Is Life really so Random? A look at Math and Plato, and how they support the Torah’s vision of Truth

Every moment in life is an independent miracle.  How do we know this?  And once we do, how do we use this knowledge to lead deeper more elevated lives?

Important tools for dealing with and ruling over your destructive impulses.

A recent survey asked kids what they want to be when they grow up.     Amazingly, the top answer was "famous".  We live in a time that is  currently in the grip of a cult of celebrity.  The question is, why?  In this talk, I look at some of the spiritual underpinnings to this phenomenon, especially with regard to the immortality of the soul.

How does forgiveness work?  What is sin anyway?  How do I get forgiven?  And what does all this have to do with the Incense offering by the Kohain Gadol, the High Priest, in the Holy of Holies?  In this week’s talk, go to the heart of the most special day of the year to try and fathom what is going on.  With lots of love and blessings for everything beautiful in the new year!

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It’s time to start getting ready for the New Year!  The question is how?  A study of the zodiac sign of Elul (the Jewish month that precedes the New Year) contains within it a formula for success.

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In the wake of the tragic events in Colorado, we look into the nature of art, what it is and isn’t, what it can be and perhaps, what it shouldn’t be.   We also discuss what “evil” is, and try to demystify what is often too overwhelming a term.

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In this week’s talk, we discuss the difference between mysticism and superstition,  strategies for battling negativity, Moshe breaking the tablets, the  fast of the 17th of Tamuz and the period of the three weeks.

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What is the purpose of death?  Is it forever?  What is this world for?  And what is this trampoline business about??  In this week’s talk, we mourn the loss of Micol Cohen, a great person who left us way too early, read an awesome piece she wrote http://www.aish.com/sp/pg/Micols_Gift.html and try to wrap our minds around life’s most mysterious chapter.