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The Jewish Mind19. Terumah Class "Finding Our Inner-Sanctuary"19. Terumah Class "Finding Our Inner-Sanctuary" by Rabbi Avrohom Lipszyc2021-02-1846 minThe Jewish Mind18. Mishpatim Parsha Class: "G-d and Slavery"18. Mishpatim Parsha Class: "G-d and Slavery" by Rabbi Avrohom Lipszyc2021-02-111h 03The Jewish Mind17. Yithro Class: "An Unorthodox View Of Religion Vs Spirituality"17. Yithro Class: "An Unorthodox View Of Religion Vs Spirituality" by Rabbi Avrohom Lipszyc2021-02-0453 minThe Jewish Mind15. Parsha Bo Class: Why The Darkness?15. Parsha Bo Class: Why The Darkness? by Rabbi Avrohom Lipszyc2021-01-2854 minThe Jewish Mind16. B'shalach Parsha Class: When Your Sea Splits16. B'shalach Parsha Class: When Your Sea Splits by Rabbi Avrohom Lipszyc2021-01-281h 00The Jewish Mind12. Parsha Zoom Class: Vayechi12. Parsha Zoom Class: Vayechi by Rabbi Avrohom Lipszyc2020-12-311h 08The Jewish Mind11. Parsha Class Vayigash 578111. Parsha Class Vayigash 5781 by Rabbi Avrohom Lipszyc2020-12-241h 07
The Jewish Mind10. Parsha Class: Mikaitz - Chanukah10. Parsha Class: Mikaitz - Chanukah by Rabbi Avrohom Lipszyc2020-12-1758 minThe Jewish Mind9. Parsha Class Vayieshev - Chanukah9. Parsha Class Vayieshev - Chanukah by Rabbi Avrohom Lipszyc2020-12-101h 10The Jewish Mind8. Vayislach 57818. Vayislach 5781 by Rabbi Avrohom Lipszyc2020-12-041h 03The Jewish Mind7. Parshat Vayeitzei 57817. Parshat Vayeitzei 5781 by Rabbi Avrohom Lipszyc2020-11-261h 03The Jewish Mind5. Parsha Chaya Sarah Class: "Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me a Match..."5. Parsha Chaya Sarah Class: "Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me a Match..." by Rabbi Avrohom Lipszyc2020-11-121h 07The Jewish Mind3. Lech Lecha Zomm 5781: When Up Is Down And Down Is Up3. Lech Lecha Zomm 5781: When Up Is Down And Down Is Up by Rabbi Avrohom Lipszyc2020-10-2946 minThe Jewish Mind2. Zoom Noach 5781: "See No Evil, Hear No Evil and Speak No Evil"2. Zoom Noach 5781: "See No Evil, Hear No Evil and Speak No Evil" by Rabbi Avrohom Lipszyc2020-10-221h 10The Jewish Mind1. Parshat Bereishit 5781: "Beginning With the End in Mind"1. Parshat Bereishit 5781: "Beginning With the End in Mind" by Rabbi Avrohom Lipszyc2020-10-151h 04
The Jewish MindYour Mystical Inner-SukkahYour Mystical Inner-Sukkah by Rabbi Avrohom Lipszyc2020-10-0140 minThe Jewish Mind11. Zoom Parsha Class Netzavim-Vayelech 5780Weekly Zoom Parsha Class11. Parsha Netzavim-Vayelech*Brief overview of the Parsha*Insights into the Parsha*Mystical exploration, with practical applicationFaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10158393060418257/SoundCloud:https://soundcloud.com/hachaim/11-zoom-parsha-class-netzavim-vayelech-5780YouTube:https://youtu.be/xzIZfekkCXk2020-09-1049 minThe Jewish Mind34. Sovoi 5780: Releasing The Tiger WithinFaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10158379995798257/SoundCloud:https://soundcloud.com/hachaim/36-sovoi-5780-releasing-the-tiger-withinWritten:https://www.dropbox.com/s/fjl71c32qsq9l6j/36.%20sovo%205780%20--releasing%20the%20tiger%20within.pdf?dl=0YouTube:https://youtu.be/Pg0VkeYKspE---For many of us, there is this pressing non-squashable feeling that we were meant to be more. At times we fight the feeling, labeling it as ego, as an unjustifiable need to be special, bordering on disassociation, hiding within a fantastical world, rather than accepting and living within the reality of life on life’s terms.However, sometimes this voice of feeling suppressed, an...2020-09-0445 minThe Jewish Mind10. Parsha Zoom Class: Tavo10. Zoom Parsha Class: Tavo*Brief overview of the Parsha*Insights into the Parsha*Mystical exploration, with practical applicationFaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10158375960363257/SoundCloud:https://soundcloud.com/hachaim/10-parsha-zoom-class-tavoYouTube:YouTube:https://youtu.be/onPApR59ICY2020-09-0346 minThe Jewish Mind34. Teitzei 5780: The Peaceful WarriorFaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10158363027528257/SoundCloud;https://soundcloud.com/hachaim/34-teitzei-5780-the-peaceful-warriorWritten:https://www.dropbox.com/s/3ejwyb94n90fkae/35.%20tetzei%205780%20--the%20peaceful%20warrior.pdf?dl=0YouTube:https://youtu.be/WTgGF8nXvqw__In a certain sense, life is meant to be lived as a war. And I mean this on the spiritual level. Dawning back to the birth of our nation, when our Matriarch Rachel was pregnant, the prophet told her (-Genesis 25:23), “Two nations are in your womb, and two kingdoms will separate from your innards, and one kingdom will become mightier than the other kingdom, and th...2020-08-2853 minThe Jewish Mind9. Zoom Parsha Class: Teitzei 57809. Zoom Parsha Class: Teitzei 5780*Brief overview of the Parsha*Mystical Insights sprinkled throughout*Focusing on one concept of the Parsha, mystically, emotionally and tangibly---FaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10158358670578257/SoundCloud:https://soundcloud.com/hachaim/9-zoom-parsha-class-teitzei-5780YouTube:https://youtu.be/_Y6jzHaegRo2020-08-2755 minThe Jewish Mind34. Re'eh 5780: "The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the Truth So Help Me G d!"FaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10158329707863257/SoundCloud:https://soundcloud.com/hachaim/34-reeh-5780-the-truth-the-whole-truth-and-nothing-but-the-truth-so-help-me-g-dWritten:https://www.dropbox.com/s/vqbdqn4fbifujaj/24.%20re%27eh%20--the%20truth%2C%20the%20whole%20truth%2C%20and%20nothing%20but%20the%20truth%2C%20so%20help%20me%20g-d.pdf?dl=0YouTube:https://youtu.be/iayLxD4jgKU-- For many, there is the struggle between the two worlds we live in, Judaism versus Secularism, Spirituality versus Physicality, our Synagogue versus our Office, and our Pursuit of G-d versus our Pursuit of Comfort and Luxury.We reflect about what the prophet told Rebecca about her immense pregnancy pains (-Genesis 25:23), “And th...2020-08-141h 07The Jewish Mind33. Eikev 5780: Having A Hearing-PostFaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10158311328188257/SoundCloud:https://soundcloud.com/hachaim/33-eikev-5780-having-a-hearing-postWritten:https://www.dropbox.com/s/8c0htpt1flup09f/33.%20Eikev%205780%20--Having%20a%20Hearing-post.pdf?dl=0YouTube:https://youtu.be/j0JfwqIHt2E—What happens when we just aren’t open to our faith, our spirituality and our tangible and palatable relationship with G-d? What is there for us, to give us a fighting chance, and a door out of inner-purgatory, when we are experience a total crash and burn in our higher humanity, and our G-dly image, in which we were created?Yes, we are expe...2020-08-0755 minThe Jewish Mind32. Va'eschanan 5780: Rebuilding JerusalemFaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10158293503698257/SoundCloud:https://soundcloud.com/hachaim/32-vaeschanan-5780-rebuilding-jerusalemWritten:https://www.dropbox.com/s/wr7t1c4tsrzp2m3/32.