Month: October 2021

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Hebrew Letters

Seventy Faces – The Shapes of the Letters

Rabbi Trugman – Although many people do not realize it, Hebrew is a pictorial language where the form of each letter has great significance. Along with the names of the letter and their numerical equivalents, the shapes of the letters shed great light on a word’s composition and hold within their forms many deep and profound secrets.

Personal Thoughts – This lecture contains some really interesting ideas about the Hebrew letters and their deeper meaning. At the beginning of the class, Rabbi Trugman shows how the letter Beit is actually contained inside the letter Peh and the analogy of Hashem speaking out the Beit in Breisheit (the first word in the Torah).

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General Torah The Afterlife Torah Stories

What No One Told You About Abraham’s Story – Secrets of Kabbalah & Reincarnation (!Short Clip!)

Rabbi Yitzchak Botton – In this short video Rabbi Yitzchak Botton shares a Kabbalistic explanation, based on the teachings of R’ Isaac Luria, of Abraham’s/Avraham’s battle with Nimrod, which ended with him being thrown into a furnace – know as the Furnace of Kasdim. God then made a miracle saving his life. The Secrets behind this unbelievable story are found in the teachings of Kabbalah.

Personal Thoughts – I never knew that Aaron HaKohen (the High Priest) and Hur could have been reincarnations of Avraham Avinu (our Father) and his brother Haran. Very interesting parallels explained in this short clip

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Hebrew Months Weekly Torah Portion

The Novel Insight of the Pri Tzadik on MarCheshvan

Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz – Shares about the new Hebrew month of MarCheshvan and even says some say that it is the most important month of the year and all the background and proofs of why that is. Interesting stuff sprinkled throughout the video along with commentary on the weekly Parasha (Noach).

Personal Thoughts – I like how Rabbi Breitowitz brings different perspectives and points throughout his shiurim (classes) to prove our the original premise of the entire video so you get a picture with a variety of viewpoints. Hope you enjoy it. Chodesh Tov! (Happy New Month).

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Weekly Torah Portion

Rabbi Mizrachi In Maryland – Genesis A Beginning Of A New Cycle

Rabbi Yosef Mizrachi – Shares with us great Torah learning about the book of last Shabbat’s portion, Breisheit (Genesis).

Personal Thoughts – First time I heard Torah shiur (class) from Rabbi Mizrachi on Breisheit (Genesis) and really enjoyed the perspective and the depth of Torah that he reveals from the first parasha (portion) of the Torah that we just started the cycle again.

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Personal Growth

Experiencing Your Own Personal Resurrection

Rabbi David Yisrael Kalmus – Back from the Chagim (Jewish Holidays), Rabbi Kalmus explains the concept of humility and getting rid of self is the start of connection to G-d.

Personal Thoughts – I had trouble understanding a lot of these deep Kabbalah concepts so just focused on what I was able to understand like trying to tame my Yetzer Harah (evil inclination).

Newsletter – Rabbi Kalmus’s also mentioned at the beginning of his shiur that his organization, Tzion Breslov Project, also started a newsletter that comes out before Shabbat – you can sign up for that free here as well:

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Moshiach Personal Growth The Afterlife

Weekly Hashkafa Shiur #67 | The Power of a Jew

Rabbi Mendel Kessin – In this Audio shiur (class), Rabbi Kessin details how powerful a Jew is spiritually and the huge responsibility that this implies.

Personal Thoughts – I thought the power of being Jewish was being part of the “chosen people” – being educated, being part of a long line of professional successes, etc. These are great accomplishments but not the reason or goal of being a Jew. According to the Torah and our Sages the ultimate goals are: tikun olam (fixing the World), helping bring G-d’s presence into this World, bringing the World closer to G-d, and infusing the spiritual into the physical. These will help bring about the World and our own personal redemption. Sounds like a big scary goal to say the least but it’s certainly different than what I used to strive for and seems much more important.

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General Torah Jewish Holidays Weekly Torah Portion

Double Feature Monday – Rabbi Trugman and Rabbi Mizrachi

Although these two videos are from the readings at the end of the Torah they still have some relevant ideas we can take into the post Chagim (Jewish Holidays) timeframe. Both present some valuable information to improve ourselves in this New (Jewish) Year. Our Sages emphasize for us to take what we learned during the Chagim (Jewish Holidays) and sprinkle those ideas throughout this upcoming Year so that what we learned is not only internalized but dispersed in practice through higher mitzvah observance and improved Midot (character traits).

Vezot HaBracha – Growing Through Deuteronomy (Rabbi Trugman):

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Make Torah Life A Top Priority – In Pico, Beverly Hills, LA (Rabbi Mizrachi):

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