In this series, Yakov invites renown guests to have a conversation about one of the chapters in his book. People often develop patterns of how they experience themselves and the world around them. While these patterns can be helpful, they can also become unknowingly narrow and constricting. Attached is about expanding the range of ways that we engage our lives. Opening our minds, emotions, bodies, and souls to experience the fullness of our multidimensional selves and endlessly varied world. Attached is rooted and focused on Jewish tradition and wisdom along with psychology, philosophy, and relevant wisdom wherever it may be found.  Rabbi Yakov Danishefsky LCSW CSAT is the founder of Mind Body Therapy, a private group practice in Chicago. He is a popular speaker and teacher for congregations, organizations, and schools. He is the author of a new book, Attached: Connecting to Our Creator, a Jewish Psychological Approach. Please contact us with questions and comments, or to be added to our WhatsApp lists here or by email at [email protected] Our content can also be found on Spotify and YouTube

Elul is taught to most of us as pachad — dread, the Days of Awe closing in. Chassidus says the opposite. Ani l'dodi v'dodi li: the King takes off the uniform and comes out to the field to be with us. You take one step toward Him, and He comes the rest of the way.But what does it actually take to close that step? Reb Nachman gives the answer in four words — ikar haTeshuvah she'yishma bizyono, yiddom v'yishtok. The main thing in teshuvah is to hear your own humiliation, accept it, and stay quiet.In this shiur we work through why that is, and why it's harder than anything else we're asked to do:• Yira isn't fear — it's awe, and what an eved Hashem really is• Vayidom Aharon — why yiddom means acceptance before it means silence• Shuva and busha — the same letters, rescrambled• The vort on ki seitzei la'milchama: shivyo as roshei teivos for she'yishma bizyono yiddom v'yishtok• Ego = Edge God Out — how the "I" got built in the first place, out of a shame we refused to face• Shminis shebe'shminis — the eighth of an eighth you're allowed to keep• The scoreboard: transactional relationships, ahava she'tluya b'davar, and why in an "us" it's always fifty-fifty• People-pleasing as a form of taking• The hardest question of the night, from the floor: if Hashem is all-loving, why does closeness have to come through humiliation?• Where the 2-7 unsuited hand comes in — and turning that feeling into tefillah• Hatakiruni — how facing shame gives you the peek at the lost princessGiven over in the Eilech V'anaseh chabura, Chodesh Elul.#Elul #Breslov #Teshuva #RebNachman #Chassidus #RoshHashana #LikuteiMoharan

This live therapy session discussed a person's challenges in spiritual and personal growth. How it affects their everyday lives and the innnate desire humans have to want to develop. In the Beginning - Live Therapy Sessions. Real People. Real Stories. This series consists of real therapy sessions with Yakov Danishefsky LCSW. The voices have been altered to keep the clients' identity anonymous. Please note that this is in no way a replacement for therapy and any serious emotions should be addressed accordingly. You can get an appointment in Yakov's private practice here If you are interested in being featured on the podcast please fill out the application To join our WhatsApp Status for consistent updates, short snippets and more ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit our website here Our content can be found on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠ Get in touch with Yakov here Inquire about speaking engagements

Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Feelings 00:42 Introducing Jonathan's Story 01:54 Exploring Jonathan's Emotions 02:47 The Feelings Wheel Exercise 08:40 Jonathan's Childhood and Emotional Shutdown 12:10 The Impact of Emotional Shutdown 19:22 The Importance of Emotions 27:30 Jonathan's Path to Emotional Healing 28:51 Conclusion and Final Thoughts To join our WhatsApp Status for consistent updates, short snippets and more ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our content can be found on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠

In this emotionally charged episode, our guest opens up about their intense journey through life’s highs and lows, sharing candid reflections on mental health, therapy, and the pursuit of inner balance. They delve into their struggles with complex trauma, the long-lasting impact of family dynamics, and their ongoing quest for clarity and connection. In the Beginning - Live Therapy Sessions. Real People. Real Stories. This series consists of real therapy sessions with Yakov Danishefsky LCSW. The voices have been altered to keep the clients' identity anonymous. Please note that this is in no way a replacement for therapy and any serious emotions should be addressed accordingly. You can get an appointment in Yakov's private practice here If you are interested in being featured on the podcast please fill out the application To join our WhatsApp Status for consistent updates, short snippets and more ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit our website here Our content can be found on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠ Get in touch with Yakov here Inquire about speaking engagements

