5 Minute Alei Shur: Recent Episodes
Shloime Schwartz
Studying Rabbi Shlomo Wolbe's classic book on self-development in short 5 minute sessions. For any questions, comments or other feedback, email 5minutealeishur@gmail.com
Alei Shur Volume 1, p. 82: the essential component of Mitzva observance is a sense of the seriousness and sacredness of our duty.
A deeper understanding of Yiras Hashem (fear of God) based on the teachings of Rabbi Shlomo Freifeld ZT'L
Alei Shur Volume 1, p. 80-81: comparing the 613 mitzvos to an organism in which every part is an essential element of the system. The ideal approach embraces the system and all its parts, without emphasizing or neglecting parts of it based on personal feelings and inclinations.
Alei Shur Volume 1, p. 79: the value of doing miztvos as intended and the potential pitfalls of leniencies and stringency in mitzva observance
Alei Shur Volume 1, p. 77-78: The impossibility of a meaningful, spiritual, and growth-oriented life without Mitzvos
Alei Shur Volume 1, p. 75-76: The essential role of teachers in the Torah tradition, and the tools needed to be a good student
Alei Shur Volume 1, p. 71-72: recognizing and remaining focused on the true function of Torah study.
Alei Shur Volume 1 p. 67-68: How order can lift the world, and a person's life, out of darkness.
Alei Shur: Volume 1 p. 64-65: The difference between mitzvos and middos, and some of the risks on the journey of growth
Alei Shur Volume 1, p. 63-64: The desire to grow, and the difference between quality and quantity in growth
Alei Shur Volume 1, p. 59-60: contrasting Western and Torah viewpoints on the function of the body; the body is an essential tool in our spiritual quest.
Alei Shur Volume 1, p.59: The famous story of the Nazir from the south, and his potent method for responding to physical impulses.
Alei Shur Volume 1, p. 52-53: The innate religious drive of all humanity, and how it finds authentic expression through Torah and Mitzvos
Alei Shur Volume 1, p. 49-50: the challenge and opportunity of the yeshiva student's encounters with the world outside the Yeshiva
Alei Shur, Volume 1 p. 48: thoughtfully focusing on the unique elements of each holiday to experience a meaningful celebration
Alei Shur Volume 1, p. 45: The unique power of Yom Kippur, and the role that human will plays in achieving repentance
Alei Shur Volume 1, p. 44-45: Defining the judgement of Rosh Hashana as judgement of a person's present state, not a review of their past or a survey of their future.
Alei Shur Volume 1, p. 42-43: establishing one's position in a peer group by being a team player
Alei Shur Volume 1, p. 40-41: Considering human biological development to gain a more nuanced understanding of physical desire
Alei Shur Volume 1, p. 39-40: An essay addressing how to relate to physical desire, which serves as both an obstacle and tool for spiritual accomplishment.
Alei Shur Volume 1, Page 37-38. Concluding the essay on jealousy, and describing the innate success of actions undertaken from a place of positivity and with a sense of one's unique mission in life.
We are studying Alei Shur Volume 1, P. 37. This essay deals with jealousy, and how lacking a sense of self contributes to feelings of failure.