
Practically a Farbrengen
A Podcast exploring Chabad Chassidus through the lens of everyday life
Episodes
87 episodes
#85 The point is a Panim El Panim Relationship
Continuing in Perek Chof Beis Mayer and Menachem discuss the power and value of of establishing and honoring a "Face to Face" relationship with Hashem and the way in which Klipah reorients our relationship to be less "direct".Practicall...
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#84 Like the shell of the turtle
In this episode Mayer and Menachem discussed Perek Chof Aleph and exploring how the metaphor of the spoken word utilized by the Bal HaTanya and its limitations actually illuminates our understanding of the ever presence of Hashem in our lives e...
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#83 The true message coming through
In this episode Mayer and Menachem explored that the concept Ani Havaya Loh Shanisi - Gds presence never changes and there way in which all human conflict is a reflection of our struggle to perceive the unity underlying all of reality. ...
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#82 Picking up sticks... cause its all about the relationship
Does one need to be truly challenged to make all the necessary changes? No. Chapter 20 begins the discussion on how to accomplish this. Practically a Fabrengen is brought to you by The Light Revealed, a media publishing platform a...
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#81 Activating the Volcano within
Menachem and Mayer continue chapter 19 exploring the nature of mesisras nefesh, and how it is leveraged within the context of our spiritual journey facing the ebb and flow of this powerful tool being available and then fading from our conscious...
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Hei Teves Special: Every Yids a Big Tzadik
Menachem and Mayer jump back in the saddle with a Hei Teves Special! Mayer shares some perspective on the shift that occurred on the famous Fifth of Teves 1987 and how it really reflected a natural outgrowth of the Chassidic movement in general...
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#80 You can't get lost in Chassidus: Chapter 19 and the essence of Chai Elul
Menachem and Mayer continue chapter 19 exploring further the concept of the Ahava Misuteres - what's normally translated as the hidden love for Gd or dormant love for Gd within each of us. Except a new take on the whole thing that unpacks...
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#79 Its how you interpret the vibes
Menachem and Mayer continue chapter 19 exploring further the relationship between chochmah and bites, between wisdom and humility, and how that correlates to the danger of being pre-occupied with our self.Practically a Fabrengen is brou...
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#78 Halvai a Chosid
Menachem and Mayer continue chapter 19 exploring how the secret power of Chochmah is its unique ability to carry us to a place beyond our own capacity. To become greater then our selves... and some exploration of Menachems' "Chosid Imposter Syn...
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#77 Fiery Spirituality
Menachem and Mayer launch in to chapter 19 exploring how the Alter Rebbe doubles down on the messages of chapter 18 with a beautiful imagery that helps capture what's so special about being a Jew and having a Neshama.Practically a Fabre...
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#76 Get out of the box
Menachem and Mayer wrap up their discussion of chapter 18 further exploring the nature of chochmah and how it holds the key and is the essential foundation of the system and methodology that the Alter Rebbe is presenting in Tanya.Practi...
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#75 The Emes is in The Details
Menachem and Mayer continue their discussion of chapter 18 beginning to explore the details of spiritual reality as laid out in the four "Olamos" as well as the 10 Sefiros. Then they break open the universe of Chochma... just the beginning<...
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#74 The Immortal Jew
Menachem and Mayer continue discussion of chapter 18 exploring further the nature of our connection to the forefathers and our spiritual inheritance we receive from them.Practically a Fabrengen is brought to you by The Light Revealed,&n...
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#73 Cause it’s You
Menachem and Mayer launch into Chapter 18 focusing in on beginning to unpack in earnest the quality and concept of Ahavah Misuteres - the innate love - within.Practically a Fabrengen is brought to you by The Light Revealed, a medi...
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#72 The Freedom of a Broken Heart
Menachem and Mayer wrap up chapter 17 with a discussion of the term Lev Nishbar - Breaking our hearts free from the burden of klippah.Practically a Fabrengen is brought to you by The Light Revealed, a media publishing platform and...
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#71 The key is being honest with yourself...
Menachem and Mayer continue exploring Chapter 17 of Tanya, exploring the the role of self honesty and the danger of an incapacity of that. How honesty with self is the key to open the door to freedom when we become insnared in a powerlessness t...
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#70 What you know, you know
Menachem and Mayer are back and begin Chapter 17 of Tanya, exploring the messages of Tanya about how practical the program of Judaism and Chassidus is. Practically a Fabrengen is brought to you by The Light Revealed, a media publi...
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#69 The struggle makes you great
Menachem and Mayer continue chapter 16 and Reb Mayer to an opportunity to clarify his point for episode #68, specifically the real life perspective that while we need to try harder that doesn't invalidate the meaningfulness and purposefulness o...
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#68 Try again!
Menachem and Mayer continue chapter 16 and our discussion of the real life path of the Beinoni, exploring the resilience needed in our spiritual journey to keep trying again when we encounter setbacks. We want give a heads up on this episode be...
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#67 Switching to Offense
Menachem and Mayer launch right into chapter 16 exploring what the Alter Rebbe means by the Fundamental Rule of the Path of The Beinoni and how that is a continuation of the last chapter.Practically a Fabrengen is brought to you by The ...
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#66 Its all about the 1%
Menachem and Mayer continue their discussion of 15 exploring the paradigm of Ovad and Lo Ovad. Here they discuss a practical suggestion that the Bal HaTanya makes to take things to the next level... its all about 1%Practically a F...
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#65 I hear... but what's next?
Menachem and Mayer jump into chapter 15 exploring the paradigm of Ovad and Lo Ovad. How the life of the beinoni is a life of never resting on laurels and being ready to leap into what's next...Practically a Fabrengen is brought to you b...
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#64 Go for Tzadik
Menachem and Mayer wrap up of chapter 14 exploring the invitation of the Bal HaTanya to engage the place of Tzadik even after we have abandoned the illusive expectation of being a Tzadik.Practically a Fabrengen is brought to you b...
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#63 Own your life
Menachem and Mayer continue the themes of chapter 14 exploring the promise we make when we are born to be a Tzadik and not be a Rasha - how that is in fact an empowerment to take ownership of our livesPractically a Fabrengen is brought ...
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Special Episode - Consciously #142 - When your Rebbe is in The Field Ft. Rabbi Mayer Preger
We know its been a while and we are jumping back in this week please Gd, but we recorded this today for Consciously and its a fresh and hot take on HaMelech Basadeh that we wanted to share with you... and we will leave it up on the feed for a f...
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