Rabbi Wagensberg shares a fascinating understanding of how our desires twist our intellectual understanding - even during the times we feel completely objective. Hear how the powerful mitzvah of Tefillin houses the secret to reigning in the desirous heart - and just think - the entire formula neatly rolled within those little black boxes.
The three weekly Haftorahs before Tisha B'Av are always read during the three weeks that we collectively mourn the destruction of our holy temples. Follow Rabbi Wagensberg's fascinating trail as he ties up a number of seemingly unrelated ideas: the death of Aharon, the peace he brought wherever he went, the respect due to all things in the universe, and the holy spark within all physicality that helps it to exist..
So many tourists who come to Israel love to make a stopover at the Dead Sea. In this fascinating talk, Rabbi Wagensberg shows just how strategic and critic this region is as this spot really pulls everything together, all the while teaching us a most valuable lesson. That from the lowest comes the highest. After this lecture, the Salt Sea will never be the same and bathing there with take on a whole new dimension of meaning.
Are you an animal lover? Do you own a dog? Would you like to? It has often been said that a dog is man's best friend. What is this obsession that we have with dogs? This unique, once-in-a-lifetime lecture by Rabbi Wagensberg will not only reveal a mystical side to Perek Shira but will also share a most valuable lesson that we learn from canines.
Rabbi Wagensberg begins his journey with the 42 places the Jewish nation rested in the desert. He mixed into this the cities of refuge and the Shema Yisroel prayer. From the multiple factors he presents he shows how to understand, and to work into your bones just how transient and temporal this world really is.
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.
Hashem's closeness to us is compared to a father-son relationship. Sometimes we feel His love, but by and large it's not so clear. In what ways does God respond to us when we turn from Him and His Torah? Rabbi Wagensberg's uplifting chizuk reminds us how concerned and interested He is in us, and how much He will always love us no matter what we do or say. A beautiful class.
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.
The Shema is so powerful, it can form us into different people. Indeed, from the start of time, Jews had the ability to come so close to G-d that we change deeply. G-d is One - that is our essence. How can we give our soul over to G-d to become identified with Him?
There is no coincidence that this weeks parsha coincides with this period of mourning. Rabbi Wagensberg explains: why 2 1/2 tribes desired to remain on the East bank of the Jordan, an important lesson on hitting rock-bottom, and our capacity to get up and keep pushing after a steep fall.