Inward with Rabbi Joey Rosenfeld

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Lights of Chaos: The Baal HaSulam, R' Usher Freund, and the Holy Hopelessness of Yom Kippur

Sep 17, 2026

38:35

Join Rabbi Joey Rosenfeld as he guides us through the world and major works of Kabbalah, Hasidic masters, and Jewish philosophy, shedding light on the inner life of the soul.For more information, and to support Reb Joey's Torah, please visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://inwardtorah.org/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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From the Felt Pleasure of Binah to the Unfelt Pleasure of Chochma and Beyond

Sep 15, 2026

1:16:26

Join Rabbi Joey Rosenfeld as he guides us through the world and major works of Kabbalah, Hasidic masters, and Jewish philosophy, shedding light on the inner life of the soul.Support Reb Joey's Torah: ⁠⁠⁠https://inwardtorah.org/support⁠⁠

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Tanya: Chapter 4 - Garments of the Soul and the Descent for the Sake of an Unimaginable Ascent

Sep 15, 2026

1:04:51

Join Rabbi Joey Rosenfeld as he guides us through the world and major works of Kabbalah, Hasidic masters, and Jewish philosophy, shedding light on the inner life of the soul.Support Reb Joey's Torah: ⁠⁠⁠https://inwardtorah.org/support⁠⁠

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Rosh Hashanah 5787: Ending the Shiurim of this Year and Growing Beyond our Addiction to Feeling

Sep 9, 2026

45:14

Join Rabbi Joey Rosenfeld as he guides us through the world and major works of Kabbalah, Hasidic masters, and Jewish philosophy, shedding light on the inner life of the soul.Support Reb Joey's Torah: ⁠⁠⁠https://inwardtorah.org/support⁠⁠

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Rosh HaShana: Nesirah, Disillusionment, and Restoring the Face to Face Relationship w/ Hashem

Sep 8, 2026

1:07:22

Join Rabbi Joey Rosenfeld as he guides us through the world and major works of Kabbalah, Hasidic masters, and Jewish philosophy, shedding light on the inner life of the soul.Support Reb Joey's Torah: ⁠⁠⁠https://inwardtorah.org/support⁠⁠

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Tanya: Chapter 3 - The Shape of the Soul and the Power of Thought to Awaken the Awe and Love of God

Sep 8, 2026

47:02

Join Rabbi Joey Rosenfeld as he guides us through the world and major works of Kabbalah, Hasidic masters, and Jewish philosophy, shedding light on the inner life of the soul.Support Reb Joey's Torah: ⁠⁠⁠https://inwardtorah.org/support⁠⁠

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Otzros Chaim 8: Kav - Infinite Light in Finite Measure

Sep 8, 2026

48:54

Join Rabbi Joey Rosenfeld as he guides us through the world and major works of Kabbalah, Hasidic masters, and Jewish philosophy, shedding light on the inner life of the soul.Support Reb Joey's Torah: ⁠⁠⁠https://inwardtorah.org/support⁠⁠

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Rosh HaShanah: Making Ourselves Joyous As-If Nothing Happened and Paradox at the Heart of Faith

Sep 7, 2026

30:17

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Adir BaMarom (Ramchal) 107: The Wondrous Light of the Teffilin Inside Our Mind and the Shining Face

Sep 6, 2026

31:04

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Teshuvah: Joyously Accepting our Imperfection and Retuning with our Unique Point of Deficiency

Sep 3, 2026

29:03

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Tanya - Chapter 2: Wondrous Light of the Soul and the Impossible Secret of Unity within Difference

Sep 1, 2026

1:01:33

Join Rabbi Joey Rosenfeld as he guides us through the world and major works of Kabbalah, Hasidic masters, and Jewish philosophy, shedding light on the inner life of the soul.Support Reb Joey's Torah: ⁠⁠⁠https://inwardtorah.org/support⁠⁠

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Otzros Chaim 7 | Kav: The Return of Infinite Light Back Into The Void

Sep 1, 2026

39:43

In this shiur, Reb Joey explores the kav—the thin ray of Infinite Light that enters the chalal after the tzimtzum. The shiur develops the relationship between the reshimu and the kav, and the deeper idea of kivui: hope as the opening through which Divine light can penetrate even the experience of absence.Support Reb Joey's Torah: ⁠⁠⁠https://inwardtorah.org/support

