Popular Shows by Rabbi Naftali Silberberg נפתלי זילברברג

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Let’s Talk Tanya: Tammuz 7
Let’s Talk Tanya: Tammuz 7
Jun 22, 2026
4:16
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Let’s Talk Tanya: Tammuz 5
Let’s Talk Tanya: Tammuz 5
Jun 20, 2026
4:36
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Let’s Talk Tanya: Tammuz 4
Let’s Talk Tanya: Tammuz 4
Jun 19, 2026
2:38
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What's Next for Let's Talk Tanya?
What's Next for Let's Talk Tanya?
Dec 23, 2024
2:30
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The Sefiros In Action:The attributes behind the Six Days of Creation | 2 Tamuz | Day 191
The Sefiros In Action:The attributes behind the Six Days of Creation | 2 Tamuz | Day 191
Jun 20, 2023
3:41
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Non-Parting Words: The unique nature of G-d’s speech | 3 Tamuz | Day 192
Non-Parting Words: The unique nature of G-d’s speech | 3 Tamuz | Day 192
Jun 21, 2023
5:33
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Have Mercy on Your Soul! Contemplating the Soul’s Dismal Predicament | 7 Iyar | Day 137
Have Mercy on Your Soul! Contemplating the Soul’s Dismal Predicament | 7 Iyar | Day 137
Apr 27, 2023
4:29
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The Compassion That Unlocks Love: The Story Behind the Kiss Yaakov Gave Rachel | 8 Iyar | Day 138
The Compassion That Unlocks Love: The Story Behind the Kiss Yaakov Gave Rachel | 8 Iyar | Day 138
Apr 27, 2023
4:14
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Reflective Love: The Mighty King Who Extracts the Pauper From the Garbage Dump | 9 Iyar | Day 139
Reflective Love: The Mighty King Who Extracts the Pauper From the Garbage Dump | 9 Iyar | Day 139
Apr 30, 2023
4:43
10
From the Depths of Unholiness to a Relationship With G-D: Why Didn’t G-D Send an Angel to Redeem Us From Egypt? | 10 Iyar | Day 140
From the Depths of Unholiness to a Relationship With G-D: Why Didn’t G-D Send an Angel to Redeem Us From Egypt? | 10 Iyar | Day 140
Apr 30, 2023
4:16
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“He ‘Sanctified’ Us With His Commandments”: A Deeper Look at the Word “Sanctified” | 11 Iyar | Day 141
“He ‘Sanctified’ Us With His Commandments”: A Deeper Look at the Word “Sanctified” | 11 Iyar | Day 141
May 1, 2023
5:14
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Clueless but Connected: The Benefit of Lowliness | 12 Iyar | Day 142
Clueless but Connected: The Benefit of Lowliness | 12 Iyar | Day 142
May 2, 2023
5:50
13
Exodus: Every Era and Every Day | Why We Mention the Exodus During the Shema | 13 Iyar | Day 143
Exodus: Every Era and Every Day | Why We Mention the Exodus During the Shema | 13 Iyar | Day 143
May 3, 2023
6:03
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Bridging an Unbridgeable Divide: Why G-D Needed Tzimtzum (Contraction) In Order to Create | 14 Iyar | Day 144
Bridging an Unbridgeable Divide: Why G-D Needed Tzimtzum (Contraction) In Order to Create | 14 Iyar | Day 144
May 4, 2023
2:54
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Memale and Sovev: Two Modalities of Divine Light | 15 Iyar | Day 145
Memale and Sovev: Two Modalities of Divine Light | 15 Iyar | Day 145
May 4, 2023
4:24
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Omnipresent Yet Utterly Hidden: How Can Something Be Encompassed to the Last Detail–Yet Oblivious to That Reality? 16 Iyar | Day 146
Omnipresent Yet Utterly Hidden: How Can Something Be Encompassed to the Last Detail–Yet Oblivious to That Reality? 16 Iyar | Day 146
May 7, 2023
3:52
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The Dual Energy System: Why Does Creation Require Both “Encompassing” and “Filling” Light? | 17 Iyar | Day 147
The Dual Energy System: Why Does Creation Require Both “Encompassing” and “Filling” Light? | 17 Iyar | Day 147
