Rochel Schmukler
Rochel Schmukler
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Rochel Schmukler is a scholar and noted educator on Kabbalah and Jewish Mysticism. She also lectures about Personality, Marriage and Relationships. Rochel finds great joy in facilitating those special light-bulb moments of deep knowledge and inner identification. Her women’s Tanya class in Los Angeles are often described as deeply engaging, insightful, and interactive. Her classes focus on the revolutionary ideas presented in the Tanya, a foremost work of Kabbalah and Jewish Mysticism by the Alter Rebbe, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi.
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Tanya Chapter 18 part 2
Tanya Chapter 18 part 2
Dec 12, 2019
1:03:28
This Women's Tanya Class is our interactive spiritual journey where we investigate, discuss and apply the revolutionary ideas presented in the Tanya, a foremost work of Kabbalah and Jewish Mysticism by the Alter Rebbe, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi.
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Tanya Chapter 45 part 2. Compassion gives way to incredibly deep connection. Spirit to spirit
Tanya Chapter 45 part 2. Compassion gives way to incredibly deep connection. Spirit to spirit
Oct 27, 2023
47:03
Yaakov, who embodied Divine compassion of the world of Atzilut, aroused compassion for Rachel, who embodied the source of all Jewish souls. Through raising his voice, he reached to a place beyond himself, to a place of boundless Divine mercies. Through crying, he was able to pull down this compassion, allowing us to awaken compassion for the Divine spark within us. And with a kiss, he channeled the ability to reconnect the Divine spark within us to its Source, spirit to Spirit, whenever we study Torah and perform mitzvot –– particularly acts of kindness.
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Tanya Chapter 43: Love and fear have two levels. Let's explore. part 1
Tanya Chapter 43: Love and fear have two levels. Let's explore. part 1
Apr 27, 2023
46:58
The vastness of the universe is mind staggering. But still... it's only superficial
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Tanya Chapter 45 part 1. Have you ever considered having compassion for G-d?
Tanya Chapter 45 part 1. Have you ever considered having compassion for G-d?
Oct 20, 2023
48:39
If you are truly acting for the sake of Hashem, your driving force is the emotions you hold for Him. Either you love Hashem and so you want to connect with Him or make Him happy; or, you are inspired by awe and reverence, and tremble at the thought of ever being separated from Him. Now we explore a third way to act for the sake of Hashem, and that is by feeling compassion upon the Spark of Divinity which has descended from total unity with its Source, become enclothed in the body which is called the “serpent’s skin,” and is dragged into unworthy thoughts, speech and deeds. How heart-wrenching! Harness the compassion that this thought engenders to fuel your Torah study and mitzvah performance.
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Tanya Chapter 44 part 5. Passionate, fiery love comes from realizing the vast distance
Tanya Chapter 44 part 5. Passionate, fiery love comes from realizing the vast distance
Sep 8, 2023
40:16
We are gifted with love as an inheritance: to realize that Hashem is truly my Life, to realize that Hashem is truly my Father. But just because it's innate doesn't mean it is automatic –– it takes effort on our part. That effort brings these loves to a space of "the heart's desire," and brings the Torah and mitzvot produced by their motivation to a higher place than instinct, to the world of intellect, the world of Beriah. These loves encompass elements of instinct, intellect, and Divine gift. So, why should we work hard to cultivate intellectual love from the ground up? Because it ignites the flames of passion, and, moreover, it constitutes the very purpose of Man.
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Tanya Chapter 44 part 4. The love in your mind may not reach your heart, but it does reach higher realms of reality
Tanya Chapter 44 part 4. The love in your mind may not reach your heart, but it does reach higher realms of reality
Jul 21, 2023
46:40
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Tanya Chapter 44 part 3. Emotionally experiencing your true essence yields amazing results
Tanya Chapter 44 part 3. Emotionally experiencing your true essence yields amazing results
Jul 7, 2023
41:07
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Tanya Chapter 43 part 3. You can never get enough of what you don't really want
Tanya Chapter 43 part 3. You can never get enough of what you don't really want
May 19, 2023
48:35
There are two levels of love – one is a gift, one is the product of human effort. When you finally arrive, your love becomes divested of all of pseudo loves, and yearns for the one and only true love.
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Tanya Chapter 1 part 3. Getting to know the origin of our first soul, unveiling the secret of the tree of knowledge of good and evil
Tanya Chapter 1 part 3. Getting to know the origin of our first soul, unveiling the secret of the tree of knowledge of good and evil
Feb 22, 2024
49:55
Let's explore the first soul, the one that vitalizes our body and is clothed within our blood. It originates from the klipah and sitra achara, the realm of unholiness, and is made of the four evil elements that give rise to our negative qualities and character traits. Surprisingly, this soul is also the source for the natural Jewish traits of kindness and compassion. This is because it stems from the "glowing klipah" –– kelipat nogah –– which contains both good and evil, flowing from the esoteric tree of knowledge of good and evil. The distinct inclination of the Jewish animal soul towards altruistic goodness is unique to them. On the other hand, the natural soul of most people from other nations originates from the three completely impure kelipot, which obscure any trace of goodness. Consequently, the kindness they exhibit is driven by self-serving motives.
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Tanya Chapter 43 part 2. A wise person sees beyond the obvious
Tanya Chapter 43 part 2. A wise person sees beyond the obvious
May 9, 2023
50:09
Seeing past the obvious takes things to a whole new level