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 1. You may not be able to generate love — but what if your very core is love?
Tanya Chapter 18 part 1. You may not be able to generate love — but what if your very core is love?
Feb 12, 2026
44:11
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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 46 part 4. Could you imagine that Hashem calls Himself by your name?
Tanya Chapter 46 part 4. Could you imagine that Hashem calls Himself by your name?
Dec 1, 2023
45:29
Now we explore the second meaning of "kideshanu" in the blessing for mitzvot. Hashem has literally made us holy with His intrinsic holiness, which is completely beyond the worlds. He becomes your G-d, His Essence manifesting through you, when you carry out a mitzvah, and thus we are obligated to stand up for someone who is fulfilling a mitzvah, even if they are ignorant and a boor. In the act of a mitzvah, you become a chariot for the Divine just like Patriarchs. The only difference is, that their bodies were refined, so they felt it, and the rest of us are beset with the darkness of the body which obscures the incredible fusion that we experience.
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Tanya Chapter 46 part 3. The opportunity to reach beyond the created realm to a realm where only Essence exists
Tanya Chapter 46 part 3. The opportunity to reach beyond the created realm to a realm where only Essence exists
Nov 23, 2023
46:59
In giving us the Torah, Hashem has given us His very Self and Essence. Torah study is the Divine kiss – fusion so deep, where our essence merges with the Divine Essence. Hashem also embraces us in love by giving us His commandments, which are His limbs so to speak. His love for us is so great, and the fusion between us so complete, this is the reason why we say that Hashem has betrothed us with His commandments, like the fusion of man and wife who merge into one being and become one flesh. How tremendous is the love that Hashem shows us! If we call our attention to His love, we cannot help but love Him rapturously in return.
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Tanya Chapter 46 part 2. Hashem's unfathomable greatness makes His love all the more compelling
Tanya Chapter 46 part 2. Hashem's unfathomable greatness makes His love all the more compelling
Nov 16, 2023
45:33
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Tanya Chapter 46 part 1. Tap in to your natural resources so that your heart mirrors Divine love
Tanya Chapter 46 part 1. Tap in to your natural resources so that your heart mirrors Divine love
Nov 7, 2023
42:48
Here's a new method of feeling love for Hashem and this one is "very, very" accessible. This method requires only tapping in to your basic, natural self. It is part of human nature for one heart to reflect another, so that when someone loves you, it elicits love in response. Let's look at an analogy of a great, mighty king showing love to a lowly, despicable person in the dumps. What magnitude of love would this evoke?
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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
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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 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 44 part 1. Your unique shade of love cannot be duplicated
Tanya Chapter 44 part 1. Your unique shade of love cannot be duplicated
Jun 19, 2023
48:12
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Tanya Chapter 44 part 2. Here's how to artificially experience your true emotion
Tanya Chapter 44 part 2. Here's how to artificially experience your true emotion
Jun 29, 2023
43:18
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