Rabbi Yossi Paltiel, founder of InsideChassidus.org, is a renowned Mashpia who brings Chassidus to life with clarity, warmth, and depth. Through his teaching at Achei Temimim, Machon L’Yahadus, and the Beis Midrash L’Nashim in 770, he inspires his students with a rich blend of Chassidus, history, and relevant personal insight. In this conversation, Rabbi Paltiel shares his formula in deciphering the underlying message of a given Maamar, while offering fascinating trivia on the varying structure of the Rabeyim's Maamarim. On a practical note, Rabbi Paltiel shares his advice on how one can live with the Chassidus they are learning, as well as an important insight as to the difference between Chassidus and psychotherapy. Get in on the inner scoop of Chassidus with Rabbi Paltiel's Shiurim at https://insidechassidus.org/. Music in this podcast is used with the permission of חב"ד מיוזיק and Shmuel Allouche. https://youtu.be/V8uORRQd3iI?si=hP yakuyQJfSc9DL

Rabbi Manis Friedman is a world-renowned Mashpia, speaker and author known for making Chassidus clear, practical, and uplifting. As dean of Bais Chana, he has inspired countless people to deepen their connection to Torah, mitzvos, and Chassidus. In this conversation, we talk about learning under Reb Yoel how to truly understand Chassidus, the fundamental idea in Tanya and how it answers life's many questions, If Chassidus is a therapy or not, and why the concept of Hashem needing us is a critical idea. Music in this podcast is used with the permission of חב"ד מיוזיק and Shmuel Allouche. https://youtu.be/V8uORRQd3iI?si=hP yakuyQJfSc9DL

Rabbi Levi Jacobson is the Shliach to JRCC of West Thornhill (Ontario, Canada), and a mentor to many fellow Shluchim and Anash. In this conversation, we discuss his recent Siyum on all of the Rebbe's Maamarim, the power in learning them, and how Chassidus identifies his Shlichus. We also discuss some practical steps in learning the Rebbe's Maamarim. Music in this podcast is used with the permission of חב"ד מיוזיק and Shmuel Allouche. https://youtu.be/V8uORRQd3iI?si=hP yakuyQJfSc9DL Click here for this year's Moreh Shiur for the Rebbe's Maamarim by Rabbi Bentzion Pape (mentioned toward the end of the episode).

Finishing the מאמר, the רבי explains the connection between ל"ג בעומר and "עד הגל הזה": The whole point of the barriers of סדר השתלשלות is for the איד through his עבודה (through the גילוי of פנימיות התורה beginning on ל"ג בעומר) to break those barriers, thus showing the true intent and reality of the צמצום. That explains the connection between ל"ג בעומר and "גל עיני": Not just for חסידות to be revealed, but for it to be revealed from the parameters of the תחתון - because that is the truth of what the תחתון really is!

Getzel Rubashkin lives and works in Crown Heights, devoting his time to give a daily Chassidus Shiur in The Mitzvah Center, as well as Shiurim and Farbrengens in Anshei Moshe. In this conversation, we discuss learning Chassidus with the focus on Da'as, the central Torah perspective on reality, and how making the shift into that perspective strengthens one's Bitachon and Simcha. We also discuss how his father (Reb Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin)'s story help shaped his perspective of Emunah and Bitachon. Music in this podcast is used with the permission of חב"ד מיוזיק and Shmuel Allouche. https://youtu.be/V8uORRQd3iI?si=hP yakuyQJfSc9DL

Rabbi Aryeh Gurewitz is the Director of Curriculum and Student Progress at Tomchei Temimim Ocean Parkway, as well as a Chassidus-aligned success coach for Lubavitcher men. In this conversation, we talk about Rabbi Gurewitz's journey to Yiddishkeit and Chassidus, and his core beliefs of Frum Greatness - how Torah and Chassidus are the formula to the most successful life. We discussed the profound relevance of some concepts, such as Emunah, Bitachon, and Dirah B'tachtonim, in light of this perspective. Discover more about Rabbi Gurewitz's life-coaching perspectives: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5KxGlT5tCkNMFT9wTTgMIX?si=b858904461d740fb Music in this podcast is used with the permission of חב"ד מיוזיק and Shmuel Allouche. https://youtu.be/V8uORRQd3iI?si=hP yakuyQJfSc9DL

Rabbi Follie Dubov is a Mashpia in Oholei Torah Mesivta, and a renowned teacher and Mashpia in various Crown Heights Mosdos, known for his wide breadth of knowledge in Chassidus and the Rebbe's Torah. In this pre-Yud Shvat conversation, Rabbi Dubov talks about his passion in the Rebbe's Farbrengens, and about Hiskashrus in the form of hearing the Rebbe's voice and immersing oneself in the Rebbe's words. We also discuss the fascinating behind-the-scenes structure of the Rebbe's Maamarim, and the relevance of "Bizbuz Ho'otzros", a central theme in Basi Legani. Music in this podcast is used with the permission of חב"ד מיוזיק and Shmuel Allouche. https://youtu.be/V8uORRQd3iI?si=hP yakuyQJfSc9DL

As we wrap up the מאמר, the רבי applies our newfound understanding of גלות's secret power to the פורים story: If we can draw from the 'subconscious' power of גלות (sleep) the way it exists above and beyond סדר השתלשלות into our 'conscious' reality - סדר השתלשלות - then miracles can happen even within גלות! This affect is caused, as the פריערדיקער רבי explains, through the עבודה of מסירות נפש, as it was by the אידן in the time of the פורים story, when they went through an entire year - with all its accompanying ups and downs - with the staunch strength of מסירות נפש. This is because מסירות נפש has the same formula: energizing the daily powers of the נשמה with the unwavering power of the יחידה. So too for us, miracles can happen even while in גלות! Through infusing our daily תורה and מצות with the power of מסירות נפש - specifically that of "not feeling ashamed in the face of scoffers" - we draw from the subconscious energy of pre-operation into our system of operation!