Category: Personal Growth

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Bitul: Set Aside Your Ego

Rabbi David Yisrael Kalmus – shares with us how to nulify our ego in the face of life’s difficulties.

Personal Thoughts – I certainly have my share of anger problems and and the Rabbi’s lecture really gives actionable advice on how to deal with it and how the coping mechanisms not to. conveniently this is the month (Teves) to focus on it. Adam & Eve, Rosh Hashanah, ego, simplicity, and asking for help. Enjoy!

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The Secret of Happiness

Rabbi David Yisrael Kalmus – shares how the key to connection with Hashem is through the mitzvot and how the physical is a reflection of the spiritual.

Personal Thoughts – This is a very deep lecture (although there are some distractions so keep that in mind when watching it). Sometimes when I can’t get any clarity while doing various mitvot it plain just confuses me – this video helped put some things together more concretely that everything is just part of a master plan. It was pretty deep so I needed to review it multiple times. Hope you enjoy it. In case you don’t want to watch the whole video, I’ve clipped out a few “!Short Clips!” from this lecture and posted them here – http://torah-share.com/short-clips/short-clips/ – and they are all dated “(13 Tevet 5781)”.

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Finding the ‘New Normal’ Frustrating? How To Get Out of the Maze of Confusion

Rabbi Alon Anava – This long lecture (friendly warning) focuses on what it really takes to be happy and a step-by-step list of how to work on this daily.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnIA9j091CU

Personal Thoughts – This video taught me a comprehensive approach with actionable items to achieve happiness. Judaism gives me some incredible tools and resources to do this – grateful for this! Starts out a bit slow but by the end it really is a great video. Enjoy!

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

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Pay Attention to What You See

Rabbi David Yisrael Kalmus – shares how prayer is the answer to all our problems, that your soul has no limit, how the negative forces try to keep you off your game all the time, and how you can use subterfuge to offset those forces and connect to Hashem.

Personal Thoughts – The last twenty or so minutes of this lecture (during question and answer) is very powerful – it taught me the paradigm shift I need to re-orient my life view towards the good. How do I respond to lacking in the World (and there is a lot these days if you haven’t noticed)…..prayer!

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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Meaningful Minute: To Love And Be Loved (Short Clip)

Rabbi David Aaron – My spiritual Rebbe shows how to hug someone by making a space for them. Very short video clip.

Personal Thoughts – We can all sure use an actual hug right now (I know I can) considering the state of the (pandemic) World at the moment. This video from my Rebbe explaining spiritually what a hug actually is will have to suffice in the meantime. Hugs!

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

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One Day (Short Clip)

Rabbi Reuven Epstein – “One day we are going to find out how good everything was…” Very short video clip.

Personal Thoughts – Really a two minute gem of a video – wow! Even thought I don’t fully understand some of words he says – his energy and strong message really resonates with me and tells me I’m exactly right where I’m supposed to be.

If you are interested in more videos from this Rabbi please visit this YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Rabbi+Reuven+Epstein

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Break Through

Rabbi David Yisrael Kalmus shares some of Rabbi Nachman’s Torah on what our goal is – faith! The Land of Israel is the concept of Emunah!

Personal Thoughts: The goal of my lifes’ journeys is faith that Hashem wants the best for me and all things that happened in my life is for my highest good. Just knowing my destination makes me feel better.

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The Truth No One Wants To Say

Rabbi David Yisrael Kalmus shares some of Rabbi Nachman’s Torah on how to avoid pursuing things that are hurtful to us and focus on find those things that are beneficial to us and answering important questions like “why do I constantly feel despair?” or “Why do I feel sadness?”

Personal Thoughts: In the video Rabbi Kalmus gives over some practical ways for me to deal with despair and sadness. A suggested exercise about going on a news and social media diet can be found at the 49:00 mark of the video (I tried it and it helped me increase happiness). However, I do recommend listening to the parts leading up to the exercise for proper context. Also, he tells a very powerful personal story about his cousin that was in a coma and his miraculous recovery starting at the 56:25 mark. Enjoy!

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Proud To Be A Jew in the 21st Century

Rabbi Yaakov Rachimi shares with us what it takes to be happy and it’s much simpler than we imagined.

Personal Thoughts: I focused on the time period 34:00 – 37:00 mark on this video which has some incredibly simple wisdom (paraphrasing: Hashem created a World where every person has exactly what they need for their mission in life. The problems start when a person chooses to try to live a life that is not his (but someone elses). Rabbi Rachimi quotes Rav Dessler that exactly what a person needs is what makes him the happiest. Listen for yourself.

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Self-Knowledge, Self-Esteem, & Personal Greatness

Rabbi Lawrence Kelemen shares the uniqueness of each one us and our role in the World.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cSJQ3kjI-k&list=PL3ljZS_nDoyEqaTxG-H_KP2gD4fAw3VC9&index=3

Personal Thoughts: The Rabbi gave me a unique perspective to contemplate on my personal uniqueness and why I am here and what role I have to play. This helps give me direction in a sometimes random-seeming directionless life. Help yourself get a life compass and watch and enjoy.

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