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Teshuvah: Identifying with Our Soul, Thinking More about Hashem, and Remembering the Ease of Return

Aug 31, 2026

30:14

Join Rabbi Joey Rosenfeld as he guides us through the world and major works of Kabbalah, Hasidic masters, and Jewish philosophy, shedding light on the inner life of the soul.Support Reb Joey's Torah: ⁠⁠⁠https://inwardtorah.org/support⁠⁠

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Adir BaMarom (Ramchal) 106: The Full Meaning of Hair and the Ability for the Young to Already be Old

Aug 30, 2026

22:41

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Teshuvah: Drawing the Infinitesimal Yud of Chochma into a Demonic World and the Secret of Teshuvah

Aug 27, 2026

26:34

Join Rabbi Joey Rosenfeld as he guides us through the world and major works of Kabbalah, Hasidic masters, and Jewish philosophy, shedding light on the inner life of the soul.Support Reb Joey's Torah: ⁠⁠⁠https://inwardtorah.org/support⁠⁠

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Tanya 5: Short Introduction to Chapter 2 and the Light of Chochma within the Soul

Aug 25, 2026

17:04

Join Rabbi Joey Rosenfeld as he guides us through the world and major works of Kabbalah, Hasidic masters, and Jewish philosophy, shedding light on the inner life of the soul.Support Reb Joey's Torah: ⁠⁠⁠https://inwardtorah.org/support⁠⁠

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Motzei Shabbos: The Indestructible Core

Aug 24, 2026

36:51

R' Joey Rosenfeld explores teshuvah, Motzei Shabbos, and the Eitz HaChaim through the teachings of Rav Tzadok, the Baal Shem Tov, and Rebbe Nachman—revealing the etzem haluz, the indestructible core of emunah that can never be erased.Support Reb Joey's Torah: ⁠⁠⁠https://inwardtorah.org/support⁠⁠

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Teshuvah: Spiritual Exhaustion, Joyous Refusal of Despair and the Endless Light of Hopeful Ascension

Aug 24, 2026

32:00

Join Rabbi Joey Rosenfeld as he guides us through the world and major works of Kabbalah, Hasidic masters, and Jewish philosophy, shedding light on the inner life of the soul.Support Reb Joey's Torah: ⁠⁠⁠https://inwardtorah.org/support⁠⁠

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Adir BaMarom (Ramchal) 105: Concealment is Disclosure and the Secret of Garments that Reveal

Aug 23, 2026

29:33

Reb Joey explores the hidden order within the apparent entanglement of lived experience. Through the mystical imagery of the se’aros—the hairs through which higher light descends into the worlds—we encounter the difference between the simplicity and clarity of the upper realms and the complexity, doubt, and fragmentation of life below.Support Reb Joey's Torah: ⁠⁠⁠https://inwardtorah.org/support⁠⁠

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Tanya 4, Chapter 1: Affirming the Inherent Goodness of the Soul Before Descending into Work of Fixing

Aug 20, 2026

1:10:18

Reb Joey continues opening the Tanya by reframing its demanding path of avodah within a deeper atmosphere of goodness, calmness, and Divine presence. Exploring the relationship between Chochmah and Binah, the tzaddik and the beinoni, he asks how we can affirm the irreducible goodness of the soul while still taking seriously the endless work of becoming.Series page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://inwardtorah.org/series/tanya⁠⁠Support Reb Joey's Torah: ⁠⁠⁠https://inwardtorah.org/support⁠⁠

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Otzros Chaim 6: The Persistent Trace of Infinite Light

Aug 19, 2026

38:22

Reb Joey explores the reshimu—the persistent trace of Ohr Ein Sof that remains after the tzimtzum. Through the teachings of the Arizal and Chassidus, he explains how Divine presence can remain hidden yet fully present, and what this means for emunah, bittul, and finding Hashem within apparent absence.Series page: ⁠⁠https://inwardtorah.org/series/otzros-chaimSupport Reb Joey's Torah: ⁠⁠https://inwardtorah.org/support⁠⁠

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Teshuvah: Happiness as the Goal of Existence, and the Joyful Path of Letting Go and Letting G-d

Aug 19, 2026

46:20

Drawing on Rebbe Nachman, the Baal Shem Tov, and the Rebbe Rashab, Reb Joey explores joy not simply as an emotion, but as a deep awareness of Hashem’s ever-present goodness—a freedom that comes through letting go of self, relinquishing the need to control, and learning to receive life as a gift.Support Reb Joey's Torah: ⁠⁠⁠https://inwardtorah.org/support⁠⁠

