We blow the ram’s horn on Rosh Hashanah as a remembrance of Avraham's Sacrifice of Yitzchak. But we know that Avraham never actually sacrificed his son, so why continue to consider it such a seminal event of world history? Hear how the desire to be closer to Hashem can bring you to really want to do teshuvah.
Rabbi Avi Geller's series on the entire five books of Judaism is delivered with lively enthusiasm and humor. Each weekly talk is a whirlwind tour of all the events of that week's Torah portion, plus major commentaries and explanations of fundamental concepts of Judaism.
God despises monuments, and yet the Israelites are instructed to erect a large public one upon their entry into the Land of Israel. Rabbi Kahn explores the metaphysical importance of this event, and what new creation it brought in its wake.
How does one know if a ‘friend’ has done Teshuva? One element of true repentance is to see a person stumbling over and over in a certain way, and now acts differently when faced with the same test. Rabbi Kahn shares a fascinating viewpoint on the end of days, and how the times we live in are a final test to see how we’ve progressed.
We stood before G-d as a nation and accepted a new covenant that carried over to each subsequent generation of the Jewish People. What is the significance of what we agreed to do, based on the incredible clarity of vision we had at the time? And how does this explain G-d's promise to never give up on us, and how we receive seeming punishments from on High? And what message does this give over about the upcoming days of Rosh Hashana?
If you usually skip over parsha talks, give a listen to Rabbi Wagensberg! His dynamic style gives an exciting twist to each week's parsha, often coming from a new vantage point.
Sure, we have base desires. And yes we like having control over our lives and actions, but which Achilles Heel trips us up time and time again? Hear a beautiful class on our exquisite nobility of soul, and how to view ourselves as the royalty we are - making sin feel a million miles away.
If you usually skip over parsha talks, give a listen to Rabbi Wagensberg! His dynamic style gives an exciting twist to each week's parsha, often coming from a new vantage point.
If you usually skip over parsha talks, give a listen to Rabbi Wagensberg! His dynamic style gives an exciting twist to each week's parsha, often coming from a new vantage point.
It is true that we have dropped to the lowest of places, not only on the macro-level, referring to the generation, but also on the micro-level, referring to the year. In this uplifting talk, Rabbi Wagensberg shows us how from the lowest of circumstances and times we have got such an opportunity to imbue them with purity and holiness, bringing ourselves back to the original lofty level that existed at the beginning of the process. Coming Full Circle is a beautiful and empowering way to end off the year with.