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Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergWhat Are "Segulot"? Mitzvah Remedies Do We Believe In Those?YITRO
What Are "Segulot"? Mitzvah Remedies Do We Believe In Those?
It’s no secret that being a Jew is full of do’s and don’ts. What is less known, though, is why that is.
In this week’s Parsha the Jews are crowned by Hashem as His ‘am segulah’ His treasure, and we are then given the Torah which of course enjoins us with all the dos and don’ts.
Why does Hashem need us to fulfill so many mitzvos, and with so many details and particular laws. Couldn’t He have suffice...2023-02-0752 min
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergBook Smart: The TorahBook Smart: Course through Judaism’s Most Important Titles, and the Authors Who Inscribed Them
Lesson One - The Torah
We begin by addressing the question, “What is the Torah?” We discover how the whole of Jewish teaching (“the Torah” in its broader meaning) derives from the Chumash (“the Torah” in its narrower meaning). We also discuss the relationship between the “Written Torah” and the “Oral Torah,” and how these two components of Torah constitute a “partnership” of Divine revelation and human toil of the mind.
We then introduce the twenty-four books of the Tanach. We explain the...2023-01-311h 15
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergYour Place Your MissionBESHALACH
Your Place Your Mission
As the Jews leave their former enslavers behind, taking along their wealth and their pride, we find an interesting injunction by the Torah to the newly liberated people. They must never again live in Egypt.
What’s the Torah’s issue with Egypt? Is Egyptian soil any more soaked with Jewish blood than Poland, medieval Spain, or Germany? If the Egyptians were the first to enslave and oppress the Jews, they surely weren’t the last. So why the ban?
We are where we are because that’s...2023-01-3051 min
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergEducation Is An ExperienceBO
Education Is An Experience
Are you Children just not interested?
What's the difference of a Teacher v/s an instructor?
Why is it that Passover is one of the most celebrated Jewish holidays by secular and observant alike?
With looking deeper in this week's Torah reading we will come to appreciate the great teacher Moshe was, and the tools he gave us to make education moe effective and meaningful. You will learn the value of storytelling and experiential impact it has.2023-01-2347 min
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergFear of the UnknownVAEIRA
Fear of the Unknown
In this class, we will examine the differences between the various names of Hashem employed at different times, and how they teach us how to truly be in control of our life, and not panic when we are not, or feel like we are not.2023-01-1647 min
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergWhy the Suffering?SHEMOS
Why the Suffering?
As the Jews come into the land of Egypt, their suffering intensifies with the hardships and slavery imposed on them. Why? What did they do wrong? Why wasn't getting easier?
These were Moses's questions to Hashem as well, and the question of many throughout the ages. As the story unfolds we will see the steps that were needed for the Salvation of the Jewish people. The necessary hardships are what made the redemption even greater. 2023-01-0951 min
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergYour Struggles Are Your Greatest AssetsVAYECHI
Your Struggles Are Your Greatest Assets
Far more people than you think, struggle with persistent feelings of inadequacy. Many who on the outside may appear fulfilled and leading a happy life, are actually battling inner voices that tell them they’re not enough. Not successful enough, not religious enough, not a good enough spouse or parent, or sibling or child.
As we will come to learn, Rochel and Leah are representative of two distinct paths, and while Yaakov may have been fonder of Rochel, there is something unique and special about Leah, th...2023-01-0345 min
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergThe Secret to the Endurance of JudaismVAYIGASH
The Secret to the Endurance of Judaism
This week's Torah portion tells us of two personalities colliding, Yosef and Yehuda. From this moment, we continuously juxtaposed these two, from waging on Amalek to the spies and the first two kings the Jews had a nation. in all of these, the two tribes' decedents were with each other.
In all scenarios, Yosef is first, with Yehuda coming in next but chosen for eternity, while Yosef is only the first act.
What do Yosef & Yehuda teach us, and why is Yehuda the...2022-12-2650 min
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergGreeks V/S Jews; The Real WarCHANUKAH
Greeks V/S Jews; The Real War
If we look at the details of the story, we immediately notice that the Greeks did not destroy the Beis Hamikdash, did not attempt to kill us like Haman, and didn’t even attempt to banish Yiddishkeit, quite the contrary: the Greeks were the first to translate the Torah into a foreign language for study.
So what’s the fuss about?
We will learn that the real war was deeper and more about what the Torah is to us as Jews and our rela...2022-12-1948 min
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergMy G-d: Defining the Divine - Our RelationshipMy G-d: Defining the Divine
Lesson 6
Our Relationship
Let’s deepen our understanding of our relationship with G-d:
Why can’t we see G-d? Because we can’t see Him, can we reconcile His existence with science?
Why is Judaism so obsessed with idolatry—is G-d jealous?