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Teshuvah: Searching out the Hidden Trace of Goodness and Light that has Never Actually Disappeared

Aug 17, 2026

27:02

Reb Joey explores the mystery of the rishimu—the trace of Divine light that remains even after the light itself seems to disappear. Drawing on the language of tzimtzum, Chazal, and the teachings of the tzaddikim, we discover that absence is never truly empty: the very experience of longing, distance, and searching can itself reveal the presence that appears to be hidden.Support Reb Joey's Torah: ⁠⁠⁠https://inwardtorah.org/support⁠⁠

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Adir BaMarom (Ramchal) 104: Unentangling Entanglement and Grasping the Beautiful Order of Everything

Aug 16, 2026

17:33

In this shiur, Reb Joey explores the hidden order within the apparent entanglement of lived experience. Through the mystical imagery of the se’aros—the hairs through which higher light descends into the worlds—we encounter the difference between the simplicity and clarity of the upper realms and the complexity, doubt, and fragmentation of life below.

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Elul: Taking Everything Less Seriously and Laughing our Way into New Possibilities of Closeness

Aug 12, 2026

30:38

In this Elul shiur, Reb Joey explores teshuvah not as a return driven by fear, shame, or self-judgment, but as a movement back toward the love and closeness that have never truly disappeared. Through teachings of Rebbe Nachman and the tzaddikim, we discover the surprising role of laughter, joy, and lightness in breaking through the heaviness of the year—and in remembering that every descent can become the beginning of a deeper return to Hashem.Series page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://inwardtorah.org/series/tanya⁠⁠Support Reb Joey's Torah: ⁠⁠⁠https://inwardtorah.org/support⁠⁠

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Tanya 2, Part 2: The Compiler's Introduction - Uncovering the Light of the Tzaddik within Ourselves

Aug 11, 2026

29:46

Continuing the Alter Rebbe’s introduction, Reb Joey explores the unique power of the writings of tzaddikim—not merely as sources of information, but as vessels carrying the light and presence of their authors. Tanya emerges as a deeply personal book of guidance, love, and healing, helping each person discover the tzaddik within themselves while navigating the work of growth and avodas Hashem.Series page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://inwardtorah.org/series/tanya⁠⁠Support Reb Joey's Torah: ⁠⁠⁠https://inwardtorah.org/support⁠⁠

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Tanya 2, Part 1: The Compiler's Introduction - A Face to Face Encounter Folded into a Book

Aug 11, 2026

27:08

Reb Joey begins the Alter Rebbe’s introduction to Tanya by exploring why the sefer is called a “collection of teachings” and how the arrangement of Torah itself can reveal something entirely new. From there, he enters the central question of the introduction: how can a fixed book speak personally to every individual, almost as if one were encountering the tzaddik face to face?Series page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://inwardtorah.org/series/tanya⁠⁠Support Reb Joey's Torah: ⁠⁠⁠https://inwardtorah.org/support⁠⁠

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Otzros Chaim 5: Concealment for the Sake of Revelation

Aug 11, 2026

45:29

Reb Joey enters into the Arizal’s description of Tzimtzum—the concealment that allows what existed only in potential within the Infinite Light to emerge into actual revelation. Exploring the mysterious “center point,” the relationship between concealment and revelation, and the movement from infinity into limitation, Reb Joey shows how the Arizal’s cosmic map speaks directly to avodah: discovering Hashem’s presence within apparent absence and limitation.Series page: ⁠⁠https://inwardtorah.org/series/otzros-chaimSupport Reb Joey's Torah: ⁠⁠https://inwardtorah.org/support⁠⁠

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Otzros Chaim 4: Why Hashem Created the World

Aug 9, 2026

48:34

Beginning with the Arizal’s account of the Infinite Light and the emergence of creation, this shiur explores tzimtzum, the Divine Names, and the deeper purpose behind existence: the revelation of Hashem’s goodness and compassion.Moving from the highest realms of Kabbalah into the inner life, we explore bittul, letting go of control, and learning to recognize that even within limitation, concealment, and struggle, Hashem’s presence and rachamim can be revealed.Explore more teachings and resources: ⁠⁠https://inwardtorah.org⁠⁠Support Reb Joey's Torah: ⁠⁠https://inwardtorah.org/support⁠

