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Why Am I Here?
Why Am I Here?
The key to life: Making every experience G-dly
The purpose of life has two parts: Why G-d created us, what's in it for him? And why are we here, what does he want from us. The first question is high mystery, we may never know the answer. The second question is the key to life.
Discuss 5 Listen (1:19:26)
Freedom to Choose?
Freedom to Choose or Freedom of Choice
We learn that the freedom to choose, necessitates a choice. There is also a higher level, where an identity can exist without a choice -- freedom from choice. The information in this talk is indispensable in understanding the human condition, morality and Judaism.
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Why Don’t You Go To Heaven?
Why Don’t You Go To Heaven?
The soul is sent away from its home in heaven to earth. At first the soul is confused by earthly conditions; only gradually does it begin to appreciate its mission in transforming a world devoid of G-dliness.
Discuss 3 Listen (30:34)
Facing Reality as an Embodied Soul
Facing Reality as an Embodied Soul
Judaism & Asceticism
Would you take a sublime and transcendent spiritual being and lock it up? That's what G-d did when He sent your soul to earth. What was He getting at?
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What Does G-d Want
What Does G-d Want: A Vision of Our Future
What is the vast eternal purpose for which G-d creates the world? We are taught that there are two components to its fulfillment: to give G-d a voice in his world by making it more G-dly, and. to reach a state where-in the primary pleasure in life is closeness to G-d.
Listen (1:05:46)
Bad Things to Good People?
Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?
Here is an authentically Jewish presentation of a painful subject which enables us to lay the groundwork for understanding G-d's justice. We come to understand the nature of Divine Providence, recognizing G-d's hand in every event.
Discuss 2 Listen (1:19:25)
See The Invisible
See The Invisible
Seeing the hidden goodness in every person; seeing the potential of mankind, and seeing the un-tapped reserve of wealth hidden in nature, together these visions make the impossible available, together they represent a messianic world.
Discuss 2 Listen (1:06:26)
A Soul's Journey
A Soul's Journey
The soul descends from heaven - a perfect environment to a lesser one. The objective is to reveal the nature of the soul itself, which can only be revealed away from that perfect place
Listen (28:02)
Garden of Eden
Garden of Eden: Take Two
The first story in human history is a story we all know: Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Yet, it requires further study to uncover its deeper meaning and significance.
Discuss 1 Listen (1:15:01)
The New World of Noach
The New World of Noach
In creating the world, G-d moved from nothing to something. In the new world of Noah after the flood, the creation responded by moving from something to nothing.
Discuss 1 Listen (27:54)
Waters of the Flood
Waters of the Flood
Good News or Bad News?
The text states: “the people were evil; the flood erased them from the earth”. However the Midrash equates the flood waters with the waters of creation which are pure and holy; is it good news or bad news? Is Torah in heaven or on earth?
Listen (29:46)
Putting First Things First
Putting First Things First
Bringing G-dliness into this World
Every created being needs to justify its existence because it was created for a purpose.
Listen (50:13)
The Soul Begins Its Journey
The Soul Begins Its Journey
Every soul in the world asks itself: what am I doing here, why was I sent away from heaven?
Discuss 1 Listen (28:12)
Journey of the Soul - Part 1
Journey of the Soul
Part 1
What is a soul? Where is it from? What is its significance in the world? A three part series; explaining and bringing down the kabbalistic term of ‘soul’, to a level that we can all relate to and understand.
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Journey of The Soul - Part 2
Journey of The Soul
Part 2
What is a soul? Where is it from? What is its significance in the world? A three part series; explaining and bringing down the kabbalistic term of ‘soul’, to a level that we can all relate to and understand.
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Journey of The Soul - Part 3
Journey of The Soul
Part 3
What is a soul? Where is it from? What is its significance in the world? A three part series; explaining and bringing down the kabbalistic term of ‘soul’, to a level that we can all relate to and understand.
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Rhythms Of The Soul - Part 1
Rhythms Of The Soul
Part 1
The term ‘soul’ is so widely used in our lives. Does everything have a soul? And what is it in a practical application? A kabbalistic look at our relationship with our soul, and the souls of all that we encounter.
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Rhythms Of The Soul - Part 2
Rhythms Of The Soul
Part 2
The term ‘soul’ is so widely used in our lives. Does everything have a soul? And what is it in a practical application? A kabbalistic look at our relationship with our soul, and the souls of all that we encounter.
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The Purpose of Creation
The Purpose of Creation
The divine presence came down to this world and then the divine presence left this world. What will bring it back?
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It's All About Desire
It's All About Desire
In describing G-d’s relationship with creation the Midrash says: The holy one blessed be He, desires a dwelling place in the lowest world. Desire, implies not that the project is unnecessary, rather it is essential to Him.
Listen (54:26)
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