Removing Obstructions Around Our Hearts (Alma 23-29) with Rabbi Joe Charnes | Come Follow Me Study
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- Join Rabbi Joe Charnes as he delves into Alma 23-29 from the Book of Mormon in this special Come Follow Me study session for Scripture Central. With a unique perspective, Rabbi Joe approaches the Book of Mormon as a Jewish text, aiming to uncover the profound layers of meaning embedded within its verses. If you'd like to connect with Rabbi Joe, you can find him on Facebook.
In this video, Rabbi Joe demonstrates how a deeper study of scriptural words opens up countless opportunities for understanding. He emphasizes that there is never just one explanation, but rather an infinite array of wisdom that each individual can discover. By peeling away the layers of the text, Rabbi Joe reveals the powerful and deep symbolism that resonates within the scriptures.
Whether you're a seasoned student of the Book of Mormon or exploring it for the first time, this study with Rabbi Joe Charnes will inspire you to dig deeper and find new insights in your scripture study. Don't miss this enlightening exploration that highlights the richness and complexity of sacred texts.
This covers the Come Follow Me Lessons of Alma 17-22 | July 1-7
BIO FOR RABBI JOE:
Rabbi Joe Charnes received his BA in psychology from California State University, Northridge. He went on to study in traditional Jewish seminaries in Los Angeles, California, Brooklyn, New York, and Jerusalem, Israel, and was ordained by Rabbi Mordechai Finley, PhD, of the Academy for Jewish Religion, California.
Rabbi Joe’s teachings center around exploring both the practical and mystical dimensions of the Jewish faith tradition. He is also deeply devoted to interfaith dialogue and engagement, and has been involved in numerous multi-faith events across the country and in Europe.
Rabbi Joe Charnes is married to his beautiful wife, Sarah Schechter, a Rabbi and Air Force Chaplain, recently retired. They live in the Denver area with their lovely daughter, Yael Emunah.
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Summary
In this conversation, Benjamin Griffin and Rabbi Joe Charnes discuss the importance of deep scripture study and interfaith dialogue. Rabbi Joe finds meaning in the Book of Mormon and the New Testament. They emphasize the need to savor and truly understand the words of scripture. They also discuss the concept of beholding, which signifies paying attention to something significant. They explore the idea that the land having no obstructions to preach is a metaphor for breaking down the barriers around our hearts that prevent us from truly internalizing and living the teachings of scripture.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
2:49 The Importance of Interfaith Dialogue
4:00 3 Things to Note about Rabbi Joe's Study Approach
8:18 Beholding the "very good." Hinei in Hebrew
21:05 "That the land MIGHT have no obstructions": A Path to Transformation
26:43 Pondering the Barriers we have to the Word entering our Hearts
29:17 Conclusion
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I just tuned in and my first thought was that we take what we have with the Book of Mormon for granted. Here is a Rabbi who studies our scripture better than we do. How can we hope for additional scripture if we don't take advantage of what we have right now? I wonder what the member missionary work would be like if everyone took the Book of Mormon as seriously as he does. I'm so thankful for my testimony of this sacred volume of scripture.
My Father has been beating this drum for my entire life. We don't sufficiently take the scriptures seriously, at least not most of us. Honestly, though, I don't think we're helped along by the translation models that have been proposed for the Book of Mormon, or our more general suspicion regarding how intact ancient scripture is. To be honest, I find the Rabbinical hermeneutics to be the most fruitful and well developed, and we'd do well to treat the Book of Mormon with that level of scrutiny and respect.
You are so right! We need to take our scriptures so much more seriously.
I guess when asked to feast on the words of christ, we might consider slowing down chewing our food, then contemplate on flavors and textures, instead of stuffing our faces till we get sick.
Members of all faith communities struggle with engaging deeply with their sacred texts. If we are humble and intentional and devoted in our hearts, we can grow and blossom more fully from our holy wisdom. And we need each other on this journey. Blessings.
Thank you so much Rabbi Joe for your insight and helping us to realize how much more we need to delve into the scriptures to bring it into our hearts And our souls.
Rabbi Joe is a wonderful son of God! We all love him and glad to see him and to listen to how he expound the scriptures. Greetings and much love to Rabbi Joe, from Hongkong here! 😊❤❤❤
Blessed greetings and much love to you, friend. Thank you for your kind words
Benjamin and Rabbi Joe, on a teetertooter, you two balane one another very well. When we come together to harmonize spiritually, the heavens open, and we can visualize concourses of angels singing joyfully that our conversations are praises of adoration to "Our King of Kings," songs of Redeeming love as hearts and voices are raised, finding peace together and dropping any manner of contention that seperates or divides.
My soul is lifted, and my spiritual needs are filled with the biblical description of honey and butter or thick, fresh cream that I may know to prize the good, as I look into your beautiful glowing faces, faces so pure and with the intent to unite joyfully.
I enjoyed every word spoken and the spirit of total reverence.