%20vaeschanan%20-rebuilding%20jerusalem.pdf?dl=0YouTube:https://youtu.be/T1MY9Yz04ugOur sages teach us over and over again, “The descent is for the need of the ascent!”Every pain, every suffering, and every destruction, is but the groundbreaking to a, “Greater will be this house than the first house.”Yet, the destruction hurts, hurts terribly, to the point of the promise that an ascent is evolving, is so distant, not affording us any consolation, com...2020-08-0153 minThe Jewish Mind5. Zoom Parsha Class Devarim 57805. Zoom Parsha Class Devarim 5780 by Rabbi Avrohom Lipszyc2020-07-2336 minThe Jewish Mind31. Matos-Masei 5780: Becoming A Pioneer31. Matos-Masei 5780: Becoming A Pioneer by Rabbi Avrohom Lipszyc2020-07-1735 minThe Jewish Mind4. Zoom Parsha Clas Matos-Masei 57804. Zoom Parsha Clas Matos-Masei 5780 by Rabbi Avrohom Lipszyc2020-07-1653 minThe Jewish Mind29. Pinchas 5780: Who Da'at?FaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10158237607068257/SoundCloud:https://soundcloud.com/hachaim/29-pinchas-5780-who-daatWritten:https://www.dropbox.com/s/bflh6twhyhq5vhe/30.%20pinchas%205780%20-who%20da%27at.pdf?dl=0YouTube:https://youtu.be/c0eEgrNgMSsWe have each met, at some point in our lives, a Pauper with a lot of money, as well as a, Wealthy Man with very little money. I don’t mean pauper or wealthy in the poetic sense, but in the literal financial sense, and nevertheless, the pauper has a lot of money, and the wealthy man has very little money. I want to emphasize as we...2020-07-1057 minThe Jewish Mind3. Zoom Parsha -Pinchas 57803. Zoom Parsha -Pinchas 5780 by Rabbi Avrohom Lipszyc2020-07-0945 minThe Jewish Mind29. Chukas-Balak-12 Tamuz: A Wealthy Man's PrayerFaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10158217423148257/SoundCloud:https://soundcloud.com/hachaim/28-chukas-balak-12-tamuz-a-wealthy-mans-prayerWritten Notes:https://www.dropbox.com/s/bh88q75qoxnl2oe/29.%20Chukas-Balak-12%20Tammuz%205780%20-A%20Wealthy%20Mans%20Prayer.pdf?dl=0YouTube:https://youtu.be/OmayELA-qCcThis lecture is going to take us to the Kabbalistic standards of wealth, in which the person beyond lacks nothing. In addition to this, the lecture is then going to explain what the prayer of such a wealthy man is all about. What makes this an issue is that the Torah mitzvah of prayer is to ask G-d for one's needs (-See Maimonides...2020-07-031h 00The Jewish Mind2. Zoom Parsha Class Chukas-Balak 57802. Zoom Parsha Class Chukas-Balak 5780 by Rabbi Avrohom Lipszyc2020-07-0251 min
The Jewish Mind28. Korach-Gimmel Tammuz 5780: Infinite Connection --Integrating The Head With The FootFaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10158190287103257/SoundCloud:https://soundcloud.com/hachaim/28-korach-gimmel-tammuz-5780-infinite-connection-integrating-the-head-with-the-footWritten:https://www.dropbox.com/s/oun3c3p6ccevrbs/28.%20korach-3%20tammuz%20--infinite%20connection%20-intergrating%20the%20head%20with%20the%20foot.pdf?dl=0YouTube:https://youtu.be/w2eo5d4NasA---For the modern-day issue of this lecture I want to introduce the concept of interdependence. Let us begin with three different social definitions1:DEPENDENCE - has to do with relying upon or being controlled by someone. Pet’s and children, for instance, are dependent upon their owners/parents.INDEPENDENCE - has to do with not relying upon, no...2020-06-2542 minThe Jewish Mind27. Shlach 5780: The Art Of Challah -Making Selflessness SelflessFaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10158171165098257/SoundCloud:https://soundcloud.com/hachaim/27-shlach-5780-the-art-of-challah-making-selflessness-selflessWritten:https://www.dropbox.com/s/tpk66ixxh7qh0kf/27.%20shlach%205780%20-the%20art%20of%20challah.pdf?dl=0YouTube:https://youtu.be/ULPd8P5D9Fc-----I heard this great line in a conversation between two people:“Do you know why everyone you love and help leave you, and you are left a lonely man? Because, even when you try to do something selfless, you make it selfish.”Shazam! Kaboom!What an awesome insight! Only, that I see this not limited to those who are outstanding in their self...2020-06-1953 min
The Jewish MindZoomclass: Parshat Shelach 5780Zoomclass: Parshat Shelach 5780 by Rabbi Avrohom Lipszyc2020-06-1853 minThe Jewish Mind26. Behaalotecha 5780: The Freedom To Be -Transcending To True SelfFaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10158150230838257/ SoundCloud:https://soundcloud.com/hachaim/26-behaalotecha-5780-the-freedom-to-be-transcending-to-true-selfWritten Notes:https://www.dropbox.com/s/krltkf89u07i11e/26.%20behaalotecha%205780%20-both%20the%20big%20and%20the%20small%20-understanding%20the%20bignness%20of%20smallness.pdf?dl=0YouTube:https://youtu.be/U64KC444X6s--The greatest contradiction for the human being is freedom. The human soul fights for freedom, while the human body demands discipline. Medically, Maimonides explains, that, “The change of a cycle (habit pattern) is the beginning of ailment.” Child psychologists are in agreement that the child needs, and actually demands discipline. The soul, however, fights for...2020-06-1259 minThe Jewish Mind25. Naso 5780: The Dot, the Line, and the Box -Making it Real, Wholesome and Totally TransformativeFaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10158128705343257/SoundCloud:https://soundcloud.com/hachaim/25-naso-5780-the-dot-the-line-and-the-box-making-it-real-wholesome-and-totally-transformativeWritten:https://www.dropbox.com/s/viq238a8uxan7c4/25.%20naso%205780%20-the%20dot%2C%20line%20and%20box%20-working%20self-developement.pdf?dl=0YouTube:https://youtu.be/w5ttZlo-EVo__There is no greater feeling than when after a deep and strenuous day of work, we come home feeling that, “Man! Today’s work was real and it was wholesome!” This is the feeling that leaves us, even though exhausted, however, deeply rejuvenated, as if we have drunk from the Well of Life itself.Not so, when we deeply know t...2020-06-051h 05The Jewish Mind24. Shavuos 5780: Having A Mount Sinai ExperienceFaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10158102213433257/SoundCloud:https://soundcloud.com/hachaim/24-shavuos-5780-having-a-mount-sinai-experienceWritten:https://www.dropbox.com/s/dy4awvrwiumq7ht/24a.%20shavous%205780%20-having%20a%20mount%20sinai%20experience%20%28autosaved%29.pdf?dl=0YouTube:https://youtu.be/GvU5NBFGIpg---Albert Einstein (-Link) is quoted for saying, “We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” Let’s take this quote to its very root. According to science, with a blend of Kabbalah, our thinking is the product of nature and of nurture. On the nurture side, our perception is based on the earliest truism...2020-05-2851 minThe Jewish Mind23. Bamidbar 5780 -The Gift Of SpiritualityFaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10158078146003257/SoundCloud:https://soundcloud.com/hachaim/23-bamidbar-5780-the-gift-of-spiritualityWritten:https://www.dropbox.com/s/wrk0lkihsqdf3hu/23.%20bamidbar%205780%20-the%20gift%20of%20spirituality.pdf?dl=0YouTube:https://youtu.be/1cyv5U7cryY----For our modern-day let us take a deeper view into what Torah is all about. Torah, for many, is seen as the constitution of the Jewish religion. In other words, Torah is seen as a religion, filled with obligations and prohibitions, which ultimately govern whether will go to Heaven or to Hell. However, in Chassidus teachings, this isn’t so. Torah is G-d’s ulti...2020-05-2055 minThe Jewish Mind22. Behar-Bechukosai 5780: The Gates Have Opened -Understanding Lag B'OmerFaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10158053136858257/SoundCloud:https://soundcloud.com/hachaim/21-behar-bechukosai-5780-the-gates-have-opened-understanding-lag-bomerWritten:https://www.dropbox.com/s/raotuymq6t5sve1/22.