Finding Purpose in Pain (48:25)

Let’s bust the stigma around our emotional and mental challenges. Everyone has their challenges because everyone has their mission, let’s embrace both. This lecture was delivered at the 16th annual National Jewish Retreat. For more information and to register for the next retreat, visit: Jretreat.com.

Rabbi Sholom Lipskar (14)

 

The Inside Story of 19 Kislev (22:15)

This video is an excerpt of a weekly Tanya class given by Rabbi Naftali Silberberg.

Series: Chassidic Philosophy with Rabbi Naftali Silberberg

Rabbi Naftali Silberberg (458)

 

The Purpose of Chassidus (37:25)

Series: Chassidic Philosophy with Rabbi Naftali Silberberg

Rabbi Naftali Silberberg (458)

 

Tanya Chapter 26 Part 1 (1:00:43)

Discover why happiness is such an integral part of our divine service, why it’s crucial to have in order to overcome the evil inclination, and why Chassidim introduced it to Judaism. Also, how is it that all the punishments listed in Parshas Ki Savo befalls the Jews just because they served God without a happiness that was greater than the joy of anything else?.

Series: Lessons in Tanya

Rabbi Naftali Silberberg (458)

 

Your Soul: Getting Acquainted (56:05)

If we are good people, why do we have unkind thoughts? And why do “bad people” have fits of conscience? Just as psychology provides the vocabulary to speak about the psyche, Tanya provides the key terms and constructs to express our souls. Who are we at our core? What is the cause of inner conflict? This session provides the terms to explore our most inner selves

Mrs. Menucha Schochet (1)

 

The Modern Mystical Movement: Three Centuries of Chassidim (1:00:24)

The Chasidic movement arose as one of Judaism’s responses to modernity. Chasidism sought to intensify traditional Jewish observance, placing greater emphasis on mystical spirituality, enthusiasm, and community. Trace the rise and development of Chasidism in Europe, its move to North America and Israel, and its influence on Judaism

Professor Lawrence Schiffman (17)

 

The Origins of the Laws of Prayer (31:26)

The Jewish legal system is a sophisticated network of laws, regulations and customs that draw on centuries of Jewish scholarship. Some are of direct Biblical origin, while others were developed by the Sages. Where do the principles of prayer come from? Were the do’s and don’t’s of our daily prayers given at Sinai, or did they evolve throughout the ages?.

Rabbi Meir Levinger (13)

 

The Shtender: A Meditation for Prayer (2:52)

Prayer is a treasured and intimate time in a Jew’s day. But too often, it can seem intimidating and overwhelming. In this poetic rendition, Meir Kalmanson depicts a familiar struggle we encounter while striving for a meaningful prayer experience. His advice: consider an often neglected but powerful tool - the Shtender.

Meir Kalmanson (1)

 

Food for Thought: Chassidic Text Studies (23:48)

Study the daily portion of Tanya, the handbook of Chassidic philosophy, and begin your morning with an expanded mind. This class took place at the 8th annual National Jewish Retreat. For more information and to register for the next retreat, visit: Jretreat.com.

Rabbi Ronnie Fine (5)

 

Overcoming Loneliness (5:10)

Rabbi Aryeh Weinstein (113)

 

Korech - The Sandwich (4:58)

There is more enjoyment in freedom with an appreciation for the bitterness underneath. Rabbi Yossi Paltiel begins with a description of the korech procedure and then gives an interesting comparison to kreplach.

Series: Haggadah Insights

Rabbi Yossi Paltiel (56)

 

Tanya Chapter 14 (54:17)

A Tzadik is born, not made; chosen by Hashem, so why should we try? Rabbi Yisroel Fried explains the Alter Rebbe's exhortation to the Benoni, to work to be a Tzaddik, when it will never happen. The value is in the effort, just as the native born Tzaddik must still put in the work to reach his predestined level of Tzaddik.

Rabbi Yisroel Fried (4)

 

Capo Denied a Kidney (17:46)

A soul comes down to this world to do a favor for another. With music, Rabbi Yosef Y. Jacobson sings the story of a boy in need of a kidney to survive. We are created with 2 kidneys but only need one. With the extra kidney we can help another. We are all one soul, we are all brothers. Donating a kidney even breaks down the boundaries between bodies

Rabbi YY Jacobson (103)

 

The Timeless Question (4:42)

Where are you? The call to every individual throughout time

Rabbi Daniel Moscowitz (1)

 

Mourning During Sefira Days (advanced) (40:38)

Rabbi Yochanan Marsow (14)

 

Speech vs. Thought in Torah Study (4:06)

Chassidut explains that there are three "garments" the soul wears: thought, speech, and deed.    The first rebbe of Chabad, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, says that when a person studies the Oral Law (anything outside of the Pentateuch, Prophets, or Writings) we must read the words aloud, and we must understand what we are reading

Series: Sinai Scholars Academic Symposium 2012

Rabbi Moshe Leib Gray (1)

 

What I May / Should Do (6:49)

With buzz words like “sustainablitiy,” “going green” and “organic lifestyle” becoming part of everyday language, we are forced to ask the question: Do environmental awareness and Judaism go hand in hand or do they conflict in their basic precepts?  Rabbi Shmuel Simenowitz, a farmer and religious leader, tackles this question and more in his lectures

Rabbi Shmuel Simenowitz (9)

 

Rosh Hashanah: The Beginning of a New Way to Serve G-d and Unite Souls (1:50:48)

Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh (31)

 

Words of the Living G-d - Va'eira (13:26)

The Torah portion Shemos ends with Moses asking G-d, "Why have you made things bad for this people?" This sets the stage for the opening verses of the Torah portion Va'eira, where G-d says, "I am G-d, I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob by the name Kayl Shakkai, but by My Name, G-d, I was not known to them

Rabbi Yitzchok Wagshul (12)

 

Words of the Living G-d - Shemot (12:41)

Words of the Living G-d: Chassidic insights into the weekly Torah portion as originally formulated by the founder of Chabad, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi ob"m. Words of the Living G-d By Rabbi Yitzchok Dovid Wagshul can be ordered by Clicking Here .

Rabbi Yitzchok Wagshul (12)

 

The First Chabad Rebbe (6:17)

Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, known commonly as the Alter Rebbe, was the founder and first spiritual leader of the Chabad movement. This video takes you on a brief tour of his fascinating ife and reality-altering work, including his compendium of Jewish law and his famous collection of psycho-spiritual teachings, the Tanya

Series: Soul Maps

 

You, God and the Universe: Explorations in Tanya (56:20)

Who are we, why are we here and what’s in it for G-d? Drawing on landmark texts from the classic Chassidic work, the Tanya, this workshop will plumb some of the most fundamental questions that every thinking human being grapples with on some level every day.   This lecture was delivered at the 2th annual National Jewish Retreat

Rabbi Shmuel Kaplan (18)