Month: June 2021

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Moshiach

Weekly Hashkafa Shiur #55 | The End of Time is Now [AUDIO]

Rabbi Mendel Kessin – In this audio shiur, Rabbi Kessin tells us the good news and bad news of our current times and that we are certainly currently in the last stage birth pains of Moshiach.

Personal Thoughts – Some of the content is tough to digest but especially during the Three Weeks the end result will be the Jewish People’s redemption and a new era – exciting times indeed!

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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIMIqdB5fEBERo-tan6K03A

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Weekly Torah Portion

G-ds Reversal of Bilaams Curse into a Blessing

Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz – Shares about the weekly parasha (Balak) and how Bilaam the protagonist who wants to curse the Jews ends up blessing them instead.

Personal Thoughts – I liked how Rabbi Breitowitz gives a lot of background spiritually and practically for the events in this weekly parasha to help better understand how it affects us both then and today.

If you are interested in more videos from this Rabbi please visit this YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnwd_5P2_hGVNkQfScEmP_w

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Jewish Holidays

Seasons of the Soul – Preparation for the three weeks

Rabbi Trugman – Shares with us a great synopsis of what the Three Weeks are about (both what happened historically during this period of time and the customs we observe now).

Personal Thoughts – Many people have asked me in the past to explain the Three Weeks – what they mean, what happened, and why it matters. This video lecture gives a good concise explanation. Yesterday started the period of the Three Weeks, so if things tend to lean negative there is a spiritual explanation for it.

If you are interested in more videos from this Rabbi please visit his YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZITUDLHFCoLJEkX

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Weekly Torah Portion

Balak – Growing Through Numbers

Rabbi Trugman – Shares with us some deep esoteric wisdom derived from this week’s parasha (Balak) and the protagonist figure in it (Bilaam).

Personal Thoughts – The Rabbi brings some interesting parallels between science and Torah in this short lesson – I particularly liked the analogy of the movie film / time paradox.

If you are interested in more videos from this Rabbi please visit his YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZITUDLHFCoLJEkXAbqJS5w

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Jewish Holidays

Torah Isn’t Private Property – It Belongs to the Entire World

Rabbi Zev Leff – As we approach the 17th of Tammuz (which is a fast day) which is the start of the Three Weeks of mourning for the loss of so many things in Judaism most namely the Beit Hamikdash (the Holy Temple in Jerusalem), the Rabbi explains that Torah is meant to be shared to all of Am Yisroel (the Nation of Israel) not only freely but as an obligation. Without sharing half of Judaism is incomplete. Share the love, share the Torah!

Personal Thoughts – Rabbi Leff basically encompassed the entire reason behind why I started this video blog (www.torah-share.com) and expressed it way better than I ever could. Please share!

If you are interested in more videos from this Rabbi please visit this YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjMaM6rfcyEgICMAD

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Weekly Torah Portion

LIFE: Not A Choice But The Sum of All Your Choices

Rabbi Dovid Kaplan – Weekly parasha shiur (lecture) with some deep learning about life’s choices woven in to the narrative. Our speech makes us human for good and for bad.

Personal Thoughts – Just found this Rabbi on YouTube and enjoyed his clear, specific, and plain explanations of some deep concepts.

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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjMaM6rfcyEgICMADAFTTRQ/featured

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Personal Growth

When Broken Becomes Beautiful

Rabbi David Yisrael Kalmus – In the second live class in Eretz Yisroel (in Be’er Sheva) the Rabbi lists off five distinct areas that can initiate a paradigm shift in how we view our life and reality in general to enact an overall better worldview. This can change our mood, our direction, our purpose, and our life!

Personal Thoughts – Really enjoyed the summation of these practical steps to personal spiritual freedom! I’ve personally enacted many of these principles in my life over the past year with great results. Costs nothing to try and can yield great spiritual benefits.

If you are interested in more videos from this Rabbi please visit his YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXpoH1TewxolChPsAZsuAtAAdAiRMO7Ee

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Weekly Torah Portion

True Obedience to G-d

Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz – Shares about the weekly parasha (Chukat) and the deep meaning of the unexplainable commandment of the Red Cow.

Personal Thoughts – Enjoyed the background stories of this sometimes very complicated and dry subject matter to make it interesting which increased my desire to learn about it.

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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnwd_5P2_hGVNkQfScEmP_w

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!Short Clips!

!Short Clips! – Rabbi Avraham Meyer Zajac and Rabbi David Yisrael Kalmus

Shulchan Aruch, Din M’kom Hanachasan v’Ofan Hanachasan 27:20:

Rabbi Avraham Meyer Zajac – Within describing one of the halachas (laws) of tefillin, the Rabbi shares with us about the various eras of Jewish leaders throughout our history.

https://www.chabad.org/multimedia/video_cdo/aid/3448136/jewish/Shulchan-Aruch-Din-Mkom-Hanachasan-vOfan-Hanachasan-2720.htm

The Tzaddik and The Four Elements of Our Soul:

Rabbi David Yisrael Kalmus – Shares about the spiritual meaning behind the upcoming fast of the 17th of Tamuz and how we can help rectify personally and globally what is blocking the redemption.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/bD45TqRKV7Y?start=2268&autoplay=1

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Hebrew Months

Seasons of the Soul – The Month of Tamuz

Rabbi Trugman – Shares with us about the new Hebrew calendar month of Tamuz and the great potential of this month.

Personal Thoughts – Always looked at this month negatively as it contains the start of the auspicious three weeks ending in Tisha B’Av. The Rabbi infused some hope for me for what it may contain for us to grow and do tshuva.

If you are interested in more videos from this Rabbi please visit his YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZITUDLHFCoLJEkXAbqJS5w