Daily Inspiration With Rabbi Levi Avtzon: Recent Episodes
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DID YOU KNOW ABOUT OUR DAILY PODCAST? 10 YEARS IN SA - AND WE ARE GROWING EACH DAY! WE ARE SHARING FASCINATING CONTENT 7 DAYS A WEEK, IN UNDER 5 MINUTES. Each day of the week is another podcast with a different theme - 5 minutes a day! Sunday Song: the story and melody of Jewish and Chassidic songs. Monday Mysticism: A dive into the soul and spirit of Judaism Tuesday Davening: Explore Prayer and get to know the story of the Siddur. Wednesday OURstory (not HIStory): Jewish History that is relevant. Thursday Judaism 101: Get to know Judaism - the practical and the fascinating. Friday Vort: A Thought on the Parsha. Motzei Shabbos - Saturday Night - Story: A story that warms the heart and inspires growth. (This is besides the daily Mitzvah, daily Chumash, and all our other weekly Shiurim!) Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/levi845/support
Elijah the Prophet's conversation with the Ox offers a timeless message
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It's time to find time for the things that we know are most important
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Just be a role model! It's that (hard) but simple.
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Friday Vort: The real big five.
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The month of creation and the month of salvation
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How many gods can a person have?
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An antidote to the challenge of our time
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The road to Wisdom #5 leads through self honesty
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Diversity in opinion is necessary
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I'm relationships nothing is small
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How to think and what to think are very different creatures
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We Are All Biased. Your Bias Isn't Necessarily True. Stay humble.
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Why being open-minded is overrated and being intellectual is totally misunderstood.
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Where the mind and feelings meet.
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Blunt, controversial, and important.
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Not an easy topic to address, but unavoidable. Some thoughts on this heavy issue.
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All You Need to Know about Our Relationship with the Land oh Israel.
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The blessing of המכין מצעדי גבר.
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Delving deeply into the source and meaning of our Holy City.
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Why are so many successful people falling at relationships?
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Give credit where credit is due
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What are we looking for? Inspiration or truth? Entertainment or Knowledge?
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What Torah considers good is very different than from what we do. It's not for sissies.
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'Netzach' and what it means to our lives
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Why Tzedakah is our problem and the Chev didn't absolve us.
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The lives we lost during the dark days of WWII
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The three names of Passover and why you should care.
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A personal story with a message
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What to do on Shabbos eve of Pesach 2021
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Karl Marx was so wrong. Religion is no opium. It's hard.
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Does Judaism have what to say about intimacy? More than you can imagine.
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Maybe we could think of Davening like tuning your 🎸...
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The best holiday ever - if you allow it to be
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Where did it happen? When it did happen?
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Digging deep into the purim story
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Why we need to rethink that chesed means.
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I just heard this story and I wish I had known it before I davened this morning
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Faribels have to go! That's the only way we will have joy!
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Erev Rosh Chodesh and what it means
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A pithy response from Rabbi Steinsaltz
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Why would Hashem say the first word of the Ten Commandments in Egyptian?
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Like everything else, it's complicated...
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Why are we so different. What does Ashkenazi mean anyway?
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In memory of Rabbi Dr Abraham Twersky.
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First time sharing some poetry... Hope it works 🙏
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When did Jews become Ashkenazic and fair skinned?
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Covid has brought many interesting questions, including: Do medative and introverted fellas need to come daven in shul?
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2021 forces us to ask some hard questions about our world. But are we open to hard answers?
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An obscure rebel who was tricked into handing himself over to the Russians composed a melody which was then taught by the Lubavitcher Rebbe...
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But we can talk about anything else...
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A thought I shared in NYC last week and connects to this shabbos the 10th of Shvat
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Facts aren't facts anymore. So how does one know what actually happened?
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A lesson from Moshe Rabeinu and from my father about the under appreciated act of action.
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The beautiful melody based on words that were shared in the Holy Temple each year on the night of great joy
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When you drive on the road and in life don't be right, be wise.
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The Jews left Egypt... Big deal?
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What the prayer of kaddish is all about.
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What does sleep mean from a spiritual perspective?
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Who was Israel and why are we his children?
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A lesson from Jacob on how to daven.
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Every day is a good day when we realize Whose Hands we are in
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A song about hitting the rock and a lesson from Tanya.
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A tale of two brothers and their tears
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Digging deeper into the Jewish view on cremation.
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What is up with so much Idolatry during the first temple era, and why is there a fast day on Friday?
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Why we read the Akeidah each day.
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21 lessons for the 21st century kept me captivated over the weekend but ultimately fell short in offering a satisfying answer to the journey of life. And why does the Indian Ocean make me think of the book?
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A song my grandfather learned from rabbi Yosef Yitzchok of Lubavitch who would sing this song often. A Tanya song.
