100 Brachos This long class explores the idea of 100 Brachos as one of the oldest ‘customs’ Jews have. What it means, why it started, and what is the secret behind it. The class concludes with a wonderful explanation according to Chassidus. Birchas Hashachar (Introduction) Class One: (thought on Birchas Hashachar) Wednesday 17 Kislev, 5774/…

Short class on the Two Brachos for what is given to “Yisroel”, a belt and a hat, they are both about something spiritual. The strength for the service of Hashem. Wednesday 12 Adar 1 5774/ Feb. 12 2014.Ozairi Yisroel BiGvura. Eleven different insights into (the gartel and) why we make this Bracha. Question how do…

Short Version on all three Brachos, given in Yeshiva (5780/ 2020).Why they are said in negative because all three (Goi, Aved, Isha) are good but there’s something better.Why the Chabad custom is to skip Sheasani Kirtzono? And also they don’t say Shelo Asani Ish? Wednesday 26 Adar 1 5774/ Feb. 26 2014. Shelo Asani Goi….

This class overviews different levels and philosophies of prayer culminating with Chassidus.

A series from the Summer of 5770/2010. Class One. Introduction: What is Tefilla? Class Two. The ladder of Tefilla. Growth and Success. How Kabalah develops the ladder of each (morning) prayer. Class Three. Brochos. These Rabbinic forms said all the time for many different reasons have a very basic and important design and function. Class…

ViHaya Im Shamoa… Uleovdo.. (5768). Avoda Shebilev (The labor or work of the heart) is the Torah denotation for Prayer Why? Class One. Class two. Class Three.

ועשית חג שבועות ה’תשל”ט This class has a lengthy introduction explaining כתר and specifically פנימיות הכתר and it’s unique connection to חג השבועות. In this class each of the seven questions the Rebbe asks is addressed and explained one after another. Shavuos we “do” by the preparing we do before.

Ulkachtem Lachem 5739 [Introduction: there are two sides to the purpose of creation: 1) Narrow, it is about Yidden and everything and everybody else serves this goal 2) Broad, the purpose is the world as a whole, and as such everything and everybody serve Hashem directly.] Tishrei has two dimensions A בכסא B ליום חגינו[…

Class One. Class Two.

דעו כי הוי’ הוא האלוקים התשל”ט This is a י”ב תמוז Ma’amar For the Rebbe RaYaTz beginning his hundredth year, when he would recite פרק ק in Tehillim. The point of the Ma’amar is to explain that we עמו וצאן הרעיתו were tasked to affect הוי’ הוא האלוקים in the world through work. The idea…