May 7, 2023
2:53
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The End Goal of All the Contractions: When “Love Squeezes the Flesh” | 18 Iyar | Day 148
The End Goal of All the Contractions: When “Love Squeezes the Flesh” | 18 Iyar | Day 148
May 8, 2023
4:22
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Eliminating All That Distracts From Love: How the Blessings of the Shema Lead To Reflective Love | 19 Iyar | Day 149
Eliminating All That Distracts From Love: How the Blessings of the Shema Lead To Reflective Love | 19 Iyar | Day 149
May 9, 2023
4:25
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Eliminating All That Distracts From Love: How the Blessings of the Shema Lead To Reflective Love | 19 Iyar | Day 149
Eliminating All That Distracts From Love: How the Blessings of the Shema Lead To Reflective Love | 19 Iyar | Day 149
May 9, 2023
4:25
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The Upshot of All the Love: The Desire to Connect Must Lead To Actual Connection | 20 Iyar | Day 150
The Upshot of All the Love: The Desire to Connect Must Lead To Actual Connection | 20 Iyar | Day 150
May 10, 2023
3:04
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A Golden Love: The Love That Harbors No Personal Agenda | 21 Iyar | Day 151
A Golden Love: The Love That Harbors No Personal Agenda | 21 Iyar | Day 151
May 11, 2023
3:52
23
Desire and Commitment: The Two Dynamics That Power the Jew’s Service | 22 Iyar | Day 152
Desire and Commitment: The Two Dynamics That Power the Jew’s Service | 22 Iyar | Day 152
May 11, 2023
6:09
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Understanding the “Resting of the Shechinah”: What Makes Certain Places Holier Than Others? | 23 Iyar | Day 153
Understanding the “Resting of the Shechinah”: What Makes Certain Places Holier Than Others? | 23 Iyar | Day 153
May 14, 2023
4:00
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The Simple Soul: The Essence of the Soul vs. The Soul’s Faculties | 24 Iyar | Day 154
The Simple Soul: The Essence of the Soul vs. The Soul’s Faculties | 24 Iyar | Day 154
May 14, 2023
3:40
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All Things Being Equal: …but Some Worlds Are More Equal Than Others | 25 Iyar | Day 155
All Things Being Equal: …but Some Worlds Are More Equal Than Others | 25 Iyar | Day 155
May 15, 2023
2:29
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Defining the “Shechinah”: Mediating Between a Simple G-D and a Complex Creation | 26 Iyar | Day 156
Defining the “Shechinah”: Mediating Between a Simple G-D and a Complex Creation | 26 Iyar | Day 156
May 16, 2023
2:29
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The Torah as Mediator Between the Shechinah and Creation | 27 Iyar | Day 157
The Torah as Mediator Between the Shechinah and Creation | 27 Iyar | Day 157
May 17, 2023
4:45
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The Brain of the World of Beriah: The World of the Talmud | 28 Iyar | Day 158
The Brain of the World of Beriah: The World of the Talmud | 28 Iyar | Day 158
May 18, 2023
2:42
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The Brain of the World of Yetzirah: The Torah That Speaks in the Language of Emotions | 29 Iyar | Day 159
The Brain of the World of Yetzirah: The Torah That Speaks in the Language of Emotions | 29 Iyar | Day 159
May 18, 2023
3:55
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The Small Room That Housed the Infinite: In This World but Not of This World | 1 Sivan | Day 160
The Small Room That Housed the Infinite: In This World but Not of This World | 1 Sivan | Day 160
May 21, 2023
3:11
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Post Holy Temple: Where Does G-D Reside Since the Destruction of the Beis Hamikdash? | 2 Sivan | Day 161
Post Holy Temple: Where Does G-D Reside Since the Destruction of the Beis Hamikdash? | 2 Sivan | Day 161
