Rabbi Asher Baruch Wegbreit – Shows us that it is within our power to take a few small moments before doing a mitzva to acknowledge and think about Hashem’s presence before and during the process of doing a mitzva which leads to the magnfication of that mitzva for our benefit. Heightened awareness equals hightened spirituality which increase our connection to Hashem. Short video – about 12 minutes.
There were so many good videos recently so posting them all at once. Please watch and share what seems interesting and leave the rest that don’t. Short summaries follow here:
Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz: Sanctifying the Physical World Short summary of the most recent weekly Torah parashah.
The Book of Numbers – Parshat Sh’lach Short summary of the most recent weekly Torah parashah.
Finding What You’re Looking For I Rabbi David Yisrael Kalmus Further discussion of the story of the Lost Princess and how to find meaning in everyday life.
Who do you turn to when in need of advice? – Parashat Shelach – Rabbi Alon Anava Discussion of the importance of doing your part and not relying on others to do it for you.
Rabbi Asher Baruch Wegbreit – Shows us the simple path to doing the easy mitzva of mezuzah and how to get the most out of it. Not so much effort in the physical sense but instead making “intentional” effort in the mental sense yielding great benefits and those benefits can lead to a stronger spiritual connection to Hashem individually and collectively.
Rabbi Asher Baruch Wegbreit – On these two short videos Rabbi Wegbreit shares with us on how we can greet others and listen to the Torah reading on receiving the Torah both with kavanah (intent) to help elevate our Shavuot experience and connect to Hashem.
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!
Rabbi Asher Baruch Wegbreit – Shares how we can elevate the Pesach song Dayenu on this coming up Seder! We are “paid” by Hashem for our mitzvot – not only for actions, not only for speech, but also for thoughts. Dayenu!
Rabbi Asher Baruch Wegbreit – Shares how we can prepare for Purim before it starts and plan out intention in advance. This will result in a more meaningful and connected experience. More bang for your spiritual buck! Also see the extra bonus post attachments to reference.
Rabbi Asher Baruch Wegbreit – Shares how we can orient our thinking towards living the mitzvot with simcha (happiness) both during the good times and the bad. Our hardships actually extend from Hashem’s love for us and for our highest good (even if it doesn’t feel like it).
Rabbi Asher Baruch Wegbreit – Shares some nice illustrations on how to connect with Hashem and four examples of when the opportunity to connect is at its highest.