%20behar-bechukosai%205780%20-the%20gates%20have%20opened%20-understanding%20lag%20bomer.pdf?dl=0YouTubehttps://youtu.be/an34jzopGVU---A regular struggle that some of us have, when we hear about the stories of the righteous and saintly of old, is the simple fact of, “But, I Am Not a Tzadik…” So, what can this story teach someone like me?! This becomes especially so, when we speak of the supranatural performed by the saintly and the righteous. Their powers to do so, through prayer...2020-05-1356 minThe Jewish Mind21. Emor 5780: How Far Are You Willing To Go?FaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10158031546303257/SoundCloud:https://soundcloud.com/hachaim/21-emor-5780-how-far-are-you-willing-to-goWritten:https://www.dropbox.com/s/6aa44nbd3xywv0g/21.%20Emor%205780%20-How%20Far%20Are%20You%20Willing%20to%20Go.pdf?dl=0YouTube:https://youtu.be/xXCUe20ECgg __One of the greatest quandaries of faith is the peaceful co-existence of Histadlut (Effort) and Bitochon (Faith; Trust). To my grandmother, of blessed memory, this wasn’t a quandary at all. For her, it was all summed up in, “G-d says, ‘Do!’ and I will help you!” Ah… The beautiful simplicity of the faith of yesteryear… However, in my complicated, and sometimes ev...2020-05-0630 minThe Jewish Mind20. Vayikra 5780: Healing The World -Working The Mystical ApproachFaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10157883103303257/SoundCloud:https://soundcloud.com/hachaim/20-vayikra-5780-healing-the-world-working-the-mystical-approachWritten:https://www.dropbox.com/s/o7cjpuz5sdb0t61/20.%20vayikra%205780%20-healing%20the%20world%20-working%20a%20mystical%20approach.pdf?dl=0YouTube:https://youtu.be/0V7J4ccakZ4-- One of the greatest paradigms that any human can have is the paradigm of, “I can make a difference!” This, and this alone, is the Torah perspective, always!Yes, I am aware of the universal Serenity Prayer, in asking for the serenity for the things that we cannot change, and for the wisdom to know which those things are...2020-03-2727 minThe Jewish Mind19. HaChodesh 5780: The Inner Communal SederFaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10157853868793257/SoundCloud:https://soundcloud.com/hachaim/19-hachodesh-5780-the-inner-communal-sederWritten:https://www.dropbox.com/s/olpaorexodkdtgu/19.%20vayakhel-pekudei-hachodesh%205780%20-the%20communal%20seder.pdf?dl=0YouTube:https://youtu.be/q86S6PNipOQ-Each and every one of us have righteousness, and each and every one of us has repentance to do. King Solomon says (-Ecclesiastic 7:20), “For there is no righteous man on earth who does good and sins not.” Isaiah (-60:21) states, “And your people, all of them righteous.” And both are true concerning each and every single one of us.Nevertheless, there are those of us who find ourselve...2020-03-2036 min
The Jewish Mind18. Tetzaveh 5780: Which Came First, The Olive Or The Oil?FaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10157811459948257/SoundCloud:https://soundcloud.com/hachaim/18-tetzaveh-5780-which-came-first-the-olive-or-the-oilWritten:https://www.dropbox.com/s/79h4smyftg3e1gp/18.%20tetzaveh%205780%20-which%20came%20first%20the%20olive%20or%20the%20oil.pdf?dl=0YouTube:https://youtu.be/oMIhn3xpZVY---When we pull back from sharing and engaging, one of two things can be happening:(a) We are self-sabotaging, pushing others away, and denying ourselves our calling, or,(b) We have turned inwards, digging deeper within ourselves, searching for more to share, and more to evolve into.The two have the same outwardly appearance, of pulling back, withholding and isolating...2020-03-0636 minThe Jewish Mind17. Terumah 5780: Take Than Give --Engaging With G-dFaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10157789014408257/SoundCloud:https://soundcloud.com/hachaim/17-terumah-5780-take-than-give-engaging-with-g-dWritten:https://www.dropbox.com/s/wj2og1pdn8sqngb/17.%20teruma%205780%20-take%20then%20give%20-engaging%20with%20g-d.pdf?dl=0YouTube:https://youtu.be/lKIIPfwOJoI--In many Kabbalistic and Chassidic teachings, we are taught that the woman must first entice and arouse the man, after which there can be copulation. However, then the teachings go on to teach that the man has to first empower the woman to arouse and entice, meaning that it is the man who must first entice and arouse the woman.When Kabbalah and...2020-02-2841 minThe Jewish Mind16. Yisro 5780: "The Holiness of Darkness --Working the Beauty of Mankind"FaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10157746302938257/SoundCloud:https://soundcloud.com/hachaim/16-yisro-5780-the-holiness-of-darkness-working-the-beauty-of-mankindWritten Notes:https://www.dropbox.com/s/r8nvdmkh8wjfg0k/16.%20yisro%20-the%20holiness%20of%20darkness.pdf?dl=0YouTube:https://youtu.be/3Hffvk9O3U4------------Darkness, in most cultures, is synonymous to evil. This is why we start our scary stories with, “It begins on a dark night, where a dark man waits, with a dark purpose.” We speak of our times of suffering, fear and pain as, “It was a very dark time in my life….” So too, it is in the teachings of Kabbalah and Chassi...2020-02-1344 minThe Jewish Mind15. Beshalach 5780: Being At Peace With The UniverseFaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10157730667693257/SoundCloud:https://soundcloud.com/hachaim/15-beshalach-5780-being-at-peace-with-the-universeWritten:https://www.dropbox.com/s/2tef60et9ghyz0k/15.%20Beshalach%20-Being%20at%20Peace%20with%20the%20Universe%20--Embracing%20G-ds%20Will.pdf?dl=0YouTube:https://youtu.be/tM4DHUgQNnQ---Some people live a life of constant war, never being in peace, neither with themselves, with others, nor with the universe. This exists among the religious as well, who may feel that the universe at its very core is fighting against them being religious. Whether it be not working on Shabbat, keeping kosher, respecting modesty boundaries, or simply that...2020-02-0742 min
The Jewish Mind14. Bo 5780: E Unum Pluribus - E Pluribus Unum -Understanding Our Meaning and PurposeFaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10157705761623257/SoundCloud:https://soundcloud.com/hachaim/14-bo-5780-e-unum-pluribus-e-pluribus-unum-understanding-our-meaning-and-purposemp4crdownloadWritten Notes:https://www.dropbox.com/s/czwvsh6pgoefdhx/14.%20Bo%20-10%20Shevat%20%20E%20Unum%20Pluribus%20and%20E%20Plurinus%20Unum%20-Understanding%20What%20Our%20Goal%20Is.pdf?dl=0YouTube:https://youtu.be/XSiv-q3lX3A---Viktor E. Frankl, founder of Logotherapy, is most notable for his book, Man’s search for Meaning. The premise of Logotherapy and of his bestseller is, that the primary motivational force of an individual is to find a meaning in life. Without meaning the challenges of life become unbearable, and the good moments in...2020-01-3055 min
The Jewish Mind13. Vaeira 5780: You Want It Darker --Understanding G-d's Answer To MosesFaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10157683566633257/ SoundCloud:https://soundcloud.com/hachaim/13-vaeira-5780-you-want-it-darker-understanding-g-ds-answer-to-mosesWritten Notes:https://www.dropbox.com/s/2tef60et9ghyz0k/13.%20Vaiera%20-You%20Want%20It%20Darker%20--Understanding%20G-d%27s%20Answer%20To%20Moses.pdf?dl=0YouTube:https://youtu.be/mcqxQ27-GPM---Thomas Fuller, an English theologian, in the year 1650, in his work titled A Pisgah-Sight of Palestine and the Confines Thereof, a book of his descriptive geography of the Holy Land, coined the phrase, “It’s always darkest before dawn” The phrase seems to have become an accepted Universal Truth.The idea behind this is related to the litera...2020-01-2243 min
