Rabbi David Yisrael Kalmus – More towards the second half of this class, Rabbi Kalmus shares about the importance of focusing on the good – not only the good in our situation but the good in ourselves at all times.
Rabbi David Kaplan – Shares about the upcoming weekly parasha (Chukas) – some interesting tidbits including:
The story of Dovid Hamelech (King David) and how he tried to protect himself from the Angel of Death by learning Torah and where it’s alluded to in this parasha.
Keeping our eyes on the long term benefits of doing the right thing and living the right way. Being mocked for being religious Jews but a life of meaning shines through over time.
Not everything in life has to be understood.
Shlomo Hamelech (King Solomon) and Moshe Rabeinu and their lack of understand and understanding of the Red Cow mitzvah expressed in a pasek. Pasek Yud Zion (840 9 lines from bottom) – take from the tamei person the ashes of the chatat – first letter of word latamei, and subsequent words spells limoshe jumble letters it spells shlomo.
Also, two different ways to purify oneself – mikva full immersion otherwise is doesn’t take vs. red cow water only a drop that nicks your ear makes you pure. Represents full change versus a bit at a time – different types of teshuva.
Rabbi Avraham Arieh Trugman – Shares how The Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Chabad movement has grown tremendously and it’s large influence in the Jewish World towards redemption with the coming of the Moshiach (may it come speedily in our days).
Rabbi Avraham Arieh Trugman – Shares how the “tov” (good) of Tammuz turned into the opposite and the subsequent redemption of the World delayed for thousands of years as a result. This “tov” day was the 17th of Tammuz the day Moshe Rabeinu broke the tablets of the ten commandments as the Jews worshiped the golden calf.
Rebbetzin Rochel Silber – Multi-day class focusing on many different elements of spiritual growth. Highly recommended set of classes. One thing Rebbetzin Silber said that really sticks out is to always find one good thing in every person we see (positive perspective). This will help bring redemption!
Rabbi David Kaplan – Shares about the upcoming weekly parasha (Korach) – and what we can learn from the interactions between Moshe Rabeinu and Korah, Datan, and Aviram.
There is a prohibition to be a rabble-rouser. In other words, stay away from a fight (even if you are right):
Rabbi Asher Baruch Wegbreit – Rabbi Wegbreit shares how our work/vocation is a mitzvah. Our intent and awareness of this fact will help us elevate our secular activities into the spiritual.
