This young truth-seeker destroys his father’s idols and faces off with the sinister Nimrod who threw him into a fiery furnace. Abraham then fearlessly preaches monotheism in order to wake the world up. What was his dynamic secret? Rabbi Kahn suggests a surprising insight about Abraham’s upbringing that explains his perception and his determination.
Can a very tall and a very short person share the same tzitzit and hear other common Halachot that are dertermined only by size. When do children start wearing them? In this segment Rabbi Levy ties up all the loose ends of Halachot tzitzit and clarifies what to do with tzitzit that have become old and useless.
Hagar was an Egyptian princess who chose to give up her royal status for the privilege of living in Avraham's home. Yet immediately after she become pregnant as a second wife, she began looking down at Sarah as being spiritually undeserving. Hear the interesting relationship they had, and the valuable lessons on marriage, on the importance of attitude, and on female intuition.
Avraham's ten tests put him through the spiritual wringer. Why was it necessary to test this extraordinary person in such extreme ways? Rabbi Wagensberg proves how Avraham did indeed pass them all with flying colors and examines how his success can help us reach our own enormous potential.
Avraham spent the beginning portion of his life in terrible surroundings. Yet he managed to shake off the impurity of his home environment to soar to incredible spiritual heights. Learn the secret of negative dew and how to use the immorality of the world as a catalyst to reach within and discover the spiritual power that only you possess.
Who was Lot, after all? On the one hand, he seemed to be Avraham's nephew in every way, emulating his kind deeds even when surrounded by the corruption of S'dom. On the other hand, if he was so righteous, why did he move to that city in the first place? Rabbi Wagensberg solves the enigma of Lot's personality with a surprising answer.
Everybody knows that it’s all about Middos Tovos- Character Development. Join Rabbi Wagensberg as he takes you on a journey, tapping in to those qualities that are already within you and that just need to be discovered like a hidden treasure—which becomes easier once we realize that those gems aren’t in our souls but in our bodies!
Why did Avraham crumble in face of the first test he faced when moving to the land of Israel? And how could he have chosen to put Sarah in a incredibly dangerous position by moving to Egypt? A beautiful class on how Avraham was able to direct his mind toward Israel no matter where he was, and Sarah's intense connection to Geulah.
Fossils, dinosaurs and the neanderthal man conjure up images which challenge the authenticity of our Torah. In one of the most amazing lectures Rabbi Wagensberg has ever given, we will soon discover that we were not the first ones to walk the Earth.
In a seemingly suicidal battle against four kings and their fierce armies, Avraham and his servant challenged all of them to rescue his nephew from captivity. How could Avraham, a master of logic make such a decision that clearly defies sanity? Rabbi Weinberg uncovers a deep life lesson here to inspire us to know what we are living for, and also how and why to make our best possible effort %u2013 even if we feel the cards are totally stacked against us.