May 21, 2023
4:58
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G-D’s Wisdom That Masquerades as Actions: Why Is G-D Compared to a Consuming Fire? | 3 Sivan | Day 162
G-D’s Wisdom That Masquerades as Actions: Why Is G-D Compared to a Consuming Fire? | 3 Sivan | Day 162
May 22, 2023
5:09
34
Introducing Part Two of Tanya: From the Practical to the Theological | 4 Sivan | Day 163
Introducing Part Two of Tanya: From the Practical to the Theological | 4 Sivan | Day 163
May 23, 2023
4:17
35
The Doable Love: Hard Feelings–Made Simple | 5 Sivan | Day 164
The Doable Love: Hard Feelings–Made Simple | 5 Sivan | Day 164
May 24, 2023
3:29
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The Relevance of G-D’s Unity: The Tzadik’s Fallback Love | 6 Sivan | Day 165
The Relevance of G-D’s Unity: The Tzadik’s Fallback Love | 6 Sivan | Day 165
May 24, 2023
5:32
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G-D Is One vs. G-D Is the Only One: The Doctrine of Perpetual Creation | 7 Sivan | Day 166
G-D Is One vs. G-D Is the Only One: The Doctrine of Perpetual Creation | 7 Sivan | Day 166
May 25, 2023
4:06
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The Spiritual Codes That Underlie Creation: How the Holy Tongue Is Different From Other Languages | 8 Sivan | Day 167
The Spiritual Codes That Underlie Creation: How the Holy Tongue Is Different From Other Languages | 8 Sivan | Day 167
May 28, 2023
4:53
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The Difference Between Divine Creation and Human Creation: The Logical Argument for Divine Providence | 9 Sivan | Day 168
The Difference Between Divine Creation and Human Creation: The Logical Argument for Divine Providence | 9 Sivan | Day 168
May 28, 2023
5:08
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The One and Only Existence: What Projectors Teach Us About G-D’s Unity | 10 Sivan | Day 169
The One and Only Existence: What Projectors Teach Us About G-D’s Unity | 10 Sivan | Day 169
May 29, 2023
3:30
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Subsumed in Our Source: Where Sunlight Exists and Where It Does Not | 11 Sivan | Day 170
Subsumed in Our Source: Where Sunlight Exists and Where It Does Not | 11 Sivan | Day 170
May 30, 2023
3:22
42
Havayeh and Elokim: Two Divine Modalities | 12 Sivan | Day 171
Havayeh and Elokim: Two Divine Modalities | 12 Sivan | Day 171
May 31, 2023
2:42
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The Dual Wonder of Creation: Acknowledging the Limits of Human Intellect | 13 Sivan | Day 172
The Dual Wonder of Creation: Acknowledging the Limits of Human Intellect | 13 Sivan | Day 172
Jun 1, 2023
5:10
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Concealing and Channeling: Is All of Creation Just an Optical Illusion? | 14 Sivan | Day 173
Concealing and Channeling: Is All of Creation Just an Optical Illusion? | 14 Sivan | Day 173
Jun 1, 2023
4:42
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15 Sivan | Day 174 Why G-D Changed His Mind: The Divine Light That Does Filter Through to Our World
15 Sivan | Day 174 Why G-D Changed His Mind: The Divine Light That Does Filter Through to Our World
Jun 4, 2023
5:10
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The True Nature of Nature: When Concealment Is Actually Revelation in Disguise | 16 Sivan | Day 175
The True Nature of Nature: When Concealment Is Actually Revelation in Disguise | 16 Sivan | Day 175
Jun 5, 2023
4:00
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Two Names, One Mission: The Significance of the Unity of Havayeh and Elokim | 17 Sivan | Day 176
Two Names, One Mission: The Significance of the Unity of Havayeh and Elokim | 17 Sivan | Day 176
Jun 5, 2023
3:07
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18 Sivan | Day 177 A Secondary Entity: Can Creation Be Compared to a Body and the Creative Energy to the Soul?