Last of all: I’m a spiritual person; do I need to follow the Torah’s “system” to have a relationship with G-d?2022-12-151h 17
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergYou CAN Make a DifferenceVAYEISHEV
You CAN Make a Difference
Reuven’s Missed Opportunity. We can’t fix all problems, but we can fix the ones we can. This week’s Parsha presents us with a tragic story of missed opportunities. Reuven is the first firstborn of the Torah with whom we can closely identify; he is Yaakov’s son. He’s gentle and dedicated to his mother’s well-being. A deferential person, who is sensitive to his brother’s pain – but in the moment of truth he is nowhere to be found. At the critical juncture, when history hangs in the bala...2022-12-1242 min
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergMy G-d: Defining the Divine - His ParadoxesMy G-d: Defining the Divine
Lesson 5
His Paradoxes
Let’s delve into some of the deeper Divine mysteries and enigmas:
Can G-d create a rock that He can’t lift? Does His foreknowledge of events preclude my free choice? Is there anything that G-d finds difficult to do? And if G-d has decided to do something, can I change His mind?2022-12-071h 17
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergDoing the Right Thing.VAYISHLACH
Doing the Right Thing.
It’s no secret that power corrupts. How do we make sure that when we engage in a confrontation, we don’t allow the darkest impulses of man to take over, transforming us into the very thing we were waging against?
This week’s Parsha discusses the episode of Dinah and Shchem. Her brothers’ response to her abuser is perplexed by their father's acknowledgment and lack of condemnation of it, only until later at his passing. What changes between now and Parshas Vayechi, where Yaakov accuses his two sons...2022-12-0544 min
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergMy G-d: Defining the Divine - His ExpectationsMy G-d: Defining the Divine
Lesson 4
His Expectations
Let’s discuss G-d’s expectations of us:
Do I have to believe in G-d to be Jewish? What if I have doubts about G-d?
Do I need to fear G-d? That doesn’t sound very appealing!
Lastly, I’m okay with believing in G-d, but I’m not religious. Can I still have a relationship with Him?2022-11-301h 24
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergWhen Jealousy is a Good ThingVAYETZEI
When Jealousy is a Good Thing
We’ve all experienced it at some point: you see the person who seems to have it all; happy family, stable job, popular on the social scene, and just perfect looks. And the inevitable happens; we feel jealous that this isn’t us. Looking at Mr. Perfect invariably invites feelings of inadequacy and resentment.
We will understand this by diving into the story of Rochel and Leah. The kind, forgiving, and deferential Rochel is branded with an apparently very sharp title. Jealous. She is envious of her...2022-11-2841 min
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergPassion V/S DisciplineTOLDOT
Passion V/S Discipline
In the Torah this week we find a puzzling incident: how could Rivka, a doting mother, decide to deceive her son? How could a kind and loving woman act to prevent any blessing from befalling her own child?! Are blessings transferrable? Yitzchok was bestowing blessings with Esav in mind, can one hijack a Blessing by a mere disguise?
Learning the differences between Yakkov and Eisav and Yitzchak and Rivka we decipher a greater perspective of these greats.
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Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergMy G-d: Defining the Divine - His NatureMy G-d: Defining the Divine
His Nature
Let’s learn a bit about how G-d operates:
Does G-d have feelings? Does He communicate with us? Does He ever act illogically? Why does He have so many names? And why is it that many write “G-d” with a hyphen?2022-11-161h 33
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergSimple Servant, Sacred MomentsCHAYEI SARAH
Simple Servant, Sacred Moments
We will look at some of the fundamental aspects of life, we are agents of G-d Almighty and have been called upon to fulfill an objective far greater than ourselves. This makes our existence, at once both larger than and transcending the natural order, while simultaneously pecking at the very limits of that order.
How does a nearly anonymous figure, turn out to be so cherished and hallowed? How does an obscure man, who doesn’t even go by his real name, get more time in the spo...2022-11-1435 min
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergThe Secret Behind SaltVAYEIRA
The Secret Behind Salt
This week we read about the escape of Lot and his family from Sodom. Lot's family is told not to look back, while Lot's wife ignores the command and is turn punished by becoming a pillar of salt.
Why Salt? Why not pepper or anything else?
In this class, we discover the deeper meaning and relevance of salt, and the best investment you can make, which is all learned from SALT. 2022-11-0740 min
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergMy Sister My BrideLECH LECHA
My Sister My Bride
One may wonder why in the episode of Avram’s and Sarai’s conversation at the border of Mitzrayim. How does Avram permit himself to abandon Sarai to the mercy of the depraved Egyptians?
How can he worry about saving his own skin, while doing nothing about saving his wife from being abducted and violated? Why is the path to salvation by claiming that she is Avram’s sister? Better yet it would have been for them to deny any relationship whatsoever! After all, a brother would still l...2022-10-3145 min
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergIs Torah Antithetical to Science?NOACH
Is Torah Antithetical to Science?
