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Baad Kodesh: Class 5
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We conclude our study of this work with chapters 7 and 8 in which the Mitteler Rebbe explains why the ruler is in a unique position to give a true and...
Baad Kodesh: Class 4
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In chapters 5 and 6 of the discourse we examine the quality of Malchus (royalty) and explain how it is, like Tiferes, a representation of the "central...
Emunah & Anxiety
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rabbi Shais Taub shares three powerful spiritual tools for increasing our emotional wellbeing. Delivered in Lakewood, NJ on Nov 26, 2024.
Response to the Tragic Murder of R' Tzvi Kogan
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How do we respond to the devastating tragedy of Rabbi Tzvi Kogan’s brutal murder by terrorists in the UAE? In this video, we explore how to process ...
Baad Kodesh: Class 3
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this class we cover chapters 3-4 of the discourse and examine more deeply the idea of the "middle vector" called Tiferes.
Baad Kodesh: Class 2
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Toward a better understanding of the spiritual mechanisms behind governmental power, Chapter 2 of the Mitteler Rebbe’s discourse, focuses on the thr...
Baad Kodesh: Class 1
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Mitteler Rebbe’s letter known as Baad Kodesh was written to appeal for justice during his imprisonment, and explains how Divine authority flows ...
Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev Yahrzeit Farbrengen
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The holy tzadik, R' Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev, is renowned for his passionate advocacy on behalf of the Jewish people, always defending them before ...
How Can We Dance?
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rabbi Shais Taub speaks to a caller who is unsure of how to properly observe Shemini Atzeres / Simchas Torah this year in light of the events of one y...
A Private Conversation Between Two Rebbes
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In honor of 13 Tishrei, Yahrzeit of the Rebbe Maharash, hear a story about how the Rebbe Maharash as a young man offered wise counsel to his father, t...
Yom Kippur 5785 (Blood Brothers IX)
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why aren't there two days of Yom Kippur? What makes Die Hard fun? What are the riddles of the rabbi of Baghdad? Brothers Shais and Dovid Taub discuss ...
Ani L'Dodi 5726: Class 4
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Through teshuvah, even those far from holiness can reveal their inner connection to G‑d, elevating the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy. We study Cha...
Ani L'Dodi 5726: Class 3
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this part of the maamar, the Rebbe explains how the "king in the field" analogy does not depict an "arousal from Above" inasmuch as it only reveals...
Ani L'Dodi 5726: Class 2
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Rebbe gives a novel interpretation of the reason for the king's smile in the Alter Rebbe's famous parable of the King in the Field. Chapters 4 ...
Gate of Unity and Faith: Chapter 12—Reflections of the Light
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The twenty-two letters are building blocks that through re-arrangements and substitutions, diminish the original power of the creative energy so that ...
Ani L'Dodi 5726: Class 1
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this maamar, the Rebbe revisits the Alter Rebbe's famous maamar Ani L'Dodi which employs the metaphor of the king in the field to explain the uniqu...
Gate of Unity and Faith: Chapter 11—Letters that Create
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Ten Utterances of creation are only rightly called such from the subjective perspective of the created beings.
Tzion B'Mishpat Tipadeh 5736: Class 4
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this class we conclude the maamar with the study of chapters 8 and 9. We learn how there are two levels of redemption that each of us must go throu...
Gate of Unity and Faith: Chapter 10—Luminary and Light
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Using the metaphor of the sun and its rays, we come to better understand the nature of Hashem's attributes in relation to His essence. Just as the sun...
Tzion B'Mishpat Tipadeh 5736: Class 3
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The possibility for forgetting Torah derives from a viewpoint that perceives a separation between transcendent and the immanent Divine energies. This ...
Gate of Unity & Faith: Chapter 9—Beyond Description
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Essence of G-d cannot be described by even the loftiest attributes, so why do we speak of Hashem as "wise" or "compassionate" etc? In this chapter...
Tzion B'Mishpat Tipadeh 5736: Class 2
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The unification of Sovev and Memaleh can also be understood as corresponding to the names Havaye and Elokim. This unification makes it possible to liv...
Gate of Unity & Faith: Chapter 8—Simple Oneness
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Having explained in chapters 1-7 how Hashem is the only true existence and that the worlds are not something "other" than Him, we now turn our attenti...
Worry Less, Earn More
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How does the concept of Bitachon (trust in G-d) apply to earning a living? Rabbi Shais Taub speaks about the spiritual principles of financial success...
Spiritual Guide to Men & Women
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Drawing on the mystical teachings of Chassidus and Kabbalah, Rabbi Shais Taub explores masculine and feminine paradigms in marriage and relationships....
Tzion B'Mishpat Tipadeh 5736: Class 1
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This maamar of the Rebbe is based on a maamar of the Alter Rebbe in Likkutei Torah which describes how to instill in oneself the feeling that the Tora...
Recovery Workshop—Part 2
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The second session of the all-day workshop on Judaism and recovery begins with a guided meditation on acceptance followed by a round of Q&A. This v...
