Grasping the Infinite
God created the world with 10 utterances, He brought 10 plagues on Egypt, and then gave the Torah with 10 commandments. What is the connection? A deep look into reality, and how we can grasp the infinity of God.
The Unbroken Connection – Yom Kippur, Love, and Forgiveness
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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Time Warp: People and the Clock
When things are going well time goes by quickly. And when things aren’t — so slowly! Believe it or not, this aspect was implanted into creation in the Garden of Eden. In this week’s talk, we look into the nature of time itself and how it got to be this way.
Pronouncing the Unpronounable
Dear Friends,
When Hashem gave us the Torah at Mount Sinai the Kabbalists say that He pronounced the letter Aleph. Now all that is well and good — except the letter Aleph is silent! We explore the meaning of this paradox.
Second Chances
Dear Friends,
“Who of us doesn’t need a second chance?” I remember my Rebbe Shlomo Carlebach saying these words regarding the holiday we are celebrating today — Pesach Sheni. The custom today is eat some matzah. How did we get this day and what are we supposed to do with the whole idea of second chances not just today but everyday?
Creating Worlds Through Speech – Language and Redemption
If I told you the person dressed in rags that just walked into the room was a mufti-millionaire — I guarantee you’ll treat him differently. You’ll imagine that he’s eccentric and most probably a genius. Maybe if you’re nice to him he’ll even give you money. Speech creates perception. Perception creates reality. We are now in the book of Shemos which means Names in English. It is also called the book of Redemption. In this week’s talk we discuss the connection between Naming things — i.e. defining your terms — and Redemption.
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“Can You Please Explain Shabbos?”
When we enter into Shabbos, we literally transport ourselves into another dimension. It is simultaneously both the journey and the destination — transcendence itself. In this week’s talk, we explore the two names of Shabbos, to try and unlock the mystery of why it is so much more than just another day of the week.
Revealing Oneness Below – Chanukah Part One
Truth exists. And yet when we look at the world, everything is so shrouded in confusion that sometimes it seems like maybe it doesn’t. In this week’s talk, we analyze the darkness of the world, it’s structure, and how Chanukah on the deepest level is the fixing.
Spiritual Identity Theft
Who are you really? Put another way, when you hear a voice in your head that begins with the words “I want…” who is speaking exactly? In this week’s talk we look into spiritual identity theft, and look further into how the Torah is black fire written on white fire.
Black Fire on White Fire
Dear Friends,
The Torah is Black Fire written on White Fire. In this week’s talk we look at interplay between the two as we compare the first letter of the Torah with the last letter of the Book of Exodus and show how they are the flip sides of each other. This one is only twenty minutes — check it out!