The Jewish Mind12. Shemois 5780: Named Stars --Being ExtraordinaryFaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10157663849578257/SoundCloud:https://soundcloud.com/hachaim/12-shemois-5780-named-stars-being-extraordinaryWritten:https://www.dropbox.com/s/qxog54m6grtzaok/12.%20Shemois%205780%20-Named%20Stars%20-Being%20Extraordinary.pdf?dl=0YouTube:https://youtu.be/P9iO3PCBsPw---There is an interesting Chassidic teaching that goes as follows:The moment you were born is the moment that G-d told the universe that it could not exist without you.What this means is that there is something that only you can offer the world, and that no two of us exist to bring to the world the exact same thing. In other words...2020-01-1541 min
The Jewish Mind11. Vayechi 5780: Telling Your Story --Getting To The Essence Of It AllFaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10157645562973257/SoundCloud:https://soundcloud.com/hachaim/11-vayechi-5780-telling-your-story-getting-to-the-essence-of-it-allWritten Notes:https://www.dropbox.com/s/j9jvifceumnv5rq/11.%20Vayechi%20-Telling%20Your%20Story%20--Getting%20to%20the%20Essence%20of%20it%20All.pdf?dl=0YouTube:https://youtu.be/X2zbW4QSUWU______The greatest struggle of an artist, and often it becomes the neverendingly driving pain of the artist, is trying to give the essence of his story through his art. This struggle often creates an unhealthy relationship between the artist and his art, not allowing him to be okay with his art, show his art, or to...2020-01-0948 min
The Jewish Mind10. Vayigash 5780: The Art Of Receiving -Learning How To GiveFaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10157629535063257/SoundCloud:https://soundcloud.com/hachaim/10-vayigash-5780-the-art-of-receiving-learning-how-to-giveWritten:https://www.dropbox.com/s/igqynho6vx0xvyt/10.%20Vayigash%205780%20-The%20Art%20of%20Receiving.pdf?dl=0YouTube:https://youtu.be/j9LknbwX618--For our modern-day issue in this lecture let us first understand the commandment of prayer. The definition of this commandment is, “Bakoshat Tzrochov -Asking for YOUR needs.” So much so, that one opinion states that from a biblical standpoint one doesn’t need to pray every day, but only when one has a need. The other opinion states that the biblical commandment is to pray o...2020-01-0339 min
The Jewish Mind9. Mikaitz-Chanukah: Toot Your Horn: Creating Your Personal Chanukah MiracleMikeitz-Chanukah – 5780 “Toot Your Horn! --Creating Your Personal Chanukah Miracle”(Based primarily on d”h V’al Hannissim…, 5729)FaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10157602355153257/SoundCloud:https://soundcloud.com/hachaim/9-mikaitz-chanukah-toot-your-horn-creating-your-personal-chanukah-miracleWritten Notes:https://www.dropbox.com/s/5rmemff47ent5sz/9.%20Miketz-Chanukah%205780%20--Toot%20Your%20Horn%20--Creating%20a%20Personal%20Chanukah%20Miracle%20.pdf?dl=0YouTube:https://youtu.be/x20ojbPtrwI--One of the beautiful scenes in Fiddler on the Roof is when Tevye gives his blessings to his oldest daughter, Tzeitel, to marry Motel the tailor. And then Motel breaks out in song, singing the classical, “Miracle of Miracles.” The song lists the famous miracles that G...2019-12-2445 min
The Jewish Mind8. One Nation Under G - D Indivisible -Understanding Jewish UnityFaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10157586116578257/ SoundCloud:https://soundcloud.com/hachaim/8-one-nation-under-g-d-indivisible-understanding-jewish-unityWritten Notes: https://www.dropbox.com/s/wy8cporw2oyymy2/8.%20Vayeishev%205780%20-One%20Nation%20Under%20G-d%2C%20Indivisible.pdf?dl=0YouTube: Linkhttps://youtu.be/sdgnq-oBxHI---The Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America reads, “One nation under G-d, indivisible,” while the Declaration of Independence declares that, “All men… are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” America went through a difficult journey in understanding the individualities of the states, and the Federal Republic f...2019-12-1942 min
The Jewish Mind7. Vayishlach 5780: Freedom of Choice vs. Divine ProvidenceFaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10157567525728257/SoundCloud:https://soundcloud.com/hachaim/7-vayishlach-5780-freedom-of-choice-vs-divine-providenceWritten Lecture:https://www.dropbox.com/s/gp60x1w349dvsm0/Freedom%20of%20Choice%20vs%20Divine%20Providence%20-December%202019%20Venetian%20Islands.pdf?dl=0&fbclid=IwAR1pkijgWWP5pkRye-H0AXlkqTn2d1iQB1xijbyqKSj4ULuga3zTXr-BBswYouTubehttps://youtu.be/I81k2ivXq5o--Let us first understand the impossibility of these two fundamental beliefs. The first issue is that as fundamental beliefs, both of these beliefs are absolute. Meaning, that a person’s Freedom of Choice has to be absolute. There is no virtual reality and stage effects that make it look li...2019-12-1257 min
The Jewish Mind6. Vayeitze & 9 /10th of Kislev 5780: "One, Alone, One-and-Alone --Achieving Jewish Nirvana"FaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10157546852438257/Written:https://www.dropbox.com/s/3muisgjv70p6tp2/6.%20Vayeitzei%205780%20-One%20Alone%20and%20One%20and%20Alone%20--Achieving%20Jewish%20Nirvana.pdf?dl=0YouTube:https://youtu.be/sJyVBuswDUs--Nirvana is a place of perfect peace and happiness, like heaven. In Hinduism and Buddhism, nirvana is the highest state that someone can attain, a state of enlightenment, meaning a person's individual desires and suffering go away.What does Nirvana mean in Judaism? How is it obtained in Judaism? What are the fundamental differences between Nirvanas as it exists in Judaism from as it exists in Hinduism...2019-12-0450 min
The Jewish Mind5. Toldot 5780: "An Organic Blend -How To Treat Ourselves"FaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10157530559778257/SoundCloud:https://soundcloud.com/hachaim/5-toldot-5780-an-organic-blend-how-to-treat-ourselvesWritten Lecture:https://www.dropbox.com/s/1jxq5jq6gy68gpc/5.%20Toldos%205780%20-An%20Organic%20Blend%20--Learning%20How%20to%20Treat%20Ourselves.pdf?dl=0YouTube:https://youtu.be/dBgE0B6lxZE--The modern-day issue of this lecture is about how is one to treat himself or herself. Our sages tell us that G-d had the same question in concerning how to treat us: "A king had fine crystal drinking glasses, and said, 'If I will clean them in hot water they will crack, and if I will clean them...2019-11-2852 min
The Jewish Mind4. Chaya Sarah 5780: The Double Cave: Finding The Cave of The Patriarchs Within UsFaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10157508717613257/SoundCloud:https://soundcloud.com/hachaim/4-chaya-sarah-5780-the-double-cave-finding-the-cave-of-the-patriarchs-within-usWritten Lecture:https://www.dropbox.com/s/l5tu9ruq9nyeu22/4.%20Chaya%20Sarah%205780%20-The%20Double%20Cave%20--Finding%20the%20Cave%20of%20the%20Patriarchs%20%28Machpelah%29%20Within%20Us.pdf?dl=0YouTube:https://youtu.be/-2dq_sDsefg---The modern-day issue of this lecture, based on the mystical teachings of Kabbalah and Chassidus, is to embrace the humility and beauty of having sinned in our lives, and what these experiences offer us through Teshuvah.King David in Psalms (-66:5) states, “Go and see the deeds of G-d, awesome are His plots up...2019-11-2046 min
