Jerusalem Lights - Rabbi Chaim Richman

Read Rabbi Richman's Substack essay 'The Window of Hope'

chaimrichman.substack.com/p/the-window-of-hope

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Jerusalem Lights - Rabbi Chaim Richman

Read Rabbi Richman's Substack essay 'The Unfinished Journey'

chaimrichman.substack.com/p/the-unfinished-journey

How much of our lives are spent walking through deserts of one kind or another? Waiting for answers. Traveling. Packing and unpacking our hopes. Following roads whose destinations we cannot yet discern; following the patterns of clouds we don’t understand. Believing we have lost our way, only to discover much later that every detour was itself part of the journey. Isn’t that a part of every human’s biography?
I think that very little of life is actually spent arriving. Most of life is spent becoming.

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Jerusalem Lights - Rabbi Chaim Richman

Dear Jerusalem Lights community! While Shlomo Richman, our videographer and editor, is away for a tour of reserve duty, we continue to present our weekly podcast. However, we will not be able to record new weekly video parasha lessons until his return, with Hashem's help... Here is the link to last year's lesson on this week's double portion of Mattot - Masei. Wishing everyone Shabbat Shalom! Also inviting one and all to participate in our upcoming new Sunday Zoom series on the Book of Kohelet (Ecclesiastes)! Email rabbi@rabbirichman.com to register.

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Jerusalem Lights - Rabbi Chaim Richman

Dear Jerusalem Lights community! While Shlomo Richman, our videographer and editor, is away for a tour of reserve duty, we continue to present our weekly podcast. However, we will not be able to record new weekly video parasha lessons until his return, with Hashem's help... Here is the link to last year's lesson on this week's portion of Pinchas. Wishing everyone Shabbat Shalom! Also inviting one and all to participate in our upcoming new Sunday Zoom series on the Book of Kohelet (Ecclesiastes)! Email rabbi@rabbirichman.com to register.

Follow Rabbi Richman's writing on Substack: chaimrichman.substack.com/

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Jerusalem Lights - Rabbi Chaim Richman

Join our new Jerusalem Lights WhatsApp channel: whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbDNanG3QxRsAHcafA45

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Jerusalem Lights - Rabbi Chaim Richman

Special Announcement for our friends in Korea

Jerusalem Light의 랍비 하임 리치만 (Rabbi Chaim Richman) 님의 주간 파라샤 강의를 한국어로 제공하게 되었습니다. 많이 시청해주시고 토라의 생수를 마셔주세요!

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Jerusalem Lights - Rabbi Chaim Richman

Dear Friends, I have been fighting the flu for several weeks now, and making slow progress towards recovery, with Hashem's help. But I am still somewhat unwell and I apologize that for this reason, I was unable to upload any new productions this week. Wishing you Shabbat Shalom from Jerusalem!

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Jerusalem Lights - Rabbi Chaim Richman

Coming to the Jerusalem Lights YouTube Channel this Sunday, 22 Tevet - January 11, 2026...

A Jerusalem Lights Original Special Presentation:
THE EXODUS BEFORE THE EXODUS
produced, written and narrated by Hillel Richman

Were Ancient Israelites Present in Canaan Before the Exodus?
Was There More Than One Exodus from Egypt?

What if we are looking at the Biblical Exodus from Egypt in the wrong way—and missing part of the picture?
What if there was more than one Exodus of Israelites from Egypt?
Could it be that some Israelites entered and settled the Promised Land while others remained enslaved behind?
Is it possible that the Bible itself preserves hints of a smaller, earlier Exodus—one that predated the national event we know so well?
In 'The Exodus Before the Exodus', we explore this possibility by examining the Biblical text, ancient Jewish sources, and historical and archaeological evidence.

Join us in this fascinating documentary as we attempt to weave together a missing strand of Biblical history—and bring to light a story rarely told.

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Jerusalem Lights - Rabbi Chaim Richman

For an exploration and deeper understanding of the connection between Yom Kippur and the Festival of Sukkot, here is the link to the recording of our weekly Zoom session, 'The Festivals of Tishrei 5786: From Yom Kippur to Sukkot' drive.google.com/file/d/1yJ4Mrz-NTyVO2hLpHvVhPoWkb…
If you would like to attend our live Zoom classes or receive access to view the archive of past classes, send an email request to rabbi@rabbirichman.com

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Jerusalem Lights - Rabbi Chaim Richman

May you and your loved ones be signed and sealed in the Book of Life for a life of blessings, joy, good health, prosperity, wisdom, peace, and every Heavenly blessings, and most importantly, closeness to Hashem!

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