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Men, Women and Humanity Enlightened
Men, Women and Humanity Enlightened
At the age of 140 Avraham remarries Hagar and fathers six children. Strangely, the Torah does not indicate that this was... Read more
21 Nov 2019
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34mins
Ranked #2
Creating My Own Spiritual Path
Creating My Own Spiritual Path
A person can be spiritual and even religious without Torah. Why then does Torah insist on a defined set of rules? In add... Read more
24 Oct 2018
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45mins
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The Temple’s Spiritual Dimensions
The Temple’s Spiritual Dimensions
The three sections in the Holy Temple represent three levels of reality. Explore components of the Beit Hamikdash and th... Read more
9 Jul 2018
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36mins
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Living on the Edge
Living on the Edge
On Sukkot, pilgrims travelled from all over the land of Israel to visit the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. In order not to in... Read more
31 Oct 2019
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34mins
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Let Go. Enhance. Transform
Let Go. Enhance. Transform
The fast of the Tenth of Tevet commemorates the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem (588 BCE), which culminated in the destruc... Read more
14 Dec 2018
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40mins
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A Tale of Two Doctors
A Tale of Two Doctors
In explaining why Aaron was forbidden to enter ‘at any time’ into the inner sanctum of the Sanctuary, Rashi employs a pa... Read more
25 Apr 2018
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45mins
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Curses Forever?
Curses Forever?
Ezra the Scribe ordained that on the Shabbat before Shavuot, and again before Rosh Hashanah, the Torah readings containi... Read more
10 May 2018
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44mins
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Come My Beloved to Greet the Bride
Come My Beloved to Greet the Bride
Although Jewish law exempts women from the observance of ‘time-constrained positive commandments’, they are nonetheless ... Read more
6 Jun 2018
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46mins
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Perfect Score
Perfect Score
We are commanded in the Torah to count, from the 2nd day of Passover, 49 days and ‘7 complete weeks’. This mitzvah is re... Read more
18 Apr 2018
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55mins
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When All Is Forgiven
When All Is Forgiven
Our Sages taught, “There are three whose sins are forgiven: (a) A convert upon converting, (b) one who is elevated to a ... Read more
8 Nov 2018
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41mins
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Dairy Delights
Dairy Delights
Many reasons are suggested to explain why we eat dairy foods on Shavuot. Of all the classic reasons offered, the one tha... Read more
17 May 2018
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55mins
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The Menorah of the Soul
The Menorah of the Soul
The Sages of the Talmud differ as to the positioning of the Menorah in the Holy Temple, whether east to west (along the ... Read more
18 Jul 2018
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52mins
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Born To Toil
Born To Toil
The Talmud considers three manners of toil for which man was created: The toil of (a) Livelihood, (b) Speech or (c) Tora... Read more
18 Oct 2018
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40mins
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The Kabbalah of Geometry
The Kabbalah of Geometry
This class explores the mystical meaning of nature’s most natural shape, the circle. The definition of time in light of ... Read more
15 Nov 2018
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45mins
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Why Simchat Torah Now?
Why Simchat Torah Now?
The straight-forward meaning of the words ‘Simchat Torah’ is ‘the joy of the Torah’. But surely the point is our joy wit... Read more
18 Oct 2019
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37mins
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Unforgettable: The Kabbalah of the New Year
Unforgettable: The Kabbalah of the New Year
One of the dominant themes of the Rosh Hashanah liturgy is the notion of G-d remembering His covenant with Man. But why ... Read more
24 Sep 2019
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46mins
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By the Light of the Silvery Moon
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
Why is Rosh Hashana observed for two days in Israel? Why do we customarily eat a new fruit on the second night of Rosh H... Read more
18 Sep 2019
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53mins
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Elul: A Road-Map for Successful Relationships
Elul: A Road-Map for Successful Relationships
In explaining the unique properties of the month of Elul, the Alter Rebbe invokes a parable of a loving king who comes t... Read more
6 Sep 2019
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37mins
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The Times Are Changing
The Times Are Changing
A commentary by Rabbi Levi Yitzchok Schneerson on a passage in the Zohar extolling the virtue of the penitent (baal tesh... Read more
20 Aug 2019
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35mins
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Maidens in White
Maidens in White
On Yom Kippur and the 15th of Av the maidens of Jerusalem would go out to its vineyards where young men had gathered, li... Read more
15 Aug 2019
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42mins