Gate of Unity & Faith: Chapter 7—Surrounds All Worlds, Fills All Worlds
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We conclude Ch. 7 with a further explanation of Tzimztum and how it is possible for Hashem to fill all worlds while simultaneously not being limited b...
Acceptance Workshop—Part 1
12 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For those interested in exploring 12-Step recovery from a Jewish spiritual perspective, Rabbi Shais Taub utilizes texts from the Big Book of AA and th...
Vayidaber Elokim 5729: Class 5
12 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the final two chapters of the maamar, we learn that the level of selflessness achieved through our Torah study after the Giving of the Torah surpas...
What Happened on 28 Sivan?
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the 28th day of Sivan in 5701 (1941), the Rebbe and the Rebbetzin arrived safely on American shores, marking not only a miraculous escape from war-...
Gate of Unity & Faith: Chapter 7—Space, Time, and Tzimtzum
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Chapter 7, we explore the concept that despite Hashem's transcendence, He is present within space and time through His attribute of Malchus. Additi...
Vayidaber Elokim 5729: Class 4
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In chapters 7 and 8 of the maamar we continue to contrast the way that Torah was accessible to the Patriarchs and the way in which we are able to acce...
Gate of Unity & Faith: Chapter 7—No King Without a Nation
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We begin Chapter 7 which introduces the idea of the Higher and Lower Unities (yichuda ilaah and yichuda tataah.) The first concept discussed is that i...
Vayidaber Elokim 5729: Class 3
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In chapters 5 and 6 of the maamar we learn about the way that the events of Matan Torah permanently changed reality and how this is reflected in three...
Gate of Unity & Faith: Chapter 6—There's No Other
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In chapter 6, we are finally able to understand the statement in the verse with which we began chapter 1. "Know today and take it upon your heart that...
Gate of Unity & Faith: Chapter 5—Is Creation Real?
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 5 is very short but very challenging. Based on the Rebbe's explanations, we try to unpack the basic message of the chapter which is to obviate...
Vayidaber Elokim 5729: Class 2
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter four of the maamar explains the meaning of the four letters of Hashem's name and describes how they are expressed not only in the soul but in ...
Gate of Unity & Faith: Chapter 4—The Power of Tzimtzum
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 4 answers the question that was asked at the end of the previous chapter. How it is that creation is not nullified out of existence before Has...
Vayidaber Elokim 5729: Class 1
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This maamar was originally delivered by the Rebbe on the second day of Shavups 5729 (1969.) In this class, we cover the first three chapters of the...
What Stray Cats Taught Me About Winning Trust
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rabbi Shais Taub visits Avi Fishoff's support group for parents in crisis, to present the valuable life lessons he learned while winning the trust of ...
Gate of Unity & Faith: Chapter 3—Reality is Like a Sunbeam
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Chapter 3, the Alter Rebbe illustrates how, based on what we have learned in chs 1-2, it is a logical conclusion that all of created reality is non...
Kol Yisrael 5733: Class 3—Mitzvos, the Body, and Moshiach
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Torah is the wisdom of Hashem while mitzvos are His will. This idea will help us to understand why there are various different levels of Torah study b...
De-Stigmatizing Anxiety & Depression in Our Community
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rabbi Shais Taub delivers the key note address at an evening dedicated to putting an end to shame and stigma connected to anxiety and depression. The ...
Gate of Unity & Faith: Chapter 2—Continuous Creation
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Chapter 2 of Shaar HaYichud VeHaEmunah, the Alter Rebbe uses the mechanics of the miraculous Splitting of the Sea to give us a logical way of under...
The Life & Teachings of Reb Volf
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reb Menachem Ze'ev "Volf" Greenglass (1917-2010) was a unique educator and role model who raised a generation of students in Lubavitch's yeshiva in Mo...
Kol Yisrael 5733: Class 2—Torah & Mitzvos / Soul & Body
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the third chapter of the maamar Kol Yisrael we look at the relationship between the Torah and the Mitzvos as being akin to the relationship between...
Gate of Unity & Faith: Chapter 1—Letters that Create
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 1 of Shaar HaYichud VeHaEmunah introduces the idea that all of created reality is composed of arrangements of the 22 letters of the Holy Tongu...
Ten Sefiros
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Rabbi Shais Taub as he brings the mystical Ten Sefiros to life, straight from the core texts of Kabbalah and Chassidic philosophy. This session i...
Kol Yisrael 5733: Class 1—Holier than Heaven
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Lubavitcher Rebbe's discourse Kol Yisrael begins with the Mishnah that is recited before the study of Pirkei Avos stating: "All Israel has a porti...
Gate of Unity & Faith: Intro
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We begin the second volume of Tanya known as The Gate of Unity and Faith (Shaar HaYichud Ve'HaEmunah) which explains the oneness and unity of Hashem. ...
Guided Meditation for 12-Step Recovery
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rabbi Shais Taub leads a guided meditation session at the Kansas City Recovery Retreat. The focus of the meditation is on the idea of G-d's complete "...
Three Phases of Freedom
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Co-founder of AA, Dr. Bob, once said that the entire 12-Step program could be summed up as: 1) Trust G-d, 2) Clean House, 3) Help Others. In that spir...