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The chassidic Jew who wasn't sure who he really was?
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A powerful lesson from Joseph! When the Time is right...
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No, this is not a modesty or Covid lesson... Let's talk about the Jewish way to reJEWvinate.
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The first temple. How, when, why.
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Elokai Neshama - a magnificent prayer about your soul. How and why it works the way it does.
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A Spiritual Message from the way we light our chanukah candles.
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Haneiros Halolu: These magnificent Chanukah Candles. Songs of my childhood.
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A chanukah light like no other somewhere in Siberia in mid 20th century.
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Why are sibling dynamics so complicated, and what lessons can we learn for own sibling dynamics?
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So Rabbi... How DO you eat eight donuts in one sitting? That's NOT what we discuss in this podcast...
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A history lesson, the story of Yevsektsiya, and a kiddie song offer a powerful historical lesson from chanukah
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With 2021 on the horizon should you be thinking about coming back to Shul, or is the status quo good enough.
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What do modern University and College campuses have to teach us about the Chanukah story?
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Niggun Yashan from the Alter Rebbe. Deep, elevating. It has also been adapted to Sholom Aleichem.
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How to open a Jewish heart: A magnificent story of Rabbi Shneiur Zalman of Liadi and what he did with a rusty penny.
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Why does Jacob go back across thr river to get little dishes? Because if you believe in Divine Providence then you believe that the small stuff matter. Big time.
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On Motzoei Shabbos / Saturday night we will begin asking Hashem for rain. Why now? And what is so important about these four words?
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Chanukah reminds us to not only explore the story and culture of others. Look inside into your own story! It's OURstory!
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Getting close to Hashem? Does that even make any sense? How is davening different to any other mitzvah.
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Rain is awesome. It's a blessing. It's the heartbeat of nature. But what's the Kabbalah of Rain? And what message is there to our lives?
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As Yaakov prays to Hashem to save him. He says the following words: ואתה אמרת היטב איטיב עמך ושמתי את זרעך כחול הים אשר לא יספר מרוב. An upbeat melody.
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A short bit powerful story to inspire your week ahead!
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A beautiful message from the beginning of the Parsha about breaking out of yourself. I can't stop myself from singing as well! And no, I'm not a Televangelist preacher) yet).
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Is a birthday a secular holiday or a religious holiday?
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Yitzchak and Rebecca see their opposites in their children and love that, but is it so simple?
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A beautiful song which is not just for kids. It's a magnificent statement of faith, hope, trust and serenity.
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Might sound like Far-Eastern philosophy, but indeed it's a real question in Kabbalah - namely: Do you exist?
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A beautiful melody based on words in chapter 139 of Tehillim. אם אסק שמים שם אתה ואציעה שאול הנך.
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The diamond dealer who thought he could estimate the level of the Jew. And the powerful lesson from Rebbe Sholom Ber.
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Who Isaac went blind so early in his life? Powerful lesson.
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The fascinating Mitzvah of Bal Tashchit.
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Exploring the 8 sons of Abraham and how they impacted history.
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The beautiful prayer of Hareini Mekabel
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At the funeral of Rabbi Sacks it was mentioned that 30 years ago on a radio show he asked that a specific chabad melody should be his epitaph. Which one was it? And how would the Lubavitcher Rebbe sing it at his Farbrengen?
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The orphan boy learned a very powerful lesson, or did he?
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A lesson from Avraham and Sarah about the timelessness of parenting. Our responsibility and privilege.
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Beautiful customs and traditions of Shabbos Mevorchim. Have you ever said the whole Tehillim?
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Unpacking the deeper story of Abraham and what makes him the person he really was.
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Another way to describe Kabbalah.
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This beautiful and short melody gets you back into the mood of davening.
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Why did the wealthy man have a beautiful mirror which was scratched and ruined on PURPOSE!
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We each fight our own devils. And it's there that Hashem to asks to meet us. A lesson from the Akeidah.
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Sholom Aleichem! Welcome angels! Who? And a story from Auschwitz.
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The Story of the tower and the eerie relationship to our times.
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The blessing said each morning and by every Aliya to the Torah. How relevant is Torah in your life?
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The most profound and silliest question you'll ever ask: "What is my purpose in life!?" And why I strongly discourage emigration. (Controversial? Yes. But an important conversation to be had.)
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The beautiful melody that is half wordless and half with words of Tehilim.
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A story / meditation after 24 hours without electricity.
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The difference between doing something because it's right, versus volunteering to do it. A powerful lesson from Avraham.
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Why "mame Rachel" continues to inspire us over three and a half millenia after her passing. The incredible attribute of being a "mevater".
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What does a would submerged in water for a year actually look like?
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We ask Hashem to make the Torah "sweet on our palette". A meditation on sweetness.
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Why unity in the Jewish community is necessary from a spiritual perspective. Might surprise you. And let's talk about electrical current.