The Jewish Mind3. Vayeira 5780: When Our Fire Dies: Rebuilding Our Fire WithinFaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10157488581943257/SoundCloud:https://soundcloud.com/hachaim/4-vayeira-5780-when-our-fire-dies-rebuilding-our-fire-withinWritten Notes:https://www.dropbox.com/s/4nahrc038ypp6fd/3.%20Vayeira%205780%20--When%20Our%20Fire%20Dies%20--Rebuilding%20Our%20Fire.pdf?dl=0YouTube:https://youtu.be/NYqtVPjTk_8--There is a saying referring to our emotional experiences that, “הזמן עושה את שלה -Time does its thing.” Emotions are like a fire that needs to be consistently fed and renewed, or, “Time will do its thing,” to our emotions, which primarily means that time will weaken our emotions, to a point of utter extinction. And this works for the good and for the bad, as we are taught conc...2019-11-1349 min
The Jewish Mind2. Lech Lecha 5780: "'Go To You!:' Traveling Life's Journey"FaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10157469305768257/SoundCloud:https://soundcloud.com/hachaim/2-lech-lecha-5780-go-to-you-traveling-lifes-journeyWritten Lecture:https://www.dropbox.com/s/yj3u3r3vbs1zcc5/2.%20Lech%20Lecha%205780%20--Go%20to%20You%20-Traveling%20Life%27s%20Journey.pdf?dl=0YouTube:https://youtu.be/qP-r81TtYjc-------The Alchemist, is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that was first published in 1988. Originally written in Portuguese, it became a widely translated international bestseller. The overall theme is of a young shepherd that has a dream of a treasure hidden in the pyramids in Egypt. And he travels an entire journey, with many events, only to...2019-11-0748 min
The Jewish Mind1. Noach: Where Is YOUR Ark?: Raising Above The Struggles Of LifeFaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10157453498128257/Written Notes:https://www.dropbox.com/s/a3t59gux8xecz5z/1.%20Noach%205780%20--Where%20is%20YOUR%20Ark%20-Rising%20Above%20the%20Struggles%20of%20Life.docx?dl=0SoundCloud:https://soundcloud.com/hachaim/1-noach-where-is-your-ark-raising-above-the-struggles-of-lifeYouTube:https://youtu.be/QmOG4yRD2uQ------ Here is a fact of life: All human beings experience struggles in life. From the rich, famous and powerful to poor, unknown and downtrodden. Struggles, one may say, is the purpose of life. Why, you ask? Because our soul descends into this world to reach unprecedented heights, and unprecedented heights can only be reached when...2019-11-0154 min
The Jewish Mind37. Eikev 5779: Human Feelings -_Experiencing Our Divine ImageFaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10157268188398257/SoundCloud:https://soundcloud.com/hachaim/37-eikev-5779-human-feelings-experiencing-our-divine-imageYouTube:https://youtu.be/j_IaT26pg00Written:https://www.dropbox.com/s/yw5oqxz2k4f0lls/37.%20Eikev%205779%20--Human%20Feelings%20--Experiencing%20Our%20Divine%20Image.pdf?dl=0There is a quote from Anne Lamott “I may not be much, but I'm all I think about.”This human obsession with self, expresses itself very much so in our relationship with others, be they our family, friends, or even G-d. Let’s take this a step deeper, and we will see that all relationships are in the arena of emo...2019-08-2454 min
The Jewish Mind36. Devarim 5779: The Art Of Constructive Criticism36. Devarim 5779: The Art Of Constructive Criticism by Rabbi Avrohom Lipszyc2019-08-0835 min
The Jewish Mind35. Matos - Maasei 5779: Life's Journey --Embracing Life To Its FullestFaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10157216597078257/YouTubehttps://youtu.be/0iT_yl0H2PANotes:https://www.dropbox.com/s/vjb005096xxt17l/35.%20matos-maasei%205779%20--life%27s%20journey.pdf?dl=0One of the greatest challenges of our generation, in which immediate gratification is prevalent, is that capacity to embrace life at its fullest. The reason I say this is because, 80% of living life is the journey, while only 20% of life is being at its destiny. In truth, in the 20% isn’t a full experience, because reaching one destiny immediately mandates setting a new destiny. And this human trait of always setting a...2019-08-0235 min
The Jewish Mind33. Balak 5779: From Good To Better: Getting Beyond Good And BadFaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10157178083818257/Notes:https://www.dropbox.com/s/ob8sbpv9b98zv11/33.%20Balak%205779%20-From%20Good%20to%20Better%20-Getting%20Beyond%20good%20and%20Bad.pdf?dl=0 The world says that when you lie with dogs, you get fleas. Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi says (-Tanya, Chapter 28), "He who wrestles with a filthy person is bound to become soiled himself." My personal favorite is, "Even if you win the rat race, you're still a rat." "What are our options," you ask? After all, the struggle to stay alive, with a roof over our head, car in the...2019-07-1745 min
The Jewish Mind28. Naso 5779: Got Passion 101, 102 & 103 -Understanding The Human Gift Of PassionFaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10157095492903257/Notes:https://www.dropbox.com/s/vewqt0tboylmmjl/28.%20Naso%205779%20-Got%20Passion%20101%20102%20103%20-Understanding%20the%20Human%20Gift%20of%20Passion.pdf?dl=0---When someone feels ‘lifeless,’ what they are really feeling is a life without a drive, which is a life without passion. Now, I don’t necessarily mean the overwhelmingly intense irrational let-it-all-go type of passion (actually, I do…, but that’s just me), nevertheless, passion, at any level, is a must to live life with all its challenges and days-ins and days-outs. Even the left-brained methodical profiles need some sort of passion to get them o...2019-06-1445 min
The Jewish Mind25. Emor 5779 -As Holy As Thou - - Finding Our HolinessFaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10157024855473257/Written Notes:https://www.dropbox.com/s/wda8i53w3gasr9h/25.%20Emor%205779%20-As%20Holy%20as%20Thou.pdf?dl=0---The modern-day issue for this lecture is to understanding the inner-hunger of being, which is never satisfied with anything less than its fulness of being. In other words, there seems to exist a Black Hole within our depths, which just cannot be satiated with any human achievement, as moral, powerful, intellectual, emotional, financial or even spiritual as the achievement may be.We find one striving to become ever so wealthy, only to then...2019-05-1735 min
The Jewish Mind18. Vayikra-Zachor-Purim 5779: "Pass The Salt, Please..."FaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10156881954738257/Notes:https://www.dropbox.com/s/xaobk6f4zcr1hzv/18.%20Vayikra%205779.%20Pass%20The%20Salt%20Please.pdf?dl=0Handouthttps://www.dropbox.com/s/gtayuke5unrw4bv/18.%20Handout%20for%20Vayikra%205779.pdf?dl=0People say that life has its ups and its downs. People also say that if G-d gives you lemon, then make lemon juice. And there are so many more sayings that allude to life being a package that isn’t all good, and that accepting life on life’s terms means to be able to accept that which is not tasty, or even...2019-03-1552 min
The Jewish Mind12. Mishpatim 5779: Mount Sinai: Where There Is Smoke There Is FireFaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10156787468938257/Notes:https://www.dropbox.com/s/mfefxrc6lcf6eab/12.%20Mishpatim%205779.%20Mount%20Sinai%20-Where%20There%20is%20Smoke%20There%20is%20Fire.pdf?dl=0Handout:https://www.dropbox.com/s/j7sl4omiu22jx8x/12.%20Handout%20for%20Mishpatim%205779.pdf?dl=0John Bradshaw, in his book Healing the Shame That Binds You, coined the concept that we are Human Beings and not Human Doings. Bradshaw’s point being that we need to see beyond our self-worth as being only defined by what we are doing, but to see that our ultimate worth is that we are a...2019-02-0144 min