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Adir BaMarom (Ramchal) 103: Order at the Heart of Existence and the Good and Beautiful Joy that Flows

Aug 9, 2026

27:38

Continuing in the Ramchal’s Adir BaMarom, Reb Joey explores the tikkunim of the hairs of the Golgalta and the way infinite light begins to take shape within the structures of revelation.Through the interplay of Ma and Ben, Tohu and Tikkun, we begin to see how apparent chaos is gathered into order, balance, and particular expression.Explore more teachings and resources: ⁠⁠https://inwardtorah.org⁠⁠Support Reb Joey's Torah: ⁠⁠https://inwardtorah.org/support⁠⁠

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Accepting Ourselves with Holy Confidence and Living As-If We are the Only One in the World

Aug 5, 2026

26:15

Reb Joey explores the healing light of the Baal Shem Tov as a path toward emunah, inner calm, self-acceptance, and holy confidence. Each person possesses a unique spiritual path, hunger, and offering that cannot be brought into the world by anyone else.Through a story of a ravenously hungry guest at the Baal Shem Tov’s Shabbos table, we learn to honor our hunger for Torah, closeness, healing, joy, and spiritual life without shame.Explore more teachings and resources: ⁠https://inwardtorah.org⁠Support Reb Joey's Torah: ⁠https://inwardtorah.org/support⁠

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Tanya 1: The Shape of the Book: Over-the-Counter Medicine and a Gateway into Gan Eden

Aug 4, 2026

37:47

Join Rabbi Joey Rosenfeld as he guides us through the world and major works of Kabbalah, Hasidic masters, and Jewish philosophy, shedding light on the inner life of the soul. To learn more, visit JoeyRosenfeld.com

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Singing the Future Song: Moving from Preparation and Reflection into the Realm of Experience Itself

Aug 3, 2026

40:15

Join Rabbi Joey Rosenfeld as he guides us through the world and major works of Kabbalah, Hasidic masters, and Jewish philosophy, shedding light on the inner life of the soul. To learn more, visit JoeyRosenfeld.com

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Adir BaMarom (Ramchal) 102: The Three Stages of Light- Scintillating, Shining, and Illuminating

Aug 2, 2026

25:55

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Beis Yaakov of Izhbitz/Radzyn: A Plea, A Tale, and a Teaching to Get us Through the Night of Exile

Jul 30, 2026

25:09

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The Path of Yichudim 7: Becoming a Merkava for Hashem and The Differential Force of the Nekudos

Jul 30, 2026

26:53

Join Rabbi Joey Rosenfeld as he guides us through the world and major works of Kabbalah, Hasidic masters, and Jewish philosophy, shedding light on the inner life of the soul. To learn more, visit JoeyRosenfeld.com

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The Arizal, Part 3: The Air of Tsfas — Binah and The Laughter of Yitzchak

Aug 8, 2023

49:57

How can severity, fragmentation, and concealment become the birthplace of freedom, sweetness, and joy?In this episode, Rabbi Joey Rosenfeld explores the sefirah of Binah as the inner world in which the teachings of the Arizal unfold. Binah stands at the threshold between unity and differentiation: it contains the emerging possibility of fragmentation while remaining rooted in the unity that precedes it. It is therefore both the source of dinim—constriction, severity, and difficulty—and the place where those very dinim can be sweetened and returned to their source.The Arizal’s ascent from Mitzrayim to Tzfas becomes a model for this transformation. Tzfas represents hiddenness and constriction, but also the concealed storehouses of goodness waiting to be revealed. This is the secret of Yitzchak and holy laughter: the discovery that the darkness was never outside the light, and that descent itself can become the path of return. By learning the Eitz Chaim both downward into concealment and upward toward the Ohr Ein Sof, the apparent heaviness of existence begins to reveal the hidden joy contained within it.Topics include:• The ten sefiros and the relationship between the upper three and lower seven• Binah as the bridge between unity and fragmentation• Binah as both the source of dinim and the place of their sweetening• The fifty gates of Binah and the structure of the Eitz Chaim• Tzfas as a place of concealment, purification, and hidden goodness• Yitzchak, gevurah, holy laughter, and the reversal of darkness into light• The Arizal’s simchah and the discovery of the Infinite within the finiteThis is Part 3 of 5 in The Arizal, a series exploring the spiritual and therapeutic meaning of the Arizal’s teachings and their application to the inner life.This five-part series is sponsored l’ilui nishmat Ruth Kassin bat Tzofia—לעילוי נשמת רות בת צופיה—in honor of her yahrzeit on the 16th of Av. May her neshamah have an aliyah.Explore the complete series:⁠https://joeyrosenfeld.com/series/arizal⁠Support InwardTorah:Your support helps preserve, organize, and share these teachings with listeners around the world:⁠https://joeyrosenfeld.com/support⁠

