Rabbi Levi Greenberg: Ideas You'll Love Hearing

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Tanya: Chapter 31(a): Speak the Right Language

Oct 26, 2025

43:53

Sometimes sadness in a controlled environment is the only medicine that works.

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Tanya: Chapter 30(b): Leveling the Playing Field

Oct 13, 2025

42:53

A sure way to nurture true humility in life.

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Sukkot: The Secret to Great Joy

Oct 6, 2025

50:40

Imperfection, introspection, and improvement lead to the greatest joy possible.

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Tanya: Chapter 30(a): Effort-Based Evaluation

Oct 6, 2025

45:32

The only one you can judge for effort is yourself.

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Heroes of Teshuva

Sep 29, 2025

52:11

Saintly people stumbled to give us hope for repentance and atonement.

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Tanya: Chapter 29(e): Exposing the Lie

Sep 28, 2025

40:14

Light banishes darkness, and truth banishes lies. Here is how this plays out every day in our lives.

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Vayelech: Behind the Mask

Sep 22, 2025

37:56

G-d is very present even when hidden.

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Rosh Hashanah: Drunk On Prayer?

Sep 15, 2025

58:31

The story of the dramatic prayer that set the tone and framework for prayer today.

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Tanya: Chapter 29(d): Calibrating Reality

Sep 12, 2025

45:24

Confronting the part of you that denies G-d's omnipresence.

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Peace Begins at Home

Sep 1, 2025

55:16

Exploring how Torah achieves synthesis in the individual, the community, and the world.

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Tanya: Chapter 29(c): Neutralizing the Bully

Sep 1, 2025

47:17

When coarseness and mundaneness cross the line, it's time to put them in their place.

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Shoftim: Never Destroy

Aug 25, 2025

44:25

The prohibition against destruction provides us with a broader context for faith and hope in challenging circumstances.

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Tanya: Chapter 29(b): Identify the Enemy

Aug 25, 2025

46:16

Sometimes it's necessary to subject oneself to a good takedown. Knowing the right address is essential.

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Elul is an Awesome Month

Aug 18, 2025

53:17

It is either a month of reckoning or accounting. You choose.

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Tanya: Chapter 29(a): A Spiritual Affliction

Aug 18, 2025

42:22

Divine meditations not evolving into the appropriate emotions is a symptom of a severe spiritual illness called "Dullness of Heart." It can happen to anyone.

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15 Av: The Most Joyous Jewish Holiday

Aug 5, 2025

54:59

Six events spanning 1,500 years express the idea of unity as the antidote to exile.

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Build the Holy Temple Today!

Jul 28, 2025

58:16

During the Three Weeks of mourning for the destruction of the Holy Temple, we can also get involved with its construction.

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Matos-Masei: Taking Responsibility

Jul 22, 2025

1:01:04

The deep connection between the High Priest and the accidental murderer.

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Pinchas: Grassroots Hero

Jul 15, 2025

1:02:15

Your inner strength is measured by your impact on others.

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Balak: Crouching Lion; Rising Lion

Jul 7, 2025

1:02:45

The Jewish people have the divine strength to recover from any fall and rise again.

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Chukas: The Ultimate Fix

Jul 2, 2025

50:54

A powerful lesson about correcting past mistakes.

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The Rabbi and the Fox

Jun 23, 2025

54:03

A powerful lesson from Rabbi Akiva on how to channel the grief of exile to achieve redemption.

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Tanya: Chapter 28: Remember It's a Wrestling Match

Jun 23, 2025

45:00

Contextualizing distracting thoughts during prayer and study is crucial to staying happy.

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Tanya: Chapter 27(c): Initiating Self Discipline

Jun 16, 2025

42:28

The opportunity for Iskafya even when not challenged.

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Shelach: The Role of the Rebbe

Jun 16, 2025

49:20

A profound lesson from the unfortunate story of the treacherous spies.

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Behaalosech: How Judaism Works

Jun 9, 2025

1:07:29

A clarification on the inner workings of Jewish Law.

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Tanya: Chapter 27(b): Perfection vs Purpose

Jun 9, 2025

45:41

Imperfection may be the purpose of your creation.

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Pirkei Avot Chapter 6: Torah Above All Else

Jun 4, 2025

47:48

A sage rejected the offer of a lifetime and inspires us to value Torah similarly.

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Tanya: Chapter 27(a): The Value of Challenge

Jun 4, 2025

40:55

Sadness from challenges is misguided and conceitful. Here is why.

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Sefirat HaOmer: The Human Journey

May 26, 2025

55:45

The detailed elevation of the human psyche.Maamer Usefartem Lachem

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The Book of Ruth: Proper Conversion

May 26, 2025

56:08

The dialogue that set the standard for conversion to Judaism for all time.

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Tanya: Chapter 26(d): Sadness Canceled

May 25, 2025

44:35

Sadness is only beneficial in specific controlled environments.

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Behar: The Eternal Nation

May 19, 2025

49:36

Mitzvah observance is the data-proven key to Jewish survival.

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Tanya: Chapter 26(c): G-d's Privacy

May 18, 2025

49:25

A deep Chassidic perspective that reframes our perception of good and bad.

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Emor: The Ultimate Giver

May 12, 2025

54:57

Agricultural charity and its spiritual reward teach us the Jewish ethic of charity.

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Tanya: Chapter 26(b): Happiness No Matter What

May 12, 2025

45:19

Undertaking the task of being happy even when there is reason to be sad or worried.

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Kedoshim: Court Risk to Save Life

May 5, 2025

45:16

Saving physical and spiritual life can be a risky business. It must be done.

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Tanya: Chapter 26(a): Watch out for this "Achilles' heel"

May 4, 2025

45:26

Jewish living must be joyful and enthusiastic.

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Shir Hashirim: The Holiest Song

Apr 28, 2025

54:10

Our love relationship with G-d goes both ways. After G-d initiates, we must invest as well.

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Tanya: Chapter 25(b): Mitzvot Are Permanent

Apr 28, 2025

44:26

The Jew's motivation to do the right thing, even when it's hard.

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Having Many Children

Apr 7, 2025

52:44

Passover happened because the Jews had many children in Egypt, despite the circumstances.

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Tanya: Chapter 25(a): Who Am I?

Apr 7, 2025

46:43

A new understanding of the Jew allows us to appreciate how "near" Jewish living is.

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Pesach: The Story of Charoset

Mar 31, 2025

56:02

A scholarly debate about Charoset reveals how the Seder today is all about redemption.

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Tanya: Chapter 24(d): Rebounding

Mar 31, 2025

46:40

After failure comes the opportunity to win.

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Pekudei: It's all about the narrative

Mar 24, 2025

48:16

Stories shape us more than instructions.

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Tanya: Chapter 24(c): Sinners and Wild Beasts

Mar 24, 2025

45:00

Our relationship with the world depends on our behavior.

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Vayakhel: Pedigree vs Skill

Mar 17, 2025

53:19

The Sanctuary in the desert emphasized how Jews are different yet equal.

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Tanya: Chapter 24(b): The Insanity Plea

Mar 16, 2025

43:46

The case for understanding how a Jew can sin in the first place.

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The Purim Rollercoaster

Mar 10, 2025

49:48

The unnatural cause of the problem and the unnatural solutions to the problem.

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Tanya: Chapter 24(a): Understanding the "Other Side"

Mar 9, 2025

32:56

The "Other Side" has a Divine mandate. But we must not be impressed.