The Jewish Mind11. Yisro 5779 -When Religion Doesn't Make SenseFaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/TheLighthouseProjectMiami/videos/1989677657994216/Notes:https://www.dropbox.com/s/o6phcznb2we2z1b/11.%20Yisro%205779.%20When%20Religion%20Doesn%27t%20Make%20Sense.pdf?dl=0Handout:https://www.dropbox.com/s/zuidk68qzgthhj8/11.%20Handout%20for%20Yisro%205779.pdf?dl=0---Judaism has, what seems to be, an impossible approach to faith in G-d. Maimonides defines the first of the 613 mitzvoit to be:“The first of the positive commandments is the mitzvah to know that there is a G-d, as it states (-Exodus 20:2): ‘I am G-d, your Lord.’”Some codifiers explain that there can be no commandment to believe in G-d, for to b...2019-01-2458 min
The Jewish Mind9. Bo 5779: Beam Me Up!FaceBook LiveFeed:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10156743110618257/Notes:https://www.dropbox.com/s/iskv8595zp0jks5/9.%20Bo.%20Beam%20Me%20Up.pdf?dl=0Handout:https://www.dropbox.com/s/06mjqpzv0powzd4/9.%20Handout%20for%20Bo%205779.pdf?dl=0---Deep within us we acknowledge that spiritual is infinite, while physical is finite, spiritual is eternal, while physical is mortal, and that spiritual is superior. While physical is inferior. We also acknowledge that there is something spiritual within us that defines our being alive, rather than, being a lifeless corpse. However, we identify with our physicality, and feel remote from the abstract intangible...2019-01-1139 min
The Jewish Mind8. Vaeira 5779: Being Special“Being Special”FaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10156724623213257/Notes:https://www.dropbox.com/s/ljw9rz5ergw4xbv/8.%20Vaeira%205779%20Being%20Special.pdf?dl=0Handout: https://www.dropbox.com/s/8so2kega6oo899z/8.%20Handout%20for%20Vaeira%205779.pdf?dl=0People have a yearning to be special. Society imposes an often-misconstrued sense of what we want to be special at, such as being a special professional sports star versus being a special outstanding teacher, or as being a Hollywood star versus being an outstanding social worker, and so on. However, be it as it may, most people just want to be s...2019-01-0344 min
The Jewish Mind7. Shemois 5779: Make Your Name CountFaceBook LiveFeed:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10156709133198257/Notes:https://www.dropbox.com/s/j9ei9pmjj9s34yo/7.%20Shemois%205779%20MAke%20Your%20Name%20Count.pdf?dl=0Handout:https://www.dropbox.com/s/bde28mi86lzzxoz/7.%20Handout%20for%20Shemois%205779.pdf?dl=0---The words Unconditional Love in themselves are so soothing. The mere thought that we could be loved unconditionally is such a healing to our very existence in its most existential core. Once a colleague told me as follows: “There is nothing you can do or not do that will make G-d love you any more or any less!” Once agai...2018-12-2749 min
The Jewish Mind6. Vayechi 5779 -Does G - D Ever Say No To A PrayerFaceBook LiveFeed:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10156695256993257/Written Noteshttps://www.dropbox.com/s/hjsa9ui6m1qszyz/6.%20Vayechi%205779%20Does%20G-d%20Ever%20Say%20No%20To%20A%20Prayer.pdf?dl=0Handout:https://www.dropbox.com/s/mevlhe5vastxt8n/6.%20Handout%20for%20Vayechi%205779.pdf?dl=0--When we pray to G-d for something, does G-d ever say no?Some people say, “We pray for what we want, and Gives us what we need.” Often we thank G-d for not giving us what we pray for, realizing what a mistake that would have been. Others say, “Be careful for what you pray for, lest y...2018-12-2142 min
The Jewish Mind2. Vayishlach 5778 -The Gift -A Deeper Look Into PrayerTitle: The Gift -A Deeper Look into Prayer*Written Notes: https://www.dropbox.com/s/y2hxfbhfbb7i7ny/2.%20Vayishlach%20-The%20Gift%20-A%20Deeper%20Look%20into%20Prayer.pdf?dl=0*Handout: https://www.dropbox.com/s/5sx4y4s5ypzya0v/2.%20HANDOUT%20Vayishlach%20-The%20Gift%20-A%20Deeper%20Look%20into%20Prayer.pdf?dl=0What is the truth about prayer? Is it a placebo, which translates as the power of the mind of the person prayed for? Or, does it carry divine powers? In preparation I did a search on medical research on the healing power of prayer, not just for the person...2018-11-2548 min
The Jewish Mind1. Noach 5779: Learning How to LoveIs one to marry who they love, or is one to learn to love who they married?!So many are in utter disbelief of the Chassidic dating process. Most often there is a matchmaker who introduces to the parents of the potential bride and groom an individual who they do not know. The research process begins, and if the parents are satisfied with what they have learned about their potential ‘in-law,’ they discuss it with their son/daughter, and then a first date is set. The amount of dates is usual anywhere around 10, give or take, although if still unsure, ther...2018-10-1250 min
The Jewish Mind13. Yisro 5778: Be the Profiteer Of Your SufferingAudio: (Live: 1:06:08)https://soundcloud.com/michael-benmeleh/lighthouse-project-rabbi-avrohom-lipszyc-become-the-profiteer-of-your-own-sufferings-01-31-18LiveFeed: (Live: 1:06:08)https://www.facebook.com/TheLighthouseProjectMiami/videos/1785338961761421/YouTube: (Live: 1:06:08)https://youtu.be/sKyJ-nfyCu8Written Class:https://www.dropbox.com/s/4n0ak3jdyo0ua12/13.%20Yisro%205778%20-Be%20the%20Profiteer%20of%20Your%20Suffering.pdf?dl=0Profiteering is viewed as a negative act. The definition of profiteering is to, “make or seek to make an excessive or unfair profit, especially illegally or in a black market.” However, this is only concerning one profiteering from another person’s suffering. The absolutely positive, and even mandatory profiteering, is the profiteering we do from our own suffer...2018-02-0220 min
The Jewish Mind7. Vayigash 5778: Letting Go Of The Past ~The Power Of PrayerLiveFeed:Part I (18:37)https://www.facebook.com/TheLighthouseProjectMiami/videos/1768054803489837/Part II (40:32)https://www.facebook.com/TheLighthouseProjectMiami/videos/1768054803489837/Written Class: Linkhttps://www.dropbox.com/s/nfiz0o998g0f0bv/7.%20Vayigash%205788%20-Letting%20Go%20of%20The%20Past%20-The%20Power%20of%20Humility.pdf?dl=0In life there are up’s and down’s and sweet moments and painful moments. All of this is perfectly normal for the person that lives in the present, a present undictated by his past. However, all too often, this isn’t the case.A bit shy of two decades ago I was told by a lawyer, who was presen...2017-12-2219 min
The Jewish Mind4. Toldot 5778: True Love ~When Love And Fear Work As A TeamWritten Class:https://www.dropbox.com/s/7cu2c67qkdyhvh1/4.%20Toldot%205778%20-True%20Love%20--When%20Love%20and%20Fear%20Work%20As%20A%20Team.pdf?dl=0There are two modern day issues that we are going to deal with:(a) Our distaste for the emotion of fear, especially in a relationship, and especially in our relationship with G-d.(b) Our challenge with finding true and fulfilling love, with G-d, with our family, and with our fellow.Our generation yearns for an impractical love. Fiddler on The Roof, has an interesting scene, in which Tevya was introduced to the New Age type of love...2017-11-1519 min
