In today's episode we discuss a teaching in masechet Yoma about the three types of atonement necessary in the cases of three different types of transgressions.Iggeres HaTeshuva, Beginning of Chapter 1.Music by

In today's episode we discuss how moonlight can be used as a good analogy to help us understand how lower creations receive their vitality from the more loftier creations which radiate the 10 utterances of creation in a more direct way....

In today's episode we discuss how every individual creation receives its vitality from a particular combination, transposition or substitution  of the 22 letters contained within the 10 utterances of creation.Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haem...

In today's episode we discuss why it is that we call the building blocks through which G-d creates the world "letters" even though G-d's Speech is far above and the source of our wisdom and intellects.Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah end of C...

In today's episode we discuss the meaning and purpose of "letters of thought" and "letters of speech".Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, Beginning of Chapter 11.Music by

In today's Tanya we discuss how the seven days of the week come into being from G-d's Attributes.Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, end of Chapter 10Music by

In today's episode we discuss how the allegory of the sun and sunlight we use to understand the unity of G-d with His Attributes, is a useful allegory for us, however we must know that it is only an allegory.Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, ...

In today's episode we discuss how the fact that G-d is united with His Attributes is just as incomprehensible as G-d Himself is.Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, end of Chapter 9.Music by

In today's episode we discuss how it is illogical to say that G-d is incomprehensible to us.Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, middle of chapter 9.Music by

In today's episode we discuss how G-d's Chochma (Wisdom, which is the highest attribute for us) can be likened to our Asiya (Action, the lowest attribute).Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, Beginning of Chapter 9.Music by

In today's episode we discuss the attribute of Chochma and how it manifests within a person's and how all of the other attributes and soul garments stem out from it. Sha'ar HaYichud V'HaEmunah, End of Chapter 8.Music by

In today's episode we begin a discussion concerning how G-d's Attributes, as we reference them during prayer etc... are not the same as our own.'Sha'ar HaYichud VeHaemuna Chapter 8. Music by

In today's episode we discuss the process by which G-d constricts the original 10 Utterances of Creation in order to create everything and how the  numerical value of a created being (i.e the gematria of its name), is the most diminished m...

In today's episode, we explore the two aspects of G-d's Light known as: Sovev Kol Almin and Memalei Kol Almin. Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, middle of chapter 7.Music by

In today's episode, we address the mistake that some scholars make in interpreting the Tzimtzum as described by the AriZal literally and we discuss how G-d remains unaffected by the changes in the world, unlike the soul which is affected by the...

In today's episode we discuss how G-d's Knowledge is different than human knowledge and how we are incapable of understanding G-d's Knowledge.Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, Middle of Chapter 7. Music by

In today's episode we discuss how G-d is very much present within Space and Time through His attribute of Malchus.Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, middle of chapter 7.Music by

In today's episode we discuss the origin of time and space.Sha'ar HaYichud V'HaEmunah, middle of chapter 7.Music by Shoshannah. ...

In today's episode we discuss G-d's Name of Adnus.Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, Beginning of Chapter 7.Music by Shoshannah.   ...

This episode has been generously sponsored by Chavi Kelemer in loving memory of Yehuda Ben Dov Ber whose joy of teaching Torah inspired many others. May this learning give his neshama an aliyah.To sponsor an episode or for any other inquiri...

In today's episode we discuss how we can understand how the inclusion of all of the middos within one another is due to them being sourced in the same place, namely the One G-d.Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, middle of chapter 6.Mus...

In today's episode we discuss G-d's Name Elokim.Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, Beginning of Chpater 6.Music by Shoshannah.   <...

In today's episode we discuss how G-d's Attributes of Chessed and Gevurah are sourced in the same place, however this is beyond the human intellect, no matter how lofty, to comprehend.Sha'ar Hayichud V'Haemunah, Chapter 5.Music ...

In today's episode we discuss the origin of G-d's attribute of Constraint.Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, end of chapter 4.Music by Shoshanna...

In today's episode we introduce the concept of Tzimtzum; G-d's ability to constrict and conceal Himself so that created beings won't be nullified in their source. We discuss how it is just as beyond our comprehension to understand this attribut...