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Holy Waters: Mikveh for Men
Jewish Living | Kabbalah & Spirituality | Parasha

Holy Waters: Mikveh for Men

What is Shovavim שובבים? Shovavim is an acronym for a set of parshios in which the Torah is telling us about the increasing levels of kedusha of klal yisroel.   The parshios are: ש Shemos, ו Vaera, ב Bo, ב Bishalach, י Yisro, מ Mishpatim.

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Yisro & Methods of Faith
Jewish Living | Kabbalah & Spirituality | Parasha

Yisro & Methods of Faith

Yisro, the minister of Midian, the father-in-law of Moshe, heard everything that G-d did to Moshe and to Israel, His people – that HaShem had taken Israel out of Egypt. Yisro, the father-in-law of Moshe, took Zipporah, the wife of Moshe, after she had been sent away; and her two sons: of whom the name…

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“Shir” Emunah
Jewish Living | Kabbalah & Spirituality | Parasha

“Shir” Emunah

In the parsha, klal yisroel sing Shirah to HaShem regarding their redemption from mitzrayim, even though they were still in the midst of escaping their oppression.

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Bishalach & “Shir” Emunah
Jewish Living | Kabbalah & Spirituality | Podcast

Bishalach & “Shir” Emunah

What can we learn about emunah from the Shir Hayam? Tune in to find out!

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Vayeira & Lapses in Emunah
Jewish Living | Kabbalah & Spirituality | Podcast

Vayeira & Lapses in Emunah

Sometimes we struggle with our emunah. That’s okay. The sidra illuminates.

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Vayeira & Lapses of Emunah
Jewish Living | Kabbalah & Spirituality | Parasha

Vayeira & Lapses of Emunah

This week we’re going to look at two aspects of Emunah.

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Shemos & The Purpose of Our Suffering
Jewish Living | Kabbalah & Spirituality | Parasha

Shemos & The Purpose of Our Suffering

Last week we examined the parsha and how Yaakov Avinu is the archetype of emunah. In our discussion, a difficulty was raised regarding Yaakov. When Yaakov encounters Paro, Paro asks about his age. Yaakov tells him the years of his life were few and difficult. The simple reading of the text leads us to the…

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Shemos & Purpose of Our Suffering
Jewish Living | Kabbalah & Spirituality | Podcast

Shemos & Purpose of Our Suffering

Let’s explore the idea of suffering and what the parsha can teach us on it.

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Vayechi & Tefillah
Jewish Living | Kabbalah & Spirituality | Podcast

Vayechi & Tefillah

Let’s chat about the parsha, emunah, and tefillah.

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Blessings of Emunah, But Only If We Ask
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Blessings of Emunah, But Only If We Ask

When discussing Emunah, Tefillah, and the Parsha, really this week is one of the best times to do it.  In the sidra, Vayechi, we see the shevatim are given their brachos from Yaakov Avinu. Every Friday night a father recalls the brachos given to Menashe and Efraim. There’s so much here to cover.

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Anger
Jewish Living | Kabbalah & Spirituality | Podcast

Anger

Anger is the measuring rod of one’s growth in emunah. How? Listen to learn more…

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Teshuva M’ahava & Ner Chanukah
Jewish Living | Kabbalah & Spirituality | Parasha

Teshuva M’ahava & Ner Chanukah

There are times in history when we repent out of fear, and there are times when we repent out of love. We learn these attributes from the Avos. The Bobover Ruv brings a Midrash to teach us this concept…

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