The Land of Israel is a place that maximizes holiness and spiritual proclivities. Yet the spies only saw the external aspect of the land, missing the intense greatness within it. Learn what Yehoshua and Calev gained upon entering Eretz Yisrael, and gain powerful lessons about how to appreciate Israel and all it contains within it.
Adults and children need different motivators åÐ and Rabbi Wagnesberg dissects the three great concepts that cause people to move forward. Did the spies fall because of a mismatched incentive that wasnåÕt strong enough to keep them on the straight and narrow?
The point in time the spies chose to enter the Land of Israel is the month evil is especially strong. Rabbi Wagensberg explores the archangel of negativity, and the doubt he sows in our minds regarding G-d and truth. Learn how mankind is plagued with just this doubt at the end of days, and gain encouragement to forge past it with faith despite the darkness.
Have you ever wanted to use your eyes "properly" in the full sense of the word? Have you ever wanted to become holier just by eating? Did you ever wish you could use all the lustful passions of the Yetzer Hara and get rewarded for it? Have you ever desired to see things for what they really are? In this lecture, Rabbi Wagensberg draws four lessons from this portion addressing the above questions and will leave us impacted by directing us on a positive path in the future.
Have you ever wondered what moons, Shabbas and strings have in common? Probably knot. Nevertheless we recommend that you tune in to discover what this connection is all about - since, in this weeks Torah portion Rabbi Wagensberg imparts to us the message of selflessness, which should and could stay with us the rest of our lives.
We are asked to set aside a portion of our dough for G-d. Join Rabbi Wagensberg as he uncovers the deeper meaning of bread and the two main desires that pull at the heart of man. What is the Divine expectation of us as humans in a physical world, and how does this understanding of living with Hashem in all aspects of our lives have to do with why the Jews had to wander in the desert for seventy years after rejecting the Land of Israel?
Who in the world had the guts to challenge Moshe – the ultimate leader and giver of Torah? Rabbi Wagensberg travels back to the beginning of time, analyzing the relationship between the sun and the moon to discover Korach’s deepest thoughts. While his ideas were actually valid, they were meant for a moment in time that had not yet come. When will Korach’s dreams come touition?
Korach launched a direct attack on Moshe åÐ the primary Rebbe of the Jewish nation, and attempted to debunk the notion that such a holy people need to be taught. Rabbi Wagensberg explores why a Rebbe is so needed in all of our lives, and the position he occupies even if we feel we know more than he does.
Korach’s vicious attack on Moshe’s credibility in ridiculing tzitzis was actually part of a greater debate - pinpointing the tzaddik as the most necessary element for helping each generation. Hear how Shabbos was reinstated to its glory through this clever man's demise.
Korach’s challenge of Moshe was far more than an egomaniac attempting to gain power. Follow Rabbi Wagensberg’s colorful trail as he explores the deeper desire underneath this rebellion lead by a man with incredible Torah knowledge, expressed in his lack of hair. How did Korach take this greatness and ruin it by trying to move the nation ahead of the time period they were in?