The Jewish Mind2. Vayeira 5778: Is Prayer Selfish? ~One Must Pray For Their Own NeedsLink To The Written Class:https://www.dropbox.com/s/od4uypc5xlps9ua/2.%20Vayeira%205778%20-Is%20Prayer%20Selfish%20-One%20Must%20Pray%20For%20Their%20Own%20Needs.pdf?dl=0Often, I have people tell me that they never pray for themselves, and only pray for other people. Well, according to ALL opinions, to do so is to not fulfill the Biblical commandment of prayer! Yes, an exception would be to pray for someone you love, to the point, that their needs effect you, and are, in truth, your needs as well. However, what makes that prayer a prayer, is that you are...2017-11-0118 minThe Jewish Mind1. Lech Lecha 5778: Lech Lecha The Moonwalk ~Dancing With G - DIf you enjoyed this lecture, please consider making a donation:https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=9TLKZSDRB4Z6LTitle: “Lech Lecha: The Moonwalk ~Dancing with G-d” LiveFeed:https://www.facebook.com/TheLighthouseProjectMiami/videos/1745037739124877/Written Class:https://www.dropbox.com/s/ulrplgf08cj5roa/1.%20Lech%20Lecha%205778%20-The%20Moon%20Walk%20~Dancing%20With%20G-d.pdf?dl=0The Moonwalk is an interesting paradox in which the legs seem to be moving in a walking forward motion, while in truth, the legs are actually moving the body backwards.Much of life seems to be us dancing The Moonwalk, in which we a...2017-10-2719 min
The Jewish Mind40. Ki Teitzei 5777: Some Things Just Don't Mix -Defining OneselfLiveFeed:To Be UpdatedWritten Class:https://www.dropbox.com/s/xf3tohu0vak6bbp/40.%20Ki%20Teitzei%205777%20-Some%20Things%20Just%20Don%27t%20Mix%20-Defining%20Oneself.pdf?dl=0-------We live in a generation for which performing Havdalah (separation) is a far more difficult than performing Kiddush (sanctification).I don’t mean this just in the literal sense, in which many traditional families, who have a Friday Night dinner, with Kiddush, do not have a Saturday Night Havdalah. Rather, I mean it in its emotional paradigm as well. Our generation has defined only pluralism and all-inclusiveness as the only politically correct spirituality to em...2017-08-3022 min
The Jewish Mind39. Shoftim 5777: "I Want What I Want!" ~Opening Up Gateways To Our SoulTrailer:https://www.facebook.com/TheLighthouseProjectMiami/videos/1723386574623327/LiveFeed:https://www.facebook.com/TheLighthouseProjectMiami/videos/1724098461218805/Written Class:https://www.dropbox.com/s/037xbmbxfd6kb15/39.%20Shoftim%205777%20-I%20Want%20What%20I%20Want%20-Opening%20All%20Gateways%20FromTo%20Our%20Souls.pdf?dl=0 "I want what I want," may not be such a self-centered negative feeling after all. The infinite Power of Will lies at the core of our souls. However, to experience it, one must open all gateways to their soul, and infinitely want what they want! Based on a teaching of the Rebbe, exploring the commandment of, "Place judges and guards at all your...2017-08-2522 min
The Jewish Mind37. Va'eschanan 5777: Jerusalem Our Captal ~Embracing The Gift Of FearTitle: "Jerusalem Our Capital ~Embracing the Gift of Fear”(based primarily on d"h Boneh Yerusahalyem... 5729)---Trailer:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10155465550693257/Audio:https://soundcloud.com/hachaim/37-vaeschanan-5777-jerusalem-our-captal-embracing-the-gift-of-fearLiveFeed:https://www.facebook.com/TheLighthouseProjectMiami/videos/1716515495310435/Written Class:https://www.dropbox.com/s/btsa8nhsjtexde3/37.%20Va%27eschanan%205777%20-Jerusalem%20Our%20Capital%20-The%20Gift%20of%20Fear.pdf?dl=0---We have all heard of the quote of Roosevelt's 1933 inaugural speech, "There is nothing to fear but fear itself."The human emotion of fear has been sentenced to negativity and a paralysis, to be overcome. However, G-d commands us to embrace the gift of...2017-08-0422 min
The Jewish Mind36. Devarim 5777: Physical Spirituality ~Overcoming Self-SabotageTitle: Physical Spirituality ~Overcoming Self-Sabotage---Trailer:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10155443919003257/Written Class:https://www.dropbox.com/s/or633x5lqz7d9nq/36.%20Devarim%205777%20-Physical%20Spirituality%20-Overcoming%20Self-Sabotage.pdf?dl=0LiveFeed To Be Posted---Recent discoveries in the field of neurology has given us keener insight to the brain's chemical loop, which reinforces the continuous self-sabotage that many individuals struggle with. In this lecture, based on a teaching of the Rebbe, in 1969, exploring the mystical experience of the destruction of the First and Second Holy Temples, we will understand the shortest and surest route to overcome self-sabotage, and to reach...2017-07-2621 min
The Jewish Mind35. Matos-Maasei 5777: A Time To Make A Promise ~Respecting Our LimitsTrailer:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10155415128208257/LiveFeed:https://www.facebook.com/TheLighthouseProjectMiami/videos/1710967385865246/Written Class:https://www.dropbox.com/s/u7sikzworpxo8d1/35.%20Matos-Maasei%205777%20-Time%20to%20Make%20a%20Promise%20-Respecting%20Our%20Limits.pdf?dl=0LiveFeed To Be Posted---The reality of life is that at times we each get overwhelmed. We each have different capacities, which define what scenarios and what quality and quantity of a situation overwhelms us. However, at large, everyone has their breaking point in their self-reliance, at which we then become overwhelmed.The most primal response we have when we get overwhelmed is Fight or...2017-07-1822 min
The Jewish Mind34. Pinchas 5777: HaGomel: Kindness Upon The Culpable ~Overcoming Life's DangersLiveFeed:https://www.facebook.com/TheLighthouseProjectMiami/videos/1707445326217452/Written Class:https://www.dropbox.com/s/e8gmu1quqdxsglc/34.%20Pinchas%205777_%20HaGomel%20Kindness%20Upon%20the%20Culpable%20~Overcoming%20Life%27s%20Dangers.pdf?dl=0Often we think that only a miracle can save us from our present situations. We feel that the standard cause and effect, and the work and accomplish laws of Mother Nature is insufficient, or worse, has turned against us. Only an extraordinary experience, nothing short of a miracle, can help us.Where does this thought process come from?Well, as Jews, we are blessed with a 2 perfect excuses of victimhood. One...2017-07-1321 minThe Jewish Mind33. Balak 5777: Celibate or Celebrate? -Walking With G-dTrailer Link:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10155366649123257/LiveFeed Link:To be created tonightWritten Notes:https://www.dropbox.com/s/ie3z1szi55q070u/33.%20Balak%205777%20-Celebate%20or%20Celebrate%20-Walking%20With%20G-d.pdf?dl=0This week's modern issue is Celibate verses Celebrate, which does G-d want?In a teaching of the Rebbe, delivered in 1966, exploring the arrest and liberation of his father-in-law and predecessor, Rabbi Yoseph Yitzchok of Lubavitch, in Stalin's Russia for his underground religious work to keep Judaism alive, we learn of a greater spirituality of prosperity, unavailable in the spirituality of poverty.2017-07-0523 min
The Jewish Mind26. Acahrei - Kedoshim 5777 -May The Force Be With You -Letting G - Ds Blessings Into Your LifeTrailer:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10155154965193257/LiveFeed Link:https://www.facebook.com/TheLighthouseProjectMiami/videos/1677381149223870/Written Notes Link:https://www.dropbox.com/s/9tbf9mshb987y0m/26.%20Acharie-Kedoshim%205777%20-May%20The%20Force%20Be%20With%20You%20-Letting%20G-ds%20Blessing%20Into%20Your%20Life.pdf?dl=0To introduce the modern issue that we will be talking about today I want to share with you a story. Once there was a fine, pious and extremely poor Jew, who everyday would pray with tears and deep begging of G-d that he win the lottery. The hearts of the angels melted every day from this man’s...2017-05-1126 min
