
Chassidus for Life
Get spiritually enlightened and uplifted as we learn ancient Chasidic wisdom on the Parsha (the weekly Torah portion), Jewish holidays, and more that will change the way we live.
Episodes
31 episodes
Sukkot & Simchat Torah: The Joy of Living with Hakadoh Baruch Hu
In this episode, we are learning the Nesivos Shalom on Sukkot and Simchat Torah!If you want to follow along inside, it is in Nesivos Shalom Chelek Bet, on page kuf peh tet (189). You can find a pdf of the piece
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Teshuva: The Honesty that Leads to Forgiveness (Asseres Yemei Teshuva & Yom Kippur)
In this episode, we are learning the Nesivos Shalom on the Asseres Yemei Teshuva and Yom Kippur. If you want to follow along inside, it is in Nesivos Shalom Chelek Bet, on page kuf lamed tet (139). You can find a pdf of the piece
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Rosh Hashanah: Letting Out the Cry of My Inner Shofar
In this episode, we are learning the Nesivos Shalom on Rosh Hashanah!If you want to follow along inside, it is in Nesivos Shalom Chelek Bet, on page kuf chaf gimmel (123). You can find a pdf of the piece
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Rosh Hashanah: Hearing God's Voice in the Sound of the Shofar
In this episode, we are learning the Nesivos Shalom on Rosh Hashanah and the essence of the shofar!If you want to follow along inside, it is in Nesivos Shalom Chelek Bet, on page kuf chaf heh (125). You can find a pdf of the piece
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Elul: True Commitment for the New Year
In this episode, we are learning the Nesivos Shalom on the month of Elul!If you want to follow along inside, it is in Nesivos Shalom on Devarim page reish nun aleph (251). You can find a pdf of the piece
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Parshat Shoftim: The Judges and Officers at My Inner Gates
In this episode, we are learning the Nesivos Shalom on Parshat Shoftim!If you want to follow along inside, it is in Nesivos Shalom on Devarim page tzadi tet (99). You can find a pdf of the piece
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Elul: The Chance to Change Your Life
In this episode, we are learning the Nesivos Shalom on the month of Elul. We will see just how much power it has to change our lives in the upcoming year... if we take advantage of the opportunity!If you want to follow along inside, it i...
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Tisha B'Av - The Deep Love Underneath the Pain
In this episode, we are learning the Nesivos Shalom on Tisha B'Av, the 9th of Av. If you want to follow along inside, it is in Nesivos Shalom on Bamidbar page kuf tzadi vav (196). You can find a pdf of the piece
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Longing for the Beit HaMikdash - Making Meaning of Mourning (Tisha B'Av)
In this episode, we are learning the Nesivos Shalom on Bein HaMeitzarim, the Three Weeks. If you want to follow along inside, it is in Nesivos Shalom on Bamidbar page kuf tzadi (190). You can find a pdf of the piece
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The Eternal Blessing of Ma Tovu Ohalecha Yaakov (Balak)
In this episode, we are learning about Parshat Balak! In it, Bilam says the famous line of mah tovu ohalecha Yaakov, mishkinotecha Yisrael, which Chazal say is the great blessing of having shuls and batei medrash. Cha...
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Overcoming the Yetzer Harah on Every Level (Chukat)
In this episode, we are learning about Parshat Chukat! Based on a poetic section of the parsha, Chazal teach us that those who rule over their yetzer harah should make an accounting of the world. Who are these people who rule ...
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Shelach, the Spies, Faith, and War with Iran
In this episode, we are learning about Parshat Shelach! In it we have chet hameraglim, the tragic sin of the spies and their negative report about the Land of Israel. Very simply, what went wrong? What was Moshe actually thinking when ...
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Journeying with God's Cloud Through Life (Behaaloscha)
In this episode, we are learning about Parshat Behaaloscha! In it, the Torah tells us how the Mishkan would travel through the desert - that when the cloud would descend upon the Mishkan they would encamp, and when the cloud would rise up they ...
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Shavuos: Connecting to the King and Receiving His Torah
In this episode we are learning about Shavuos! What is so special about this holy day? What more is happening beneath the surface than us simply receiving the Torah? How do we link into this chag and get the most out of it? We'll get i...
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The Light of Lag BaOmer!
In this episode we are learning about Lag BaOmer! What is this mysterious day really about? Why do we light bonfires and dance? What is so unique and special about Rebbi Shimon bar Yochai that we celebrate his yurtzeit in this way? And...
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Sefiras HaOmer: Starting Low... and Reaching Great Heights
In this episode we dive into the unique time of year of Sefiras HaOmer - the seven week period between Pesach and Shavuos! The Midrash tells us to make sure to take the Omer seriously, and that by keeping it, we will merit to inherit Eretz Yisr...
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Sefiras HaOmer: Purifying My Middos and My Internal World
In this episode dive into the unique time of year of Sefiras HaOmer - the seven week period between Pesach and Shavuos! What is this time of the year really about in its depth? What transformation does God expect us to go through during this sp...
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Elevating Each of the Four Sons (Pesach Haggadah)
In this episode on the Pesach Haggadah we are going to discuss the arbah banim, the four sons or four children. It's easy to categorize the children in this way: the wise one, the evil on, the simpleton, and the one who cannot ask. But...
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Why Must We Begin the Story of the Haggadah with Us at Our Lowest? (Pesach)
In this first of two episodes on the Pesach Haggadah we are going to discuss the concept of matchil b'genut u'mesayeim b'shevach, that the Haggadah starts with us at our lowest. Why does story of the Haggadah have to begin this way? Wh...
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Getting Rid of Chametz, Inside and Out (Pesach)
In this episode we get into Pesach and the mitzvah of bedikas chametz, the days long search for chamtz in our homes. We put so much effort into searing every corner and crack of our house to make sure there isn't even a crumb ...
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When Your Inner Mishkan Collapses, Rebuild it Even Stronger (Pekudei)
In this episode we are going to get into Parshat Pekudei, the final Parsha in Sefer Shemot! After many weeks working to construct the Mishkan, Moshe finally put it up. But it takes seven days of him constructing it and breaking it down, multipl...
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Parshat Parah, Purity, and the Nullification of Self (Week of Vayakhel)
In this episode we are going to get into Parshat Parah, one of the special parshoyot we read leading into Pesach! Why do we read about the Parah Adumah, the purifying red heifer, this week? What is so powerful about this mysterious
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