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Rabbi Shais Taub
Rabbi Shais Taub has delivered Torah lectures and classes to audiences on six continents. He writes a popular weekly column in Ami Magazine and is the author of the bestselling book, G-d of Our Understanding: Jewish Spirituality and Recovery from Addiction as well as several groundbreaking works on Tanya including: the Tanya Map teaching tool, the Soul Maps curriculum, and the audio series Mapping the Tanya. He currently serves as scholar-in-residence at Chabad of the Five Towns in Cedarhurst, NY. His lectures and classes may be found on SoulWords.org.
What do teenagers need from their parents in order to grow up to be strong and successful adults? How can we give selflessly to our teenaged children?
How are each of the "Four Sons" from the Passover Seder really an only child? Learn how to see the Oneness in your children's souls. For more information about Rabbi Taub's upcoming parenting course go to SoulWords.org/Parenting
Rabbi Shais Taub searches for the quintessential Jewish joke by examining the main tropes of Jewish humor. In the process, he tells dozens of classic Jewish jokes. Hilarious and thought-provoking.
Rabbi Shais Taub asks a group of Yeshiva University students why they think they came to Crown Heights for Shabbos.
Does consciousness exist separate from the body? How does the soul experience memories of its life in this world? How can we communicate with loved ones who are in heaven? Rabbi Shais Taub discusses the Jewish view of how consciousness operates after the passing of the physical body.
Rabbi Shais Taub speaks to parents of children in crisis about the need to adopt a spiritual view of one's children. Rabbi Taub discusses "unconditional pride" and what it means to see each child as a soul. (This talk was presented as a keynote presentation at the Kesher Nafshi retreat.)
In a presentation combining military strategy, European history, psychology, and kabbalah, Rabbi Shais Taub explains why the Alter Rebbe told his grandson the Tzemach Tzedek that the chasidic approach to personal refinement was actually based on the battle strategy of Prussian King Frederick the Great. In order to understand this cryptic statement, we delve into […]
Look at some of the fascinating similarities between these two great rabbis whose yahzreits are 20 and 24 Teives respectively.
Do your children know who they are? In this class, Rabbi Shais Taub explains how identity is the foundation of education. Other topics covered include: proper use of incentives and rewards, how to teach values to very young children, and what to do about children asking "deep" questions. This class was recorded at a gathering […]
A discussion between brothers Shais and Dovid Taub about adopting a “Moshiach mindset” regarding modern social and political trends. Recorded for the Tut Altz learning program from Merkos 302.
In honor of the month of Kislev, the month of the revelation of the inner dimension of Torah, Rabbi Shais Taub discusses how various mystical concepts from the kabbalah are applied practically through chasidus. These spiritual ideas, when implemented in day to day life, make up your "spiritual toolkit."
Rabbi Shais Taub at the Evergreen Estates Women's Day of Learning addresses the topic of what our teens really need most from us today.
Why do we prayer toward the Land of Israel? What is the advantage of praying a holy place? Are the places other than Israel that also afford us this advantage? Where on earth is heaven considered a "local call"? Rabbi Taub studies an excerpt from a talk by the Rebbe about the unique advantage of […]
How can mothers of young children make the best use of the summer and some of the challenges it brings when the children are home? Rabbi Shais Taub speaks to the inaugural gathering of BRanches, an initiative to unite mothers of Bais Rivkah students.
On the occasion of the 100th yahrzeit of the Rebbe Rashab on 2 Nissan, we look at the tumultuous final days before his passing and his enduring legacy for all of us.
A special musical farbrengen in honor of 24 Teives, the anniversary of the passing of the Alter Rebbe, Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi. Rabbi Shais Taub is joined by Eli Marcus and guests.
A history of the period of the Alter Rebbe's life leading up to his passing on 24 Teives, 5513 (1813 CE) during the Napoleonic Wars in Russia.
Over the millenia of Jewish history, Rabeinu Moshe ben Maimon HaSefardi remains a unique figure. This talk presents a brief biography of the Rambam followed by a look at some of his works and their effect on Jewish life today.
Rabbi Taub addresses top professionals in the field of speechwriting at the European Speechwriters Conference at King's College of Cambridge University.
What's more important--soul or body, spiritual or material? The answer lies in the paradox embodied by the Hebrew month of Sivan, the third month of the Jewish calendar. Particularly relevant to our generation is the day of 28 Sivan, when the Rebbe and Rebbetzin arrived in America. Excerpt of a farbrengen at Tiferes Bachurim's "Torah […]
In anticipation of 3 Tammuz, the yahrzeit of the Rebbe of blessed memory, a group gathers at the Ohel, the Rebbe's resting place, for "a meeting of souls" event.