Rabbi Jonathan Rietti continues the series on Likutey Moharan, Torah 4, with Shiur #15 — mapping the three levels of Vidui Devarim and answering, head-on, the charge that Breslov's practice of confession was borrowed from the Church. Rebbe Nachman taught that the only way to take back the malchus we hand over to the nations is Vidui Devarim before a talmid chacham amiti. That teaching earned Breslov the nickname "Viduniks" — and 200 years of criticism from within Klal Yisrael. In this shiur R' Rietti shows that vidui devarim is not just older than Catholic confession, it is a mitzvas asei d'Oraisa that runs from the third chapter of Bereishis straight through the korbanos of Vayikra. Covered in this shiur: • The three levels: vidui before HaKadosh Baruch Hu, vidui before a tzaddik / talmid chacham, and vidui at the tzaddik's kever • Rabbi Tovia Singer and the FBI counterfeit-detection analogy — why you don't need to be a bokie in Christianity to answer it • Adam HaRishon: "Ayekah" as an invitation to say one word — "Chatati" — and what the world would have looked like had he said it • Chava's missed moment, and Rashi/Midrash on why Hashem asked questions He already knew the answers to • David HaMelech before Nasan HaNavi: one word that lifted a death sentence • Kayin: the first depression in the Torah, and the difference between "Lamah" and "Madua" • Yehuda and Tamar: how "Tzadka mimeni" earned the crown of malchus and the Davidic dynasty • The Golden Calf: Moshe Rabbeinu doing vidui on behalf of Klal Yisrael — "mecheini na misifrecha" • Korbanos: semicha and vidui in front of the kohen, thousands of times a day, for over a thousand years • "Ashrei hador shehanasi shelo mevi kapara al shig'so" — why we want leaders with the courage to admit a mistake • Reb Zusha's talmid, the search for "the tzaddik whose followers do vidui," and the scene outside Rebbe Nachman's room • The Baal Shem Tov's talmid who refused to confess three times — the story behind Torah 4 • Q&A: If you can go straight to Hashem, why go through a tzaddik? Avraham Avinu and "v'nivrechu becha kol mishpechos ha'adamah" • Hisbodedus, Rebbe Nachman's openness about his own falls, why there is no yeridas hadoros for the individual, and emunah vs. daas Next week b'ezras Hashem: the Rambam's lashon in Hilchos Teshuvah, and vidui before a talmid chacham when the tzaddik is no longer in this world. Recorded live at Breslov New Hempstead, August 16, 2026. CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro, dedication, and review of Torah 4 §1–3 4:00 Vidui devarim before a talmid chacham amiti 5:17 "Viduniks" — the criticism of Breslov 6:10 Catholic confession: 1,700 years vs. 3,338 7:17 The three levels of vidui devarim 8:24 There is nothing original in Christianity 9:41 R' Tovia Singer and the FBI counterfeit-bill test 13:38 The first vidui in the Torah — Adam HaRishon 15:00 Moshe Rabbeinu transposing Yehuda's vidui 16:44 A tzaddik who is mechaper for his generation 17:57 Why we shied away from the tzaddik for 1,800 years 21:45 "Ayekah" — an invitation to a conversation 24:57 Adam blames Chava; the blame game 29:33 David HaMelech: "Chatati LaShem" 31:46 Kayin's korban and the first depression in the Torah 34:39 "Lamah" or "Madua"? Which direction the question faces 38:33 Kayin kills Hevel — the second invitation, refused 42:20 "Tzadka mimeni" and the crown of malchus 45:43 The Golden Calf — Moshe's vidui for Klal Yisrael 50:54 Korbanos: semicha and vidui before the kohen 54:14 "Ashrei hador shehanasi shelo mevi kapara" 58:35 Reb Zusha and the Viduniks 60:25 The Baal Shem Tov's talmid who refused to confess 63:39 Q&A: Why go through the tzaddik at all? 68:03 Hisbodedus, and Rebbe Nachman's honesty about falling 71:07 No yeridas hadoros for the individual 73:49 Emunah vs. daas — the pilot analogy 77:11 Closing 📖 Source text: Likutey Moharan, Torah 4 (Anochi Anochi Hu Mochachem) 🎧 Part of the ongoing Likutey Moharan series with R' Jonathan Rietti — subscribe for weekly shiurim. 💬 Questions or comments? Leave them below. HASHTAGS #JonathanRietti #Breslov #LikuteyMoharan #RebbeNachman #ViduiDevarim #Vidui #Teshuvah #Tzaddik #Chassidus #Hisbodedus #TorahShiur #JewishLearning #Emunah #Judaism #Kiruv #NewHempstead #BaalShemTov #Torah