Matzah Zu 5749: Class 2—The Power of Matzah
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
First we review last week's class and get into a very lively discussion of the importance of getting Jews to eat matzah on the night of Pesach. We the...
The Rabbi & the Psychiatrist
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Rabbi Shais Taub and Dr. Jacob L. Freedman in a thought-provoking discussion on mental health, addiction recovery, and Pesach. Delve into the int...
Matzah Zu 5749: Class 1—Why Do We Eat Matzah?
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What is the reason why we eat matzah at the Seder? In the Haggadah, we say that the reason is because "our ancestors did not have time for their dough...
On the Solar Eclipse
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Modern life has disconnected us from the rhythms of the cosmos. However, during an eclipse, we collectively look up and are reminded that the universe...
Day 339 (Sefer HaMitzvos)
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 339: Positive Commandment 191, 214; Negative Commandment 311, 58; Positive Commandment 221; Negative Commandment 263, 264; Conclusion
Day 338 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos)
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 338: Negative Commandment 46; Positive Commandment 190; Negative Commandment 56, 57; Positive Commandment 192, 193
Day 337 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos)
24 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 337: Positive Commandment 187; Negative Commandment 49; Positive Commandment 188, 189; Negative Commandment 59
Day 336 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos)
23 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 336: Positive Commandment 173; Negative Commandment 362, 364, 363, 365
Day 335 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos)
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 335: Negative Commandment 166
Day 334 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos)
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 334: Negative Commandment 166
Day 333 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos)
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 333: Negative Commandment 167
Day 332 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos)
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 332: Negative Commandment 168
Day 331 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos)
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 331: Negative Commandment 195; Positive Commandment 37
Day 330 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos)
17 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 330: Negative Commandment 318, 319; Positive Commandment 210, 211
Day 329 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos)
16 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 329: Positive Commandment 174; Negative Commandment 312, 313, 314
The Rebbe's Purim Miracle and Stalin's Demise
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about the connection between the Lubavitcher Rebbe's Purim gathering in Brooklyn in 1953 and Stalin's sudden demise in Moscow. Rabbi Shais Taub ...
Day 328 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos)
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 328: Positive Commandment 180
Day 327 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos)
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 327: Negative Commandment 285
Day 326 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos)
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 326: Negative Commandment 287
Catch 22 of the Soul
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Explore the paradoxical mission of the soul, torn between the intense desire to transcend the body and the necessity to return in order to make a dwel...
Day 325 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos)
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 325: Negative Commandment 286
Day 324 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos)
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 324: Negative Commandment 288
Al Kein Karu 5713: Class 5—Why the Jews?
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As we conclude the maamar with the study of the ninth and final chapter, we delve even more deeply into the true nature of Hashem's relationship with ...
Day 323 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos)
10 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 323: Negative Commandment 291
Day 322 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos)
09 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 322: Positive Commandment 179
Day 321 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos)
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 321: Negative Commandment 317; Positive Commandment 178
Day 320 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos)
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 320: Negative Commandment 315, 281, 316
Day 319 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos)
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 319: Negative Commandment 280; Positive Commandment 177; Negative Commandment 276, 274
Day 318 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos)
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 318: Negative Commandment 279, 277, 275, 278, 273
Making Room for Hashem
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In order to make space within Himself for us, Hashem "contracts" His Infinity, so to speak. When we contemplate on the fact that this is all done in o...
Al Kein Karu 5713: Class 4—Randomness and Choice
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Based on what we have learned so far, we understand that the randomness of a lottery allows for the possibility of Haman's wicked plot succeeding. We ...
Day 317 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos)
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 317: Negative Commandment 294, 290
Day 316 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos)
03 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 316: Negative Commandment 310; Positive Commandment 224; Negative Commandment 300
Day 316 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos)
03 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 316: Negative Commandment 310; Positive Commandment 224; Negative Commandment 300
Day 315 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos)
02 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 315: Positive Commandment 226, 227, 230, 231; Negative Commandment 66
Day 314 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos)
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 314: Negative Commandment 282, 283; Positive Commandment 229, 228
The Body and Spiritual Freedom
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Embodiment may be considered both a prison for the soul as well as its path to spiritual freedom. Continuing the theme introduced in Ch. 46 of Tany...
Al Kein Karu 5713: Class 3—Achashverosh and Hashem's Silence
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Having left off with the question of why Haman's evil plot was unsuccessful, the maamar now turns its focus to King Achashverosh. We learn that the le...
Day 313 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos)
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 313: Positive Commandment 176; Negative Commandment 284; Positive Commandment 175
Day 312 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos)
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 312: Positive Commandment 248
Day 311 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos)
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 311: Positive Commandment 248
Day 310 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos)
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 310: Positive Commandment 248
Day 309 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos)
25 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 309: Positive Commandment 246, 248
Day 308 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos)
24 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 308: Positive Commandment 246
Day 307 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos)
23 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 307: Positive Commandment 246
The Mirror of the Heart
23 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Chapter 46 of Tanya, we learn about a mechanism by which we can automatically trigger intense feelings of love for our Creator. This is based on th...
Day 306 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos)
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 306: Positive Commandment 246