This week we read in the Torah the story of the generation who tried to build the Tower and rebel against G-d. What was their motive? Why were they punished they to be spread around the world?
What can we learn form this story? Were they modern day scientists? How do we reconcile Torah & Science? Are they antithetical to one another?2022-10-2448 min
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergWe Are Not IndividualsYom Kippur
We Are Not Individuals
Why were the last two commandments given to the Jewish people, the Mitzvah of Hakhel and writing a Torah?
Why do we confess n Yom Kippur for sins we may have not even committed? and why would we say for the sins WE have committed?
Judaism gives a shared responsibility for one another, we are not individuals, but are part of a collective whole impacting each other in more ways you can imagine. 2022-10-0442 min
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergGetting the Heavenly Court on Your SideROSH HASHANA
Getting the Heavenly Court on Your Side
What is the best way to be sure the ultimate judge is on your side and inscribes you in the book of Life? How are we so sure? Can we even ask? Isn't that a perversion of justice?
Learn Four Tips To Ensure You're Inscribed In the Book of Life.2022-09-2039 min
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergReframing Our PerspectiveKI TAVO
Reframing Our Perspective
When approaching challenges, how do we overcome them and learn to appreciate them. Gleaning from the Torah as Moshe wars the Jews of the Curses that might befall them for their lack of enthusiasm in observance of the Mitzvos.
Why the threatening nature of the curses? Why not use a more positive tone? Why is this read very soon before Rosh Hashana? 2022-09-1342 min
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergRenewing Your RelationshipKI TEITZEI
Renewing Your Relationship
How do we keep excited about our relationships? How do we continue to have a passion to love? How do we assure our relationships don't become stale and old?
Our relationship with G-d is in constant need to be invigorated and renewed. This month, the month of Elul is that month of introspection and commitment to help reinvigorate our relationship with the Creator.
By analyzing one word in the first Torah Reading this week, we have the answer to the direction we need to take, to l...2022-09-0549 min
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergTrigger ControlSHOFITM - ELUL
TRIGGER CONTROL
As Moshe tells the Jews to "appoint Judges and enforcement officers in all your gates" Who was he talking to? What does that really mean? Why is it always read at the beginning of Elul?
In Moshe's message, he's giving us guidance on how to properly prepare for the High Holidays preceding the month of Elul. How to safeguard and protect ourselves from our own caused pitfalls, and how we can better connect and transform ourselves for the better, in preparation for the year to come. 2022-08-2945 min
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergSeeing the Entire PictureREEAH
Seeing the Entire Picture
At times we have a narrow vision and don't allow ourselves to view further than what is in front of us. We are tempted by the here and now, and are attracted to the shimmering glamour of materialism. Moshe this week, gives us the Jewish people, the gift to see beyond the temptation and allow ourselves to see the motivation.
See the blessings in what may seem the opposite of blessings.2022-08-2243 minOnline Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergThe Best ProtectionEIKEV
THE BEST PROTECTION
As we read in this and last week's Torah reading the Mitzva of Mezuza. Our sages extoll the virtue of a Mezuza of it being used as protection for the dwellers in the home. In many cases, people have used Mezuzot for protection and security in a variety of areas.
In this class, we learn the deeper meaning and its application of the Mitzvah of Mezuzah.2022-08-1639 minOnline Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergThe Ultimate OptimistVAESCHANAN - NACHAMU
The Ultimate Optimist
As we read the Haftorah this week, Isaiah comforts the Jewish people after the destruction of the Holy Temple. Similarly, Rabbi Akiva comforts the Sages after seeing horrific scenes of the destruction of the Second Holy Temple. They both used a double terminology of Comfort, Why? How can one even attempt to comfort or console such terrible atrocities and desecration of G-d's name?
Rabbi Akiva & Isaiah were the ultimate optimist, and seeing the situation from a completely different perspective is what brought comfort then, and continues to h...2022-08-0853 minOnline Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergThe Right Way To RebukeDEVARIM
The Right Way To Rebuke
A valuable lesson in the less-than-enviable task of telling people things they likely won’t want to hear. We will see how an apparently counterintuitive decision of Moshe Rabeinu, holds deep wisdom for us today.2022-08-0146 minOnline Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergThe Journey Is The DestinationMATOT- MASEI
The Journey is the Destination
In life we may at times come to experience a decline in enthusiasm, and passion; we start getting sluggish and dull. The counterintuitive solution the Torah offers, is not to coddle ourselves and gently lift ourselves up, rather, the Torah advises to start radically. Do the most uncomfortable thing first, and immediately push yourself out of that pleasant stalemate. Then build on that victory and use the momentum to propel you further.
This theme is endemic across the entire Torah; a broken and demoralized people is...2022-07-2643 minOnline Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergWho is Elijah the Prophet?PINCHUS
Who is Elijah the Prophet?
