Rabbi Shmuel Wagner
Rabbi Shmuel Wagner
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Rabbi Shmuel Wagner is a teacher and maggid shiur in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Here are the recordings of his weekly Chassidus shiur, delivered in Congregation Ohel Nosson on Sunday mornings. With an emphasis on clarity, context, and application, Rabbi Wagner's Chassidus Explained is "Chassidus that Speaks Your Language"!
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Conversations In Chassidus Episode 06 | Rabbi Yossi Klein | Integrating the Nefesh Habehamis
Conversations In Chassidus Episode 06 | Rabbi Yossi Klein | Integrating the Nefesh Habehamis
Feb 7, 2026
1:16:49
Rabbi Yossi Klein is a Maggid Shiur and Mashpia in YOEC Mesivta (Los Angeles), known for his warmth and caring connection with his students. In this conversation, we discuss the value of being fluent in Tanya and the powerful effect that has on internalizing Tanya's messages. We delve into Tanya's messages of dealing with the Nefesh Habehamis, beginning with a fundamental insight in how one can integrate their Nefesh Habehamis in their Avodas Hashem. Music in this podcast is used with the permission of חב"ד מיוזיק and Shmuel Allouche. https://youtu.be/V8uORRQd3iI?si=hP yakuyQJfSc9DL
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Conversations In Chassidus Episode 03 | Rabbi Aryeh Gurewitz | The Great Life that Chassidus Offers
Conversations In Chassidus Episode 03 | Rabbi Aryeh Gurewitz | The Great Life that Chassidus Offers
Jan 4, 2026
2:03:29
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
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Al Kein Koru Layomim Ho'eileh Purim 5713 part 2/3 (Se'if 5-6)
Al Kein Koru Layomim Ho'eileh Purim 5713 part 2/3 (Se'if 5-6)
Feb 9, 2026
49:21
If גורל is such a high level, what was המן thinking to use it against the אידן ח"ו?! The answer is, specifically from such a high level of סובב did המן think that his plot can take effect. Because within השתלשלות, even המן understood that he does not stand a chance against the אידן. This is connected with אחשורוש, which is the level of סובב. That is where the silence of קדושה can become silence of קליפה. So why did he need a גורל?! Stay tuned...
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Conversations In Chassidus Episode 02 | Rabbi Shloimy Sternberg | Eliminating The Questions
Conversations In Chassidus Episode 02 | Rabbi Shloimy Sternberg | Eliminating The Questions
Dec 21, 2025
1:12:47
Rabbi Shloimy Sternberg is the Menahel and a Mashpia in Tomchei Tmimim Chovevei Torah Zal in Crown Heights. In this conversation, we talk about how learning Chassidus can change a person's entire outlook of life, and what it means that Chassidus - including the deeper discussions of Chassidus - answers all of life's questions. Music in this podcast is used with the permission of חב"ד מיוזיק and Shmuel Allouche. https://youtu.be/V8uORRQd3iI?si=hP yakuyQJfSc9DL
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Basi Legani 5726 part 2/4 (Se'if 2-3)
Basi Legani 5726 part 2/4 (Se'if 2-3)
Jan 13, 2026
55:41
Find the PDF of the מאמר booklet here. Quoting the אלטער רבי, the רבי explains that the term "אור אין סוף" brings out the central idea of this פרק, that while we are not discussing Hashem Himself (מאור), this אור still has the infinite quality of being both מעלה and מטה. This is referring to Hashem being "secret" even within Himself כביכול, as the רבי quotes from the מיטעלער רבי two ways to understand "סתימא דכל סתימין". What does that mean? How can you have an אור - expression - that is inherently hidden? Stay tuned...
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Havaya Li Be'ozroi 5717 part 3/4 (Se'if 8-10)
Havaya Li Be'ozroi 5717 part 3/4 (Se'if 8-10)
Jul 7, 2025
43:28
Continuing in the explanation of חוקים, the רבי presents a fascinating difference between עדות and חוקים: While עדות is "רעותא דלבא" - the connection to Hashem from the deepest core of the person's self (his עצם הנשמה), חוקים is putting one's self on the side and serving Hashem with קבלת עול. Consequently, while עדות is the idea of עצמות being expressed within the world, חוקים is the idea of a איד connecting with Hashem's Essential Desire - רצון עצמי, beyond any function of expression. This all explains why "חוקיך" is emphasized in the פסוק describing תורה's greatness - "זמירות היו לי חוקיך". However...
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Ki Yisholcho Bincho 5738 part 4/4 (Se'if 7-11)
Ki Yisholcho Bincho 5738 part 4/4 (Se'if 7-11)
Apr 8, 2025
56:50
Wrapping up the מאמר, we now understand the three-step process of how מצות bring Hashem's Presence into this world, in the order of עדות, חוקים, משפטים: Through עדות we connect to Hashem's עצמות, and through חוקים and משפטים, this connection is brought out in a tangible way. The חכם wants to know how this happens through the dry actions of מצות, and the answer is that this was the power of מתן תורה. To access this power, one needs to transcend the limitations of one's ego - חוקים.
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Ki Yisholcho Bincho 5738 part 3/4 (Se'if 5-6)
Ki Yisholcho Bincho 5738 part 3/4 (Se'if 5-6)
Apr 4, 2025
49:17
To further understand the quality of the עדות component within every מצוה, the רבי contrasts it with the חוקים element: Although חוקים - engravement - signifies כתר, Hashem's Desire on such a level is to negate human logic, and thus cannot be a representation of his Essential Desire. Specifically עדות represent the core connection of the essence of a איד with the Essence of Hashem.
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Ki Yisholcho Bincho 5738 part 2/4 (Se'if 4)
Ki Yisholcho Bincho 5738 part 2/4 (Se'if 4)
Mar 24, 2025
53:35
The three categories of משפטים, עדות and חוקים are reexamined as three elements within every מצוה: A מצוה expresses Hashem's Presence within this world. Understanding the difference between ממלא, סובב and עצמות uncovers how specifically through עדות do we draw down Hashem's עצמות; that which is otherwise inherently inaccessible.
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Hamelech Basadeh (Special Shiur)
Hamelech Basadeh (Special Shiur)
Oct 1, 2024
48:36
In this special שיעור, given in Congregation Tzeirei Anash of Crown Heights, we explore the אלטער רבי's well-known משל of המלך בשדה. Join us as we travel through the historical development of this משל, and appreciate the nuances of the אלטער רבי's words, as analyzed and revolutionized by our רבי.