The Jewish Mind25. Tazria-Metzorah 5777: How To Get Engaged To Be MarriedLiveFeed Link:https://www.facebook.com/TheLighthouseProjectMiami/videos/1674695239492461/Trailer Link:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10155129803888257/Written Notes Link:https://www.dropbox.com/s/q4ukb9w9ieft6xl/25.%20Tazria-Metzorah%205777%20-How%20To%20Get%20Engaged%20To%20Be%20Married.pdf?dl=0Are you single, looking to get married? Are you in a relationship that seems to be the perfect choice for life, but you are still not engaged to be married?Here is an unexpected question for you. Do you want to get married without even being engaged? After all, why just waste even more time with an engagement period before...2017-04-2828 min
The Jewish Mind24. Tzav 5777: Finite Seeds For An Infinite Harvest ~Living Within The BlessingsTrailer Class:https://www.facebook.com/TheLighthouseProjectMiami/videos/1664481150513870/LiveFeed:https://www.facebook.com/TheLighthouseProjectMiami/videos/1665142947114357/Written Class:https://www.dropbox.com/s/bd1syamsvm08lt5/24.%20Tzav%20-%20HaGodol%205777%20-Finite%20Seeds%20for%20an%20Infinite%20Harvest%20-Living%20Within%20the%20Blessings.pdf?dl=0Finite Seeds for an Infinite Harvest ~Living within the blessingAll of creations are either completely celestial, and thus infinite, or completely terrestrial, and therefore finite. This is why the body and the soul of all of creations were created simultaneously, through one utterance of G-d. For example, when G-d said, “Let the earth give forth living animals,” the earth gave fort...2017-04-0728 min
The Jewish Mind19. Terumah 5777: Let's Get Physical ~Because It's The Spiritual Thing To DoShalom!This is Rabbi Avrohom Lipszyc with another great lecture bringing the timeless teachings of the Rebbe to solutions to modern day issues. This week's Parsha tells us of Moses' building campaign, gathering funds to build the Tabernacle in the desert. In 1975 the Rebbe delivered a maamor exploring the mystical meanings behind the three different types of donations that were given. Through this maamor we reveal how to have a wholesome relationship.So, listen, enjoy and make it happen!Trailer Link:https://www.facebook.com/TheJewishMind/videos/1702556566427802/Live Feed Video Link:https://www.facebook.com/TheLighthouseProjectMiami/videos/1651254451836540/Written Notes Link...2017-03-0224 min
The Jewish Mind18. Mishpatim 5777 -Count The Uncountable -Warding Off The Envious Powers Of The Evil EyeLive Feed Link:https://www.facebook.com/TheLighthouseProjectMiami/videos/1648738865421432/Trailer Link:https://www.facebook.com/avrohom.lipszyc/videos/10154925032308257/Written Notes Link:https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/4614078/18.%20Mishpatim%205777%20-Counting%20the%20Uncountable-%20Ward%20Off%20the%20Envious%20Powers%20of%20the%20Evil%20Eye.pdfShalom,I am Rabbi Avrohom Lipszyc, and this week I will once again bring the solutions of the timeless mystical teachings of the Rebbe to modern life issues. This Shabbat we will be taking out two Torah scrolls from the holy ark, and in the second one we will be reading the portion of the Half Shekel. G-d commanded Moses to...2017-02-2327 min
The Jewish Mind47. Shoftim: Murder, She Wrote ~Understanding how to ressurect from unintentional murderI am one of three siblings. My older brother was born 16 months before me, and my sister seven years after me. My brother and I are as different as night and day. He is blessed with social skills, a keen understanding of the authority hierarchy, and how to play them. Me, not so. Therefore, I spent my most formative years being asked again and again, “Why can’t you be like your older brother?!” Being brought up in a generation when kids were to be seen and not heard, all I could do was to yell at the top of my ima...2016-09-0919 min
The Jewish Mind46. Re'eh: A Transgendered Generation ~Understanding the beautyThis Shabbat and Sunday are the two days of Rosh Chodesh (beginning of a month) of the Jewish calendar month of Elul. Elul is the final month of the Jewish annual cycle, bringing us straight to Rosh Hashanah -The Jewish New Year. This month is called in Jewish Law and in Jewish Mysticism as the Month of Compassion. I remember hearing the Rebbe, of righteous memory, talking about the concept of compassion, in which the Rebbe explained that a person’s point of reference for compassion is their mother’s compassion towards them. Then the Rebbe became emotional and asked, “But wh...2016-09-0220 min
The Jewish Mind40. Balak: Tunnel to True Love Discovered! ~A comprehensive practical approach to true loveThe human soul is built for love, to receive love and to give love. Well, if the human being was built for love, then love should be a simple journey for the human soul, and yet it isn’t. Why? True Love is an art, and like with every art, True Love takes mastering specific disciplines, time, and continuous practice and work. It is so for the very same reason that all and any art demands this. The reason is that true art comes from inside, and G-d created the human soul with the complexity of layers upon layers of se...2016-07-2452 min
The Jewish Mind39. 3 Tammuz II: Fearlessly Feel Your Feelings! ~Understanding the Rebbe's Last Will and TestamentOn the one hand we are taught to feel our feelings, while on the other hand we are taught to not allow ourselves to feel pain and discomfort. As young children, it was the Holy Grail of our parents to protect us from any feelings of discomfort, pain, and sadness. Let alone any feelings of unbearable extreme pain and suffering. What this lecture will teach us is that the only way to truly break free from being anything but our true essential self we must first fearlessly feel our feelings, and specifically so concerning the deepest feeling of extreme unbearable...2016-07-1329 min
The Jewish Mind38. Gimmel Tammuz: Gathering of the King ~A Tribute to the RebbeOne of the last commandments of the Torah is the commandment of Hakhel, in which once every seven years all the Jewish people, the men, the women, and the children, would gather together to hear the king read to them verses from the Torah.Why does the G-d choose monarchy for the Jewish people?In this lecture you will learn what the mystical teachings of Chabad say about who a Rebbe is, and what his relationship with the Jewish people of his generation is all about.Additionally, in this lecture you will learn how to perform the microscopic form of...2016-07-0326 min
The Jewish Mind37. Shelach: Believe In Your True Self! ~Overcoming Emotional Bi-PolarityWe live in a generation in which people's self-worth swing as a pendulum from being Superman to being in the grips of depression.This lecture will take you through the mystical journey of the 12 Spies who toured the land of Israel, the report they brought back to Moses and the Jewish People, and the aftermath of their report.In this mystical journey you will learn the secret of believing in your true self, which means getting off the swinging pendulum of worthlessness and living the destiny that G-d hand-crafted just for you.NEW: If you have any questions or comments...2016-06-2837 min
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