Various live demonstrations bring chasidic metaphors to life giving us a glimpse into the reality that there is truly only One.
Which are greater? The Torah's positive commandments or its prohibitions? In this debate, Rabbi Manis Friedman argues for the do's and Rabbi Shais Taub argues for the dont's.
An adult's relationship guide stressing the importance of healthy boundaries, self-respect, and emotional sobriety.
What single men can know about themselves as men now that will prepare them better for marriage in the future. What does it really mean to be a mashpia? What is the spiritual archetype of masculinity? Why do men need to get married in order to serve their G-d-given purpose in life? This talk was […]
What should you say and what should you not say? When are you helping and when are you making things worse? This talk, presented to rabbis and educators in Crown Heights, provides guidelines for those who act as "first responders" in advising people on resolving their own marital issues.
What is the most important quality for a person to have in order to be successful in their marriage? How do we make ourselves receptive to blessings in our marriage and in life in general?
An appreciation of the spiritual roots of masculinity and femininity helps us to better understand the male-female dynamic as we know it. We ask how masculine and feminine paradigms are present in the higher realms and how they influence our relationships here in this world, particularly in marriage.
Why did 24,000 students of Rabbi Akiva all perish? What is a "love martyr"? How do we stop trying to control others and start loving them for who they are? Lessons in healthy, loving relationships from the author of the Zohar, Rabbi Shimon ben Yochai.
The Jewish approach to happiness differs fundamentally from the way the world at large views it. Is happiness a goal or a means to a goal? Is happiness a right or an obligation?
Toxic thinking, like fear and worry, can remove us from the here and now, causing us not to be present in our own lives. By learning to be G-d-conscious in each moment we are able to show up for each moment and to do so with courage and serenity.
A short talk on the Chassidic approach to parenting and the attitude and mind-set a parent should adopt towards their child. This talk was delivered by renowned chassidic author and scholar, Rabbi Shais Taub at a Neshamos.org event "Advocating for Emotional Wellness" on November 17th 2019 in Brooklyn, NY.
Before you can teach a child how great our Torah is, you must teach the child how great he or she is. Rabbi Shais Taub to Parents of ULY Crown Street.
Rabbi Taub addresses the CounterForce Principals Conference in Boro Park attended by over one hundred Jewish school principals.
Rabbi Taub addresses parents at Beth Rivkah High School in Crown Heights, Brooklyn about how to raise emotionally healthy teens.
What incentives drive us to do mitzvos? What is the key difference between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation? And what does it have to do with the prohibition of "new flour"?
How do we raise our daughters to want to commit their lives to Torah? We lift them up. This talk, presented at the annual dinner of Beis Chaya Mushka Monsey, discusses the education of girls and young women in the context of two different types of self-sacrifice which correspond to the two holidays of Pesach […]
What do parents do when a child just doesn't "fit the mold"? At the annual dinner for Legadel, a London UK organization that provides support to children who are not thriving in school, Rabbi Shais Taub presents words of encouragement and inspiration about how the job of parents is to cherish that which makes each […]
On the occasion of his father's yarhzeit, the Rebbe teaches a kabbilistic interpretation of the Mishnah studied on a yahrzeit: "A needle which is placed on the step [leading down to a mikvah] in a cave, and the water is moved back and forth, as soon as a wave has passed over it, it becomes […]
On the importance of seeing the uniqueness of every child. A special talk for parents and educators in honor of the shloshim memorial of 19-year-old Dina Leah Rosenzweig a"h.
Rabbi Shais Taub speaks to the 12th grade of Beis Rivkah High School about the meaning of visiting the Rebbe's Ohel.
Rabbi Taub addresses the Menachem Foundation’s Kinus Hamechanchos on their theme (The Advantage of Light from Dark) as it relates to Tu B’Av and seeing the potential within every child.
Can you see your child as a soul? In this guided meditation we try to align ourselves with the truth that our child is intrinsically worthy, infinitely worthy, and unconditionally worthy.
What is the deeper meaning of kaddish as well as the other Jewish customs connected with death, grief, and mourning? This talk describes the connection between traditional Jewish mourning practices and the kabbalistic view of the journey of the soul. The significance of shiva (seven days of mourning) and shloshim (thirty days) is described as […]
A guided meditation just before the onset of Shabbos in order to get into a Shabbos frame of mind. (Delivered at the National Jewish Retreat.)
This guided meditation simulates the chasidic practice of “hisbobenus” contemplation. Rabbi Shais Taub gently guided you through various thoughts on the theme that G-d is the only true existence.