Rabbi Asher Baruch Wegbreit – Shares how we can watch the news for good and replace the helpless feelings of being a nervous and anxious bystander to instead empower ourselves individually and collectively as Jews by doing three mitzvot directly from the Torah itself (C.P.R. – Care, Prayer, Repair). We often say, “What can I do? I feel powerless and helpless.” This video gives us a great answer – do C.P.R. and please share it with others!
Shulchan Aruch, Din Makom Hara’oy L’hispalel v’Holeich BaDerech
In these three short videos, Rabbi Zajac explains one’s conduct in Shul (the Synagogue) both inside, on the way to, and/or when one is exempt from. It’s helpful to learn the sources of a lot of what we observe others do in and around shul attendance and to understand that those (sometimes “strange”) behaviors have sources that are based on spiritual foundations.
Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz – Interesting discussion on why tefilla (prayer) is not emphasized in Yeshivas and why its sometimes viewed as a burden or inconvenience, instead of its primary importance as a life changing endeavor.
Rabbi Alon Anava – Continues this week’s Chanukah theme by sharing some deep secrets of how we can tap into the power of Chanukah and amplify the likelihood of our prayers being answered. The Rabbi gives us specific actionable guidance on how to approach lighting the candles to get the most out of the experience (instead of just going through the motions). Very helpful and interesting class.
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Rabbi Yaakov Altman – Shares with us a perspective I haven’t heard framed in quite this was – pre-emptive praying. Like the phrase an ounce of prevention is worth more than a pound of cure – Rabbi Altman uses this in a spiritual sense (prayer). Worth a listen to hear this unique view.
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These two videos – one last week via Zoom only and yesterday’s video via live class in Jerusalem. The first one talks about the importance of speaking out our prayers loudly to better help our prayers come into actual fruition. The second video focuses on the power of our ratzon (our will) – the more we want something the greater chance we have to manifest it in our lives. Hope you enjoy them!
One of the above videos discusses the need to build fences to protect us from outside influences. One of those is protecting our eyes from immodesty when watching YouTube videos. To circumvent this I did some research on Google and found the following methodologies to limit what I see when watching YouTube videos and avoid seeing immodest things without my consent. I’ve decided to post it here for those that are interested to help comply with what is referenced by Rabbi Kalmus above. Please note these are not my technical inventions but just stuff I researched on Google (and are public knowledge):
Here is how you can make YouTube a safer place. The key is the ability to go directly to the channels you subscribe to ONLY. Here is how to do it:
For Desktop – make a bookmark using this link: https://www.youtube.com/feed/subscriptions 120% screen zoom (which blocks out things you don’t want to see)
For Mobile – the app icon you should use: Long press YouTube and then drag the subscriptions shortcut onto the home screen to make an icon! You can then edit the subscriptions icon to put the icon of the YouTube app.
Rabbi David Yisrael Kalmus – Shares with us how to use prayer to connect to Hashem and bring down from above what you are praying for into your physical being here. What we get and see here (in the physical) is a direct reflection of above (the spiritual).
Personal Thoughts – I like the Rabbi’s approach to explaining the relationship between physical and spiritual and the mirror between them.
Rabbi Trugman – Shares with us what the goals of prayer and learning are – connecting to Hashem.
Personal Thoughts – Rabbi Trugman makes a very valid point that we sometimes lose the forest from the trees when engaging in mitzvot and prayer and miss the whole point entirely which is to get close to the One who gave them to us.
Bonus Video – Seasons of the Soul – Gal Einai – Purim to Pesach:
Rabbi Yitzchak Botton – Shows us the relationship between prayer and repentance (teshuva) and how it can turn us into a new person, a new reality.
Personal Thoughts – The Rabbi shows me some very concrete benefits to prayer and how it can change me for the better so I can become the vessel for more blessing and what part I play in the process.