18 Sivan | Day 177 A Secondary Entity: Can Creation Be Compared to a Body and the Creative Energy to the Soul?
Jun 6, 2023
3:28
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A Third Divine Name: A-donai: the royal name | 19 Sivan | Day 178
A Third Divine Name: A-donai: the royal name | 19 Sivan | Day 178
Jun 8, 2023
4:46
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Higher Unity: Where creation lacks independent existence AND value | 20 Sivan | Day 179
Higher Unity: Where creation lacks independent existence AND value | 20 Sivan | Day 179
Jun 9, 2023
2:56
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Lower Unity: Where creation lacks independent existence but has independent value | 21 Sivan | Day 180
Lower Unity: Where creation lacks independent existence but has independent value | 21 Sivan | Day 180
Jun 9, 2023
4:40
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Unchanging: How all of creation doesn’t effect any change in G-d | 22 Sivan | Day 181
Unchanging: How all of creation doesn’t effect any change in G-d | 22 Sivan | Day 181
Jun 11, 2023
2:54
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It’s Not Literal! Did G-d really contract Himself? | 23 Sivan | Day 182
It’s Not Literal! Did G-d really contract Himself? | 23 Sivan | Day 182
Jun 11, 2023
6:27
54
Encompasses and Fills: The two modes of divine energy | 24 Sivan | Day 183
Encompasses and Fills: The two modes of divine energy | 24 Sivan | Day 183
Jun 12, 2023
3:42
55
Divine Anagrams: How G-d’s breath devolves to create limited creations | 25 Sivan | Day 184
Divine Anagrams: How G-d’s breath devolves to create limited creations | 25 Sivan | Day 184
Jun 14, 2023
5:04
56
Simple Unity vs. Composite Unity: The knower, the knowledge, and the known | 26 Sivan | Day 185
Simple Unity vs. Composite Unity: The knower, the knowledge, and the known | 26 Sivan | Day 185
Jun 15, 2023
4:01
57
Beyond the Framework of Our Experience: The five levels of the human make-up | 27 Sivan | Day 186
Beyond the Framework of Our Experience: The five levels of the human make-up | 27 Sivan | Day 186
Jun 15, 2023
2:54
58
Five vs. Infinity: Our roof; His floor | 28 Sivan | Day 187
Five vs. Infinity: Our roof; His floor | 28 Sivan | Day 187
Jun 15, 2023
3:12
59
Touching an Idea: Why it is absurd to say that we can’t intellectually fathom G-d | 29 Sivan | #188
Touching an Idea: Why it is absurd to say that we can’t intellectually fathom G-d | 29 Sivan | #188
Jun 18, 2023
4:25
60
“The Secret of Faith”: Why accepting G-d’s absolute unity requires faith | 30 Sivan | Day 189
“The Secret of Faith”: Why accepting G-d’s absolute unity requires faith | 30 Sivan | Day 189
Jun 18, 2023
2:24
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The Light Analogy: A matter of differing perspectives | 1 Tamuz | Day 190
The Light Analogy: A matter of differing perspectives | 1 Tamuz | Day 190
Jun 19, 2023
3:51
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The Twenty-Two Building Blocks of Creation: Some words are the product of wisdom. Other words produce wisdom | 4 Tamuz | Day 193
The Twenty-Two Building Blocks of Creation: Some words are the product of wisdom. Other words produce wisdom | 4 Tamuz | Day 193
Jun 22, 2023
2:32
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The Art of Combining Energies: Why letter order matters | 5 Tamuz | Day 194
The Art of Combining Energies: Why letter order matters | 5 Tamuz | Day 194
Jun 22, 2023
4:30
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A Glimpse Into the Divine: Wrapping up Shaar hayichud Veha’emunah | 6 Tamuz | Day 195
A Glimpse Into the Divine: Wrapping up Shaar hayichud Veha’emunah | 6 Tamuz | Day 195
Jun 25, 2023
2:18
65
Understanding Teshuvah: The third pillar of Chasidus Chabad | 7 Tamuz | Day 196
Understanding Teshuvah: The third pillar of Chasidus Chabad | 7 Tamuz | Day 196
Jun 25, 2023
4:12
66
What Teshuvah Is: …and what teshuvah isn’t | 8 Tamuz | Day 197