Who's on the Lords side? All as we generate human kindness.
I really love watching and learning from this great man Rabi Joe,wonderful teaching and love it alot🙏
Oh my goodness, I love Rabbi Joe. Incredible!! Thank you for having him as a guest❤
He’s at it again. I think I did allow the word of God access to my heart, and now that I might share that with others
Thank you Rabbi Jo for this profound lesson! God bless you!
I love how Rabi Joe approaches the scriptures! He truly treasures, ponders, and cherishes every single word. His videos and lessons have really helped me approach my personal study; and they have helped me see my scriptures in a new light!
Thank you so much, brother, and please know that your scriptures have helped me see life in a new light
Fascinating discussion. I will be reading (and pondering) the scriptures differently now.
God is good everyday thank you for this amazing lesson 🙏😇
Thank you for hearing
LOVE Rabbi Joe!!!❤❤ keep this going please!!!!
Thank you for teaches us how to read our scripture with more depth.
Thank you for this series! I love seeing these scriptures through his beautiful eyes.
And my eyes see more beautifully because of your scriptures. 🙏
I really enjoyed this lesson. The Book of Mormon is so much richer when we understand the Hebraisms. Thank you! Shalom Rabbi!
Shalom to you. The Book of Mormon is a rich and delightful source of wisdom. I’m grateful for the opportunity to explore it with you.
Thank you, Rabbi Joe, for your wonderful explanation in approaching sacred scripture understanding. God bless you my friend.
This is marvelous. I hope the plan is to make this a weekly (bi-weekly) series. It's a fresh look at our own sacred texts that I fear too many Latter-day Saints tend to miss as we strive to meet the minimal requirements of our weekly reading assignments.
I am stunned by the time you devote to scripture study, your openness to being transformed, however uncomfortable it might prove to be.
Fascinating reflections on the speed of our modern life. We often read the scriptures to ‘complete’ the assignment without any deeper thought on the meaning! We live life that way too often sadly.
Yes, and I pray we use this time together to truly slow down in our studies, which is the only way we are going to refine our souls.
Thank you Rabbi Joe and Brandon Griffin for presenting “delving deeper into the scriptures”. Look forward to more study with you
Thank you for your interest in “delving deeper.” There are many riches that await us.
Thank you so much for your precious insights! I love to study with you!
I am so amazed at your explaination, thank you so much Rabbi and I loved to hear you sing the words it touched my heart even more as I felt the spirit.
Thank you. And I pray we keep singing and studying together.
Thank you for this inspiring lesson!!! It has touch my heart.
Good stuff. Thanks to the Rabbi. We are learning a lot through him.
And I through you
I love the long article, Liahona and this. I have always felt your faith was very close to ours in many ways. More brings us together when we study than divides us.
I really enjoy your insight into scripture studying and did ponder your first video and I’m going to watch both videos over again thank you so much for giving us your insights and helping us to better understand how to study scripture
Thank you Rabbi. For a few steps we journey the path together.
And the journey together is always more beautiful. Thank you
Thank You and God bless. I am looking forward to the next lesson. I really enjoyed the insights. It is most definitely bringing more context to my understanding ❤
Dear Rabbi Joe I am writing to you from France, thank you for your light which shines within you and which testifies to your love for God and for the Book of Mormon. Thank you for your explanations. My reading will be different also accompanied by explanations from Tyler Griffin, but I am going to open my heart much wider and break down the barriers. Merci
Shalom Rabbi Joe, thanks for your comments. 🕍
I am so grateful for your insights. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and love
Thank you, Rabbi, for your insights. I have been a member of The Church of Jesus Christ for 50 years now and you hit the light switch of what was shown in Alma 23. It is amazing how deep pondering helps me grow closer to my Father in Heaven.
Keep pondering, brother! It only gets better
Learning so much from you Rabbi. I love what you said about barriers we build around our hearts and how to build around them. Thanks again.
Thank you, brother. We all build barriers around our precious hearts, but often we are unaware of the barriers we build. I pray that together we can remove some of those barriers, so our hearts can experience the beauty of our holy texts.
I watched this broadcast on my TV and I am watching it again. The words of Rabbi Joe really communicates to me with a strong emotional response. I have been going through an illness that has made it hard to read anything. But I love the teachings at this moment.
Bless you, sister. Sending prayers your way
Love these insights. Thank you.
Incredible. Thank you.
Thank you! I hope our weekly time together continues to inspire
Thanks for your thoughts again. Scripture Central, U guys ROCK!
Scripture Central is a blessing
Let’s go!! We need more Benjamin!
We are trying, brother! Thank you for the encouragement 😁
Thanks!! 😁
I just appreciate you being here,I can go to Alma and get answers that I need for different answers
And other books all of them.
