Rabbi Levi Greenberg: Ideas You'll Love Hearing

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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.

102

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.

103

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.

104

Having Many Children

Apr 7, 2025

52:44

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

105

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.

113

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.

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Tanya: Chapter 23(c): Torah Unity

Mar 9, 2025

46:29

The unmatched connection with G-d is achieved through Torah study.

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Tanya: Chapter 23(b): Mitzvah Unity

Mar 9, 2025

49:02

The power of Mitzvot to unite us with G-d.

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About Trust

Mar 3, 2025

49:58

Trust in G-d means expecting everything will be revealed good.

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Mishpatim: Laser Focused on the Mission

Feb 17, 2025

50:57

Submitting to service is the best way to help yourself.

118

Bo: Have we left Egypt yet?

Jan 27, 2025

50:55

The redemption from Egyptian slavery was the first step in a constant process leading to the final redemption.

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Tanya: Chapter 23(a): The Purpose of Creation

Jan 26, 2025

36:38

Doing a Mitzvah is much more than getting a reward or deflecting punishment.

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Blessing the New Month

Jan 20, 2025

58:01

The Shabbat before the new month is always special.

121

Tanya: Chapter 22(b): Divine Exile

Jan 19, 2025

40:06

Divine energy must be hidden for evil to exist.

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Shemos: Don't Take Anything for Granted

Jan 13, 2025

47:14

The lesson we learn from when Zippora saved Moshe's life.

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Tanya: Chapter 22(a): How Evil Exists

Jan 12, 2025

44:24

Everything comes from G-d. But how?

124

Asara B'Teves: Forced Into Unity

Jan 6, 2025

52:06

The hidden blessing and eternal lesson of the siege on Jerusalem.

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Tanya: Chapter 21(c): Divine Contractions

Jan 6, 2025

49:46

G-d hides Himself from creation so we can exist.

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Vayigash: I am my brother's keeper

Dec 29, 2024

49:39

The inner workings of Jewish mutual responsibility.

127

Tanya: Chapter 21(b): Appreciating Oneness

Dec 23, 2024

50:27

Viewing existence from G-d's perspective.

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Chanukah: Hidden Miracles

Dec 23, 2024

47:40

How to recognize the miracles hidden in nature.

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Tanya: Chapter 21 (a): Two Perspectives

Dec 8, 2024

46:01

Jewish mysticism promotes two true streams of consciousness.

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Toldos: Holy Land Mode

Nov 25, 2024

56:38

Lessons from Yitzchak who never left Israel.

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Tanya: Chapter 20 (d): Do We Exist?

Nov 24, 2024

40:49

Defining existence and appreciating the parameters of our relationship with G-d.

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Chayei Sara: The Power of Light

Nov 18, 2024

57:04

Banishing darkness can be accomplished by the very young.

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Yom Kippur: Self-Reflection with Community?

Nov 17, 2024

55:46

The most powerful and effective way to do Teshuva.

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Tanya: Chapter 20 (c): The Value of Creation

Nov 17, 2024

47:11

In comparison to the Creator, all of creation doesn't register.

135

Vayeira: Who Is The Boss At Home?

Nov 11, 2024

44:12

The story of Abraham and Sarah defines the unique roles of men and women in building a Jewish home.

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Tanya: Chapter 20 (b): Paradigm Shift

Nov 11, 2024

47:33

A new perspective on Mitzvot that can change every challenge we face.

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Lech Lecha: Alone Against the Whole World

Nov 4, 2024

47:15

How science proved a minority can inspire and transform an overwhelming majority.

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Sound the Great Shofar!

Oct 28, 2024

43:39

The Rebbe identified specific world events as divine messages and explained how we should respond.

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Tanya: Chapter 20 (a): The Big Two

Oct 27, 2024

45:15

All 613 Mitzvot are encapsulated in the first two of the Ten Commandments.

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Tanya: Chapter 19 (3): Reaching the Essence

Oct 27, 2024

43:42

Why all Jews are capable of loyalty to the point of martyrdom.

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Shoftim: Why not be afraid?

Sep 2, 2024

45:44

The logical reason for confidence in battle.

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Tanya: Chapter 19 (2): Defining Holiness

Sep 2, 2024

49:11

Being holy is a zero-sum game.

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Re'eh: Why can we eat meat?

Aug 25, 2024

49:17

The moral and spiritual argument for meat consumption.

144

Tanya: Chapter 19 (1): The Soul is like a flame

Aug 25, 2024

51:27

Fire naturally tries to stop existing. The soul does too.

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Chof Av: The Tip of the Needle

Aug 19, 2024

43:39

Lide lessons from the purification process of a needle.

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Tanya: Chapter 18(3): Hereditary Faith

Aug 19, 2024

46:27

Once you define faith it's obvious every Jew has it.

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Vaeschanan: The Power of Tefillin

Aug 12, 2024

48:08

Why the Rebbe launched the Tefillin campaign before the Six Day War.

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Tanya: Chapter 18 (2): Soul Genetics

Aug 11, 2024

38:23

The divine ingredients for every soul.

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Love Like Aaron

Aug 5, 2024

1:00:35

The playbook for baseless love.

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Tanya: Chapter 18 (1): The Hidden Love

Aug 4, 2024

44:57

Every Jew has an automatic love for G-d. How?