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Bread from Heaven
Human endeavor & divine assistance
THE SECRET OF THE "PREGNANT" YEAR
The Torah Leap Year
NOAH & ABRAHAM SPEAK TO US
Lessons for our time from the spiritual fathers of humanity
YEAR'S END: WHAT'S NEXT?
Torah Perspectives on our Changing World
GETTING FREE
Basic Living Skills. What is Torah spirituality and how to attain it.
Hallel: A personal rendition. Psalms 113-118 chanted in Hebrew by Avraham ben Yaakov
Call on His Name
Settling the Mind
Prophecy & Wisdom: Kohelet (Ecclesiastes): The Wisdom of King SolomonKohelet - 1: Chapter 1 verses 1-11
Kohelet - 2: Life of King Solomon; Place of Kohelet in the canon of TaNaKh
Kohelet - 3: Chapter 1 verse 12-chapter 2 verse 26: Solomon's greatness and what he learned from it
Kohelet - 4: Chapter 3 verses 1-8: The 28 Times
Kohelet - 5: Chapter 3 verses 9-22: Free will, reward & punishment
Kohelet - 6: Chapter 4 verses 1-16: Selfishness & Partnership
Kohelet - 7: Chapter 4 verse 17 - Chapter 5 verse 19: Proper respect for the All-Knowing G-d
Prophecy & Wisdom: The Book of Jonah
Jonah
- 1: Introduction
Jonah - 2:
Hebrew text of Chapters 1:1-2:2; Zohar, Vayakhel 199a
Jonah - 3:
Jonah's prayer (chapter 2); Midrash on Jonah from Pirkey d'Rabbi Eliezer
Jonah - 4:
Chapters 2-3; Conclusion
Inspiration: Teachings of Rabbi Nachman
Likutey Moharan I:6: The Path of Teshuvah
1 - For
His glory
2 - Learning patience
3 - Teshuvah must
be continuous
4 - Teshuvah over
earlier Teshuvah
Likutey Moharan I:2
1 - Prayer,Sword
of Mashiach
2 - Purity,
Justice & Charity
3 - Judgment;
Binding our prayers to the Tzaddik
4 - The
great fish that overturned
5 - Everything
depends on kindness
Likutey Moharan I:4
Attachment
to the Tzaddik - 1 (Likutey Moharan I:4)
2 - Verbal
confession before the Torah sage
3 - The
fire of the Torah cleanses from sin
4 - The
Torah sage atones through humility
5 - Stages
of attachment to the Tzaddik
6 - The
Third Stage: The Crossroads
7 - Self-nullification
and attachment to the Infinite
8 - Self-nullification
(cont.)
9 - Conclusion:
The Tale of the Giant Fish; The First Commandment
Prophecy & Wisdom: Zechariah
Zechariah - 1:
Introduction
Zechariah
- 2: Chapter 1 verses 7-17: The consolation of Jerusalem
Zechariah
- 3: Chapter 2: Downfall of the nations; expansion of Jerusalem
Zechariah
- 4: Chapters 3-4: Yehosh'ua the High Priest & the Temple Candelabrum
Zechariah
- 5: Chapter 5: The flying scroll and punishment of the wicked
Zechariah
- 6: Chapter 6: The four chariots and the crowns of priesthood and messianic
kingship
Zechariah
- 7: Chapters 7-8: The restoration of Jerusalem
Zechariah
- 8: Mashiach on a white donkey
Zechariah
- 9: Chapter 10 verses 3-12: Overthrow of the oppressors & Ingathering
of the Exiles
Zechariah
- 10: Chapter 11: The corruption of the leadership
Zechariah
- 11: Chapter 12: The Siege of Jerusalem & Mashiach ben Yosef
Zechariah
- 12: Chapter 13: Living Waters from the Temple; Vengeance on the Nations
Zechariah
- 13: Chapter 14 verses 1-11: Gog and Magog against Jerusalem; Splitting
of Mt of Olives
Zechariah
- 14: Chapter 14 verses 12-end: Overthrow of Gog & Magog; Festival of Succot
& Future Temple
MP3 Class Archives
Inspiration
Prophecy and Wisdom: Hebrew Bible
Trey Assar: The Twelve Shorter Prophets
Shir HaShirim:
Song of Songs (19 Classes)
Mishley:
The Book of Proverbs (22 Classes)
Iyov:
The Book of Job (56 Classes)
Daniel and His End-Times
Visions (31 Classes)
Principles of Torah Law: Mishnah
Introduction
to the Oral Law; Tractates Sanhedrin, Maccot & Horayot (41 Classes)
Tractate Hullin (30
Classes)
Tractate Shabbat (49
Classes)
Halachah
Practical
Laws of Shabbat (66-part course)
Forms of the letters of Alef-Beit in the Torah scroll, Tefilin and Mezuzah (27-part course)
Laws of Kashrut: Removal of blood from meat by salting & roasting
Kabbalah
Kabbalah Code of the Torah (48-part course)
Music & Stories
Chassidic Meditation Melodies
Children's
Stories
Articles
Mashiach Bullets
What's in a Name?
Will the real Israel please stand up!
A Social Contract for the Nations
Other Videos
The Captive Child
Over thousands of years, countless Israelites were exiled and grew up remote from centers of Torah education and practice. What does the Halachah say about the status of their descendents, and how should we relate to them?
The Gates of Heaven
Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai's Tikkuney Zohar: Tikkun 11 read in the original Aramaic and translated and explained in English by Rabbi Avraham ben Yaakov.
Mat'k'la: The Divine Balance
Balance (Aramaic: "Mat'kela") is a key concept in the kabbalistic explanation of the repair of creation. Understanding its meaning can help us come to terms with negative aspects of our lives so as to find true and lasting joy.