Thank you Dear Rabi
When we hurt ir do wrong, God hurts 💔
When we please and help one another we can really make ourselves happy and our God will be happy ❤❤ 11:07
Thank you so much. Your tradition is bringing great healing to the world, And I’m sure God is somewhere smiling from above
Rabbi Joe's approach to the study of the Book of Mormon is a great example of being humble. Being humble is a trait of the most intelligent being in the universe, even God. Pride. All pride, is an example of baseness, and is not conducive to progression, spiritual, or intellectual
Amen, 🙏,and 🙇♂️
Thank you so much Rabbi!! Your depth of looking into the scriptures really inspired me.
I love this. I love you insight. Your a special man
Thank you. I am grateful.
This is wonderful content! Nothing anywhere like it. God is Good
I pray I am able to continue offering thoughts that inspire.
@joecharnes2454 Be yourself, and we will be edified by your spirit.
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My husband and I will present and discuss this video in our group scripture study session July 8th. I like very much the joining of all sects where we can together discover eternal truths. As Latter Day Saints we are encouraged to explore any books, scriptures or other media and speeches that show the light and build us up in a divine sense. I will look for future broadcasts.
Bless you for your openness to explore and search for wisdom. I am sorry I won’t be there to sit in and listen to your reflections. I hope they are well received.
5 Yea, and my soul delighteth in the words of Isaiah, for I came out from Jerusalem, and mine eyes hath beheld the things of the Jews, and I know that the Jews do understand the things of the prophets, and there is none other people that understand the things which were spoken unto the Jews like unto them, save it be that they are taught after the manner of the things of the Jews.
2 Nephi 24:5
Bless you, and bless Nephi
I appreciate the reference to 'sacred text'. I don't always think about how sacred the scriptures are when I am reading them. Thank you for your insights!
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Wow! I love your Scripture Central jacket I wish I could have one🙂
Shalom, Rabbi Joe! And thank you for your blessing.
And shalom to you, sister! Thank you for sharing
Another fantastic video! Thank you!
Thank you for your kind words, brother
Instead of going over " come follow me" weeks of scripture you could go over the wording of the Book of Mormon like you have with "Now behold". Your insight has really helped me pay better attention to what's being said and if im ready to recieve it.
I appreciate your suggestion. I think right now our intention is to do both at the same time. But who knows, maybe in the future we will have a separate podcast for that!
Thank you for sharing your wisdom with us. You have truly been blessed with a gift for shedding additional light and understanding upon Sacred Scripture!
Thank you for your wonderful words, my friend, bit the light of your scriptures is truly where the inspiration comes from.
As a Church I wish we could study the Book of Mormon for two years.
Thank you so much!!!
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Thank you for diving into words and phrases. I approach them differently and really appreciated hearing your approach. I take at least one word or phrase in every reading and illustrate it as I ponder. It takes me forever to finish a chapter and then I don’t keep up with the Come Follow Me schedule. How do you keep up?
BEHOLD- focus on this! Take care it all in. Visually savor this. What is it that God wants me to understand from this picture.
Amen
I really enjoyed this lesson. However the auto -translate to Chinese (Traditional) is not working for this video.
I am not a Hebrew speaker, nor versed in Notarikon or Kabbalah, but it seems possible that the character of Laban in Genesis could be connected to the heart. Laban is Lamed, Beit, Final Nun. Heart is Leb(v) or Lamed and Beit. Have the word heart and then conceptually add on second nature or unchanging, the idea associated with final nun and one has the letters of Laban. This unchanging heart is the opposite of what G-d desires in Psalms 51:19 (Jewish Publication Society) or 51:17 in the KJV.
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
If our heart continues “unbroken” or “proud” then are we like Laban? Yet, this is an ancestor to Israel. A maternal grandfather. Something of this dna is required for our progression. Perhaps the kind of pondering the good Rabbi encourages.
It would be wonderful to hear if that connection, Heart and Laban, would be consistent with midrash logic.
A fellow servant (Abdiel)
Some islamic theologians believe there are two types of jihad: the lesser and the greater. The lesser is whatever external force is preventing you from worshipping allah, and the greater is whatever internal is doing it. Being an American with all its benefits, my jihad is greater.
Thank you Rabbi
... Other guy -- Ease off on the over repetition of jargony cliches like "unpack"
Sorry about that! I hope my lack of experience on screen isn’t too distracting from the true focus. I’ll try to be better as we move forward.
@@BenjaminGriffin did you also do the recommended video? The voice was similar so that one was a much more flowing conversation... keep up the good work, it's appreciated
Brother he asked "how are you?" Chill out 😂 im sorry but. It aint that deep.
As for my awkward response to “how are you,” that was an editorial glitch. I hope you find the depth you are searching for
@@joecharnes2454 Rabbi! Thank you for the reply. I love the level of depth you bring. I'm just impatient 🙏🏽 I watched 2 videos of yours. They're great! Thank you again.
Thank you, my friend. 🙇♂️And I will work at getting to the points more quickly in the future. Shalom.
@@joecharnes2454 Shalom.