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Otzros Chaim 3: The Infinite Light of Hashem

Jul 28, 2026

53:54

Join Rabbi Joey Rosenfeld as he guides us through the world and major works of Kabbalah, Hasidic masters, and Jewish philosophy, shedding light on the inner life of the soul. To learn more, visit JoeyRosenfeld.com

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Imagination, Preparing for Prophecy, and the Endless Light of Living with Eretz Yisrael on the Mind

Jul 27, 2026

28:59

Join Rabbi Joey Rosenfeld as he guides us through the world and major works of Kabbalah, Hasidic masters, and Jewish philosophy, shedding light on the inner life of the soul. To learn more, visit JoeyRosenfeld.com

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Adir BaMarom (Ramchal) 101: The Secret of Hair Follicles and Threads of Light Merging into a Stream

Jul 26, 2026

28:03

Join Rabbi Joey Rosenfeld as he guides us through the world and major works of Kabbalah, Hasidic masters, and Jewish philosophy, shedding light on the inner life of the soul. To learn more, visit JoeyRosenfeld.com

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The Heart of Tisha B'Av: The Yearning and the Hope at the Heart of Lament and Mashiach Now!

Jul 21, 2026

21:21

Join Rabbi Joey Rosenfeld as he guides us through the world and major works of Kabbalah, Hasidic masters, and Jewish philosophy, shedding light on the inner life of the soul. To learn more, visit JoeyRosenfeld.com

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Otzros Chaim 2: Introduction to Partzufim

Jul 21, 2026

49:28

Join Rabbi Joey Rosenfeld as he guides us through the world and major works of Kabbalah, Hasidic masters, and Jewish philosophy, shedding light on the inner life of the soul. To learn more, visit JoeyRosenfeld.com

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Adir BaMarom (Ramchal) 100: Preparing for Mashiach, Endless Light of Goodness, and Hairs of Light

Jul 19, 2026

37:32

Join Rabbi Joey Rosenfeld as he guides us through the world and major works of Kabbalah, Hasidic masters, and Jewish philosophy, shedding light on the inner life of the soul. To learn more, visit JoeyRosenfeld.com

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Making a Joke Out of the World and Laughing Our Way Towards Redemption with the Baal Shem Tov

Jul 15, 2026

38:22

Join Rabbi Joey Rosenfeld as he guides us through the world and major works of Kabbalah, Hasidic masters, and Jewish philosophy, shedding light on the inner life of the soul. To learn more, visit JoeyRosenfeld.com

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The Path of Yechudim 6: Always Coming Closer to Hashem and Holding His Names within Our Mind

Jul 14, 2026

27:09

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Otzros Chaim 1: Introduction

Jul 14, 2026

47:52

Join Rabbi Joey Rosenfeld as he guides us through the world and major works of Kabbalah, Hasidic masters, and Jewish philosophy, shedding light on the inner life of the soul. To learn more, visit JoeyRosenfeld.com

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The Sustained Paradox of Redemptive Hope: To Be and Not Be at Once, that is the Answer

Jul 13, 2026

37:14

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Adir BaMarom (Ramchal) 99: The Secret of Holiness and Measureless Light Revealed through Measurements

Jul 12, 2026

29:35

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Menachem Av: Redeeming the Letters of the Aleph-Beis and Uncovering the Endless Light of Hope

Jul 9, 2026

39:37

Join Rabbi Joey Rosenfeld as he guides us through the world and major works of Kabbalah, Hasidic masters, and Jewish philosophy, shedding light on the inner life of the soul. To learn more, visit JoeyRosenfeld.com

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The Three Weeks: Remembering Hashem is Redemption Itself and the Mission of the Baal Shem Tov

Jul 8, 2026

25:36

Join Rabbi Joey Rosenfeld as he guides us through the world and major works of Kabbalah, Hasidic masters, and Jewish philosophy, shedding light on the inner life of the soul. To learn more, visit JoeyRosenfeld.com