Rebbetzin Rochel Silber – Also shares interesting addition in perek Heh in Psalm 119 – to say this asking Hashem to guide and make the right decisions.
Rebbetzin Rochel Silber – Shares about Tehillim 16. It is one of the only areas in Tanach that repeats the word “Hashem, Hashem” and also is commonly recited to bring merit from our ancestors.
Rebbetzin Rochel Silber – Shares an important suggestion (around the 8:18 time point of the video) on how those living in chutz la’Aretz (living outside of the Land of Israel) can stay more connected to Israel and the Jewish people. When projectile is fired upon the Land of Israel from Israel’s enemies an app on a mobile phone sounds a warning which them may or may not result in an actual siren to take cover. The Rebbetzin suggests downloading this app (called Red Alert) so you can also be aware of your bretherin in Israel being under a warning. Great suggestion to stay connected.
Rebbetzin Rochel Silber – Shares the importance of Tehillim 51 particularly here in the month of Elul. We can read this every night between midnight and dawn in the Tikun Chatzot which we say to speedily bring the Beis Hamikdash. Specifically Dovid Hamelech wrote this Psalm explaining his teshuva sinning regarding Batsheva. Additionally, the Rebbetzin explains that the pomegranates are in full swing currently in Eretz Yisrael and how this interesting fruit signifies the many mitzvot that Jews perform and how the stains created by this fruit symbolize how our mitzvot permeate all over.
Rebbetzin Rochel Silber – Shares the foreshadowing of the words of Tehillim 133 written two thousand years ago and the current events happening right now. Challenging situations (for example people) are not that person it’s Hashem challenging us through that person or situation. Another area of empowerment is we think that we could at any time tip the balance ourselves to the good of the World and bring the redemption since we never now that the difference necessary could be in our hands right now.
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!
Rebbetzin Rochel Silber – Reveals how King David’s life and history was laid out in the Book of Ruth and in the Chumash (Five Books of Moses) itself and how he expressed this in Tehillim (Psalm #40). We can use this inspiration to tap into our own energy and life’s purpose.
Tehillim 55:
Shir Hashirim at Alot Hashachar and what beginners should focus on:
Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz – Great video going into detail about the three daily prayers and the source evidence of why we do it and where the sources for them. This is combined with the weekly Torah portion (Veyazei) that the Rav weaves into those sources.
Personal Thoughts – I learned a lot of new ideas that I can use in my daily prayers and the prayers in between. The more I learn the richer the experience which is why there is such a big stress to learn Torah because learning leads to new insights and new actions (mitzvot) which is what the whole World rests on.
Rabbi David Yisrael Kalmus – Shares with us how an attitude of gratitude for all the blessings in our life and how little we know can free us from all types of despair. The Rav’s example mashal of a seeing a bug on a leaf and how small it is in the vast universe that seems so big being analagous to us being that bug not knowing the vastness of Hashem and what He has in store for us and that its for our greatest good.
Rebbetzin Rochel Silber – Shows us the various ways to use gematria to find out the deeper meanings of our names. This is more of a participation video where you can find out more about the sources of your name and the nuances it can add to your life’s goals.
Rebbetzin Rochel Silber – Shares with us some very interesting concepts around names and letters in the Torah and how they relate to us. For example, she asks why do we say certain passages related to our name at the end of the Amida (the silent prayer we say three times per day)? It’s basically a way to put our signature on the prayer we just said to Hashem to personalize it specifically from us to the Creator of the World. What a nice concept and way to come closer to G-d. For a whole lot more fascinating words, letter, and name meanings and how your name may reveal more than you thought go ahead and watch the video.
Rebbetzin Rochel Silber – Shares with us what we can do that is tangible and meaningful during these difficult times when we many times feel powerless by the events around us.
Personal Thoughts – It’s very empowering to feel like there IS something I can do personally to affect the World around me – even when it feels like there is nothing I can do.