Parasha | Spiritual Tools for an Outrageous World

The Crown of a Good Name

Why is the Book of Exodus called the Book of Names in the original Hebrew? How does that deepen our understanding, and what lessons does it teach us about our own lives? Also, a super cool new gematria contained in this week's talk!

Don’t Skip This Spiritual Step

Getting rid of worry, expanded consciousness, forgiveness -- all require this step! In this week's talk, we learn how far a person can go if they internalize not just the existence of G-d, but the GOODNESS of G-d as well.

The Wrestling Match Within

What happens when our high expectations clash with our mistake prone humanity? In this week's talk, we talk about strategies for emotional integration and coherence.

Final Chanukah Thoughts (21 minutes)

Transcendence is Built into the System

The Moment After A Mistake

How do you react when you come face to face with your own imperfection? Do you run? Do you take drugs? How you answer this question will shine a big light on the life you are leading now, and will continue to lead going forward. In this week's talk, we deal with our fallibility and how to deal with it.

Another Secret to Happiness

Managing Expectations. It's one of the most important things in life. It's the gateway to happiness and humility in the deepest way. In this week's talk, we learn how to use this most precious tool.

Fighting the Desire to be Perfect

Listen to this talk. It has an overview of life, creation, a discussion how G-d hides himself in science, psychology, an overview of the sun and moon, and the our battle against perfectionism. Tweet me @DavidSacks9

War of The Worlds

Jacob vs. Esau: The epic battle between brothers, between civilizations, and between approaches to life. In this week's talk, we look at the moment of Jacobs birth and what holding onto Esau's heel means on the deepest levels.

I’m So Many People in So Many Different Situations — Which One is The Real Me?

Sometimes I'm flying, sometimes I'm not. I can be shy, friendly, neither, both, good, bad, what is going on with me? The same that is going on with everyone. In this weeks talk, we look at all the different people we are and how to manage it.

Happy Endings are Real

The ABCs of Belief. In this weeks talk, we explore whether the universe is really random and what that means regarding ultimate truth, and G-d's goodness.

Monsters in the Garden: Fear, Opportunity and Trust

The first person had to persuaded to enter the Garden of Eden. This talk includes an overview of Monsters in Medieval Maps and what that tells us about how we relate to the unknown. Plus, an exploration of the exact moment the snake bit us.

You’re Taller Than the Biggest Skyscraper

The Torah teaches that Adam was approximately 150 feet tall! What does that mean? And how does that relate to all of us today? We also discuss why Hashem created the world in the first Parsha only to destroy it in the next.