What Teshuvah Is: …and what teshuvah isn’t | 8 Tamuz | Day 197
Jun 26, 2023
2:50
67
Fasting Over Sins: The relationship between fasting and the korbanos | 9 Tamuz | Day 198
Fasting Over Sins: The relationship between fasting and the korbanos | 9 Tamuz | Day 198
Jun 27, 2023
3:54
68
Intermittent Fasting: Does multiplied sins mean multiplied fasts? | 10 Tamuz | Day 199
Intermittent Fasting: Does multiplied sins mean multiplied fasts? | 10 Tamuz | Day 199
Jun 28, 2023
2:53
69
When Fasting over Sins IS a Sin: A substitute for fasting | 11 Tamuz | Day 200
When Fasting over Sins IS a Sin: A substitute for fasting | 11 Tamuz | Day 200
Jun 29, 2023
3:12
70
Our Generation’s Substitute for Korbanos: The charitable path to full atonement | 12 Tamuz | Day 201
Our Generation’s Substitute for Korbanos: The charitable path to full atonement | 12 Tamuz | Day 201
Jun 29, 2023
5:54
71
The Impact of Sin: Why do sinners live long and pleasant lives? | 13 Tamuz | Day 202
The Impact of Sin: Why do sinners live long and pleasant lives? | 13 Tamuz | Day 202
Jul 2, 2023
2:54
72
Speaking vs. Exhaling: How our souls constitute “part of G-d’s name” | 14 Tamuz | Day 203
Speaking vs. Exhaling: How our souls constitute “part of G-d’s name” | 14 Tamuz | Day 203
Jul 2, 2023
3:06
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One Name. Ten Attributes. | The significance of the four letters in G-d’s name | 15 Tamuz | Day 204
One Name. Ten Attributes. | The significance of the four letters in G-d’s name | 15 Tamuz | Day 204
Jul 3, 2023
3:58
74
The Human Mirror of G-d’s Name: The four letters of our souls | 16 Tamuz | Day 205
The Human Mirror of G-d’s Name: The four letters of our souls | 16 Tamuz | Day 205
Jul 4, 2023
1:56
75
The 613-Ply Rope: The rope that connects us to G-d | 17 Tamuz | Day 206
The 613-Ply Rope: The rope that connects us to G-d | 17 Tamuz | Day 206
Jul 5, 2023
5:11
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Severed from the divine source–and surviving to tell the tale | 18 Tamuz | Day 207
Severed from the divine source–and surviving to tell the tale | 18 Tamuz | Day 207
Jul 6, 2023
3:58
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Choosing Our Energy Source: Extracting ourselves–and G-d–from the clutches of kelipah | 19 Tamuz | Day 208
Choosing Our Energy Source: Extracting ourselves–and G-d–from the clutches of kelipah | 19 Tamuz | Day 208
Jul 6, 2023
4:12
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The Two Steps of Teshuvah: Compassion and Ego Crushing | 20 Tamuz | Day 209
The Two Steps of Teshuvah: Compassion and Ego Crushing | 20 Tamuz | Day 209
Jul 9, 2023
2:31
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Absorbing the Impact: Who are the “dead people” who don’t praise G-d? | 21 Tamuz | Day 210
Absorbing the Impact: Who are the “dead people” who don’t praise G-d? | 21 Tamuz | Day 210
Jul 9, 2023
3:33
80
When the Rope Frays: The impact of “minor” sins on one’s connection with G-d | 22 Tamuz | Day 211
When the Rope Frays: The impact of “minor” sins on one’s connection with G-d | 22 Tamuz | Day 211
Jul 10, 2023
5:03
81
System Restore: Fixing the damage to the soul and to G-d caused by sin | 23 Tamuz | Day 212
System Restore: Fixing the damage to the soul and to G-d caused by sin | 23 Tamuz | Day 212
Jul 11, 2023
2:20
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Happy and Emotionally Broken: How to be happy and broken–simultaneously | 28 Tamuz | Day 217
Happy and Emotionally Broken: How to be happy and broken–simultaneously | 28 Tamuz | Day 217
Jul 12, 2023
3:52
83
Higher Teshuvah: Why Torah study constitutes the ultimate teshuvah | 24 Tamuz | Day 213
Higher Teshuvah: Why Torah study constitutes the ultimate teshuvah | 24 Tamuz | Day 213
Jul 12, 2023
3:52
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When the Mother Crouches over Her Chicks: The trickle-down effect of the higher teshuvah | 25 Tamuz | Day 214