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This Niggun, melody, is known as the Yechidus Niggun. The melody one sang before entering the room of their teacher, mentor and Rebbe. These meetings would often offer deep clarity and introspection on one's spiritual status. This melody was sung to get into the zone.
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How Abraham Discovered God as a child and why we should go down the rabbit hole and ask real questions. Faith is an intellectual process and we can all find it.
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Would you forgive your dad if he tried to kill you? Would you forgive your brother if he sold you into slavery? Abraham did. Joseph did. And maybe, that's what made them great._
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What's a yarmulka? When did Jews start wearing it? Why only men? And what's all the fuss about?
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When a people forget their history, they are bound to repeat it. A timely message.
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The blessing we make on Torah learning each morning (pg 16 in Artscroll) and why it is one of the most important blessings we can ever say! A meditation on the power of Torah.
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What is the spiritual dimension of the flood that we read about in this week's Parsha? - When the world went to Mikvah.
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Each Sunday we will share the story and melody of a Jewish / Chassidic melody. This week is the story of my grandfather's Davening, and my father's favorite song. Enjoy.
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When faith creates miracles - leeches and hot cups... A story of the "Heilike Ruzhiner"
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"Let there be light!" - A meditation on light, life and intention.
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Aside from all the controversy what exactly do Kosher supervisors and kashrut organizations actually do?
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How a society collapses. Why the first civilization fell apart. And the lesson for our time.
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The miracle of the body which works. And what procedure did I have yesterday at 4pm which made a tiny but huge change in my life, and reminded me of the miracle of health?
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Are Chagim and Shabbat a means or an end? The answer might surprise you.
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What possibly can be holy about your dining room table? And why do we dance around the Bima on Simchat Torah?
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When did Idolatry start? Were Adam and Eve alive to witness it?
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How the Lulav and Etrog became a part of Davening on Sukkot, a highly unusual interference
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Does G-d have a hand? Does he hug? Is there an image of the Divine?
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Is there room for joy in 2020? Big time! The best humor comes from challenges!
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Why should I beautify my Sukkah? Hasn't it costed enough already? And why should I do Mitzvot anyway?
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The history (kinda) of Sukkot. What? When? Where? Why?
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What is the prayer of Hallel all about? Who wrote it? And why is it such a central part of Sukkot?
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The name of Adam's first grandson, the name of the first city ever, and who was Seth? Lessons for our lives today.
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The Yom Kippur Confession "Al Chet" - Why We Confess For Other People's Mistakes
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Fast of Gedaliah, and why the Jew can be the biggest gift or threat to the world.
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Let's go through it step by step
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A powerful lesson from history's first murderer, Cain
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Tuesday Davening: Praying for Grace. What is grace, and why it is such an important prayer on Rosh Hashanah?
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Monday Mysticism:
What makes you attractive to Hashem is your imperfections. Go figure.
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The Selichot Story: Motzoei Shabbos (Saturday Night) Tales. What is this Midnight Meet Your Maker all about?
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My personal 9/11 memories as an eyewitness to the events of the day. A meditation as we head into the last Shabbos of the year.
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Thursday Judaism 101.
Seli-what?
What are the Selichot
Why do we wake up at midnight. And when do sefardi Jews pay their price for rice on Pesach?
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OURstory - History with lessons: Did you know that Hevel (Abel) was reincarnated in Moshe Rabeinu (Moses). Mad history for mad times 😃.
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When the Tax Collector is your Dad - Avinu Malkeinu
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Monday Mysticism: Where does the human need for a home come from? Deep within G-d
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Motzoei Shabbos Story:
The Town where all the kids had the same names.
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How did the month of Elul become so important and what are the customs of the month?
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What kind of tree was the tree of knowledge?
Five opinions... And not one of them is the apple 🍎
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Exploring Modeh Ani. Starting each day with acknowledgment and gratitude.
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Motzoei Shabbos (Saturday) story: Why coming back to Shul reminded me about the building of the Second Temple. A story from 2500 years ago.
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Friday Vort: You could do it! You could do it! And what's up with the Amalek obsession?
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Thursday Judaism 101: Why is the Shofar such a simplistic instrument? Zusha, why weren't you Zusha!
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Tuesday OURstory: Adam and Eve the siamese twins.
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What is prayer all about, and how is it different from learning?
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The Boy Who Crowed Like a Rooster
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Do you know how the Jewish Calendar works? In honor of Rosh Chodesh. Chodesh Tov!!
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Let's explore in under 4 minutes the story of our people. Today, an introduction to Jewish OURstory.
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Power Vort. On Tuesdays, we will get to know the Siddur. First up what is a Siddur and when was davening invented?
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Rabbi, what happened to your short and punchy vorts? OK OK. Here we go. A vort about short vorts and long ones.
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