Rabbi Noah Weinberg zt"l was the dean and founder of Aish HaTorah International. Over the last 40 years, his visionary educational programs have brought hundreds of thousands of Jews closer to their heritage.
Besides hearing the most amazing real-life stories of people returning to Judaism, you'll laugh and marvel as Rav Noach takes you to the root of fundamental kiruv principles. Included are classic encounters like 'The 95-year-old Baalas Teshuva', 'An Atheist Uncle', and 'The Jewish Divinity Student.’
Does God really exist, and did He actually speak to the Jewish People on Mount Sinai? This 4-part down to earth series opens with a discussion on how people are either influenced to believe a certain way, or are given the space and intellectual respect to reach their own conclusions. A classic series on a basic and important topic.
Does God really exist, and did He really 'speak' to the Jewish People at Mount Sinai? This part of the series opens with the case of being a devil's advocate, what inner mechanism tells us when we are sure about something, whether we're relying on our perception or emotional rationalization, and a way to test how passionate we are for the truth. With these valuable tools you will know more about the nature of existence than 99.99% of mankind.
Does God really exist and did He really speak to the Jewish People at Mount Sinai? This 4-part series opens with a discussion of how people are either influenced to believe certain things or are given the space and intellectual respect to come to their own conclusions. Hear 7 classical categories of evidence of both His existence and His speaking directly to the Jewish Nation on Mount Sinai.
Does God really exist and did He really speak to the Jewish People at Mount Sinai? This 4-part series opens with a discussion of how people are either influenced to believe certain things or are given the space and intellectual respect to come to their own conclusions. Hear 7 classical categories of evidence of both His existence and His speaking directly to the Jewish Nation on Mount Sinai.
Ever complain of Divine abandonment - where all you see in life is barren and wasteful? With energy and good humor Rav Noah points out how often we experience God's outpouring of blessings - yet somehow seem to dismiss it. Hear what distracts us from acknowledging all the blessings we have in all we see.
If you could get more pleasure in life, how much would you go for? Would you say ‘the sky's the limit' like Rav Noah does? In his classic talk on the 5 levels of pleasure, learn how counterfeit pleasures attract your attention but saps your energy, while true pleasure fills you with vitality and joy. Hear what the quantum leaps in pleasure are from one level to the next. An important class.
To be 'Constantly Aware' sounds like a lot of hard work, but Judaism sees it as how to find out what makes you tick in order to enjoy your life to the fullest. This first 48 Ways to Wisdom explains the five ways to fully appreciate all the good, all the wisdom and all the pleasure that permeates the world around you. Rav Noah Weinberg presents a down to earth Jewish formula for unlocking your potential - with loads of wit and wisdom. Many hear to A-WAY-A-DAY as they count the Omer.
A valuable starting point in life is the skill of simply hearing what was just said or what you read. Can we pause long enough to analyze what they are trying to say? Most disagreements stem from this oversight. Hear what the Jewish tradition has to share about focusing your attention, defining your terms, and uncovering the messages within every encounter. This class of Way #2 is on the previous tape or CD.
Have you ever noticed people talking to themselves? Even stable and sane people occasionally talk to themselves. We do it in a subconscious way for a number of reasons, one of which is to determine our reactions to various situations, "did I really say that?," or to gauge our emotions on something that is unsettling, thereby better understanding the impact that an encounter had on us.
The tape or CD of this class contains Way #3 and #4.