When the Mother Crouches over Her Chicks: The trickle-down effect of the higher teshuvah | 25 Tamuz | Day 214
Jul 13, 2023
2:59
85
Climbing the Teshuvah Ladder: The role of prayer in the higher teshuvah | 26 Tamuz | Day 215
Climbing the Teshuvah Ladder: The role of prayer in the higher teshuvah | 26 Tamuz | Day 215
Jul 13, 2023
3:59
86
Conflicting Emotions: What is the appropriate emotional state for prayer? | 27 Tamuz | Day 216
Conflicting Emotions: What is the appropriate emotional state for prayer? | 27 Tamuz | Day 216
Jul 16, 2023
4:30
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Happy and Emotionally Broken: How to be happy and broken–simultaneously | 28 Tamuz | Day 217
Happy and Emotionally Broken: How to be happy and broken–simultaneously | 28 Tamuz | Day 217
Jul 16, 2023
3:52
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The Uniqueness of G-d’s Compassion: How many times will G-d forgive the same sin? | 29 Tamuz | Day 218
The Uniqueness of G-d’s Compassion: How many times will G-d forgive the same sin? | 29 Tamuz | Day 218
Jul 17, 2023
4:05
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How to View Past Failures: Forget and move on or let bygones be bygones? | 1 Av | Day 219
How to View Past Failures: Forget and move on or let bygones be bygones? | 1 Av | Day 219
Jul 18, 2023
3:31
90
Wrapping Up Igeres Hateshuvah: A perspective that allows us to take joy in difficult times | 2 Av | Day 220
Wrapping Up Igeres Hateshuvah: A perspective that allows us to take joy in difficult times | 2 Av | Day 220
Jul 19, 2023
3:36
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Igeres Hakodesh: Part Four of Tanya: Girding our loins with strength | 3 Av | Day 221
Igeres Hakodesh: Part Four of Tanya: Girding our loins with strength | 3 Av | Day 221
Jul 20, 2023
4:24
92
The Power of Talmud Study: Strengthening Faith Through Torah Study and Prayer | 4 Av | Day 222
The Power of Talmud Study: Strengthening Faith Through Torah Study and Prayer | 4 Av | Day 222
Jul 20, 2023
2:27
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Why the Alter Rebbe Spied on His Followers: And: How long should the daily davening last? | 5 Av | Day 223
Why the Alter Rebbe Spied on His Followers: And: How long should the daily davening last? | 5 Av | Day 223
Jul 23, 2023
3:02
94
The Appropriate Response to G-d’s Kindness: The Alter Rebbe’s message following his release from prison | 6 Av | Day 224
The Appropriate Response to G-d’s Kindness: The Alter Rebbe’s message following his release from prison | 6 Av | Day 224
Jul 23, 2023
4:51
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“Leaky” Charity: Why charity is the only mitzvah for which we are rewarded in this world | 7 Av | Day 225
“Leaky” Charity: Why charity is the only mitzvah for which we are rewarded in this world | 7 Av | Day 225
Jul 24, 2023
6:31
96
The Helmet atop G-d’s Head: Planting charity, reaping salvation | 8 Av | Day 226
The Helmet atop G-d’s Head: Planting charity, reaping salvation | 8 Av | Day 226
Jul 25, 2023
3:03
97
From the Depths of the Heart: A relationship with G-d that defies logic | 9 Av | Day 227
From the Depths of the Heart: A relationship with G-d that defies logic | 9 Av | Day 227
Jul 26, 2023
3:35
98
Circumcising the Heart: What does it mean to circumcise the heart and who is meant to be the mohel? | 10 Av | Day 228
Circumcising the Heart: What does it mean to circumcise the heart and who is meant to be the mohel? | 10 Av | Day 228
Jul 27, 2023
4:00
99
Charity and Redemption: Why the sages say that we “will only be redeemed because of tzedakah” | 11 Av | Day 229
Charity and Redemption: Why the sages say that we “will only be redeemed because of tzedakah” | 11 Av | Day 229
Jul 27, 2023
3:25
100
Leading vs. Going: Where charity leads the heart | 12 Av | Day 230
Leading vs. Going: Where charity leads the heart | 12 Av | Day 230
Jul 30, 2023
2:38