>https://www.jerusalemlights.org/post/shavuot-and-moshiach</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a105ddf0efc8f1038e0bf29</guid><category><![CDATA[Torah Thoughts - Bamidbar/Numbers]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 13:51:33 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jim Long</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Peacekeepers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Israel is at a critical point in history and requires an army to defend the nation]]></description><link>https://www.jerusalemlights.org/post/real-peacekeepers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a072fe23056b1288115592a</guid><category><![CDATA[Torah Thoughts - 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Vayikra/Lev. ]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:16:54 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jim Long</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Splitting Up With Egypt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Israel walks into the Sea and exits to Freedom]]></description><link>https://www.jerusalemlights.org/post/splitting-up-with-egypt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d5905dd3b1a3633e6dffa2</guid><category><![CDATA[Torah Thoughts - Shemot/Exodus]]></category><category><![CDATA[Holidays & Special Times]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:21:57 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jim Long</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drawing Near]]></title><description><![CDATA[Korbanot serve as powerful physical expression of the process of returning to HaShem]]></description><link>https://www.jerusalemlights.org/post/drawing-near</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69bcc7b3bec251fc0baa1cb8</guid><category><![CDATA[Torah Thoughts - Vayikra/Lev. ]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 04:50:07 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jim Long</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Beginning of Wisdom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Building a Better World]]></description><link>https://www.jerusalemlights.org/post/the-beginning-of-wisdom</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b316d5349998d2ebc216fc</guid><category><![CDATA[Torah Thoughts - Shemot/Exodus]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 20:13:42 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jim Long</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Golden Calf: A Tangible Deity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Idols often functioned as oracles ]]></description><link>https://www.jerusalemlights.org/post/the-golden-calf-a-tangible-deity</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69aa6396d66894c6d6f2bb3c</guid><category><![CDATA[Torah Thoughts - Shemot/Exodus]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 05:32:40 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jim Long</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tetzaveh: The Pattern of Purim]]></title><description><![CDATA[God's hidden hand]]></description><link>https://www.jerusalemlights.org/post/tetzaveh-the-pattern-of-purim</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a0fe44aac6e7cda915343f</guid><category><![CDATA[Torah Thoughts - Shemot/Exodus]]></category><category><![CDATA[Holidays & Special Times]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 02:43:16 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jim Long</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Template for Perfection]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lessons from the Ark of the Covenant]]></description><link>https://www.jerusalemlights.org/post/a-template-for-perfection</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69978abc506845fe36d9724b</guid><category><![CDATA[Torah Thoughts - 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