As we read in the Torah episode of Pinchus, our sages tell us Pinchus and Elijah are synonymous with one another and the same person. Elijah we are told lives for eternity, why would Pinchus merit this great gift? And why would Elijah be the one to answer the unanswered debates in the Talmud?
As we explore their mysterious lives, we come to a better understanding of their accomplishments, as well as the reward given to them.2022-07-1841 minOnline Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergThe Key to GreatnessBALAK
Exploring the dichotomy of evil prophet Billam.
How can one have the ability to be a prophet on par with Moses, and at the same time so decadent and low?
Billam is not only a personality in the Torah of a story that occurred over 3000 years. It is a contemporary reality that we are all challenged by, the integration of theology, philosophy, and ideas into practicing those ideas and integrating them into our lives.2022-07-1156 minOnline Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergShould I Move?CHUKAS
You Are Precisely Where You Need To Be
Why Moshe didn’t enter Eretz Yisroel
In this class, we will uncover important life lessons about embracing our circumstances and not seeking to evade them.
G-d who issued a decree by which Moshe will not merit to enter the land. The person who had led the nation through plagues, rebellion, sea-splitting miracles, the giving of the Torah at Har Sinai – all with the express intent of eventually ushering the people across the finish line and into the promised land, will now inst...2022-07-0550 min
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergBeyond Presumption of Innocence - JLI Lesson 6Lesson 6
Beyond Presumption of Innocence
While a presumption of innocence can protect defendants from liability, it is not quite a declaration of uprightness. Jewish law goes so far as to presume every person’s core goodness. See how this view can lead us to a truly upright world.2022-06-271h 24
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergIs jealousy a bad thing?KORACH
Is being jealous a bad thing? Korach is often referred to as the epitome of what's wrong with being jealous. If he was that evil, why would there be a parsha named for him?
In this class we learn the positive impact of being jealous, and what we can learn from Korach.2022-06-2756 minOnline Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergIs it Courage or Recklessness?Shelach
Is it Courage or Recklessness?
What comes to mind when you think of courage? Bravery? We will probe the various dimensions of courage, and draw an important distinction between who appears to overcome fear, and where a reasonable level of fear is ignored when it should’ve been reckoned with.
We will discover that there is a third type of courage, which takes fear head-on and is designed at disarming fear itself; this is the type of courage that is rooted in faith in the capacities of Hashem and in the id...2022-06-2044 minOnline Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergHow do you know, when someone "really" means it?BAHALOTECHA
How do you know, when someone "really" means it?
As the Jewish people are about to celebrate Passover, a group of people complains about missing out. G-d then gives them a second chance.
Why is there a chance? and why was this mitzvah the paradigm of a second chance?
When someone is in trouble, what sign will tell you they need real help?
How does G-d know we meant it?2022-06-1332 min
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergBeyond Personal Freedom - JLI Lesson 4Lesson 4
Beyond Personal Freedom
With 613 commandments in the Torah and myriad rules expounded in the Talmud, can Judaism ever be called “liberating”? Let’s delve into the Exodus, the covenant, and the ways in which laws can lead to the purest human freedom.2022-06-081h 05
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergBeyond Taking Offense - JLI Lesson 3Lesson 3
Beyond Taking Offense
You may feel a moral urge to speak up against an offensive action. But might you have a legal responsibility to deter someone from certain behaviors? Judaism says: Yes. In this lesson, we discuss why and when.2022-06-011h 13Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergThere is no one like YOU.BAMIDBAR - Shavuot
There is no one like YOU.
Finding a meaning in life, can be complex. As we glean from contrasting King David and King Saul. We see how each and every one of us is created with a divine plan, mission and purpose, that no one like it was ever created before. It's our task to stay on course, and use our G-d given talents to complete the mission. 2022-05-3043 min
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergBeyond Restitution - Lesson 2Beyond Right: The Values that Shape Judaism's Civil Code
Lesson 2
Beyond Restitution
In seeking to restore the rights of plaintiffs, Jewish courts actively assist offenders in achieving full repentance too. Why? Discover the advantage of properly undoing damage over mere compensation.2022-05-251h 30Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergWill We Ever Reach UtopiaBechukotai
The End of days, or the beginning of days. This week the Jews are told the reward and punishments for observance, or lack of it, in following G-d's word. The reward sounds really out of this world, with unfathomable types of change in the nature of the world. An unseemingly possible utopian reality. Can it really happen? 2022-05-2345 min
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergBeyond Good Neighbors - JLI Lesson 1Beyond Right: The Values that Shape Judaism's Civil Code
Lesson 1
Beyond Good Neighbors
Most laws are designed to protect the rights of people and their property. But Judaism’s civil code is driven by a different goal. Explore how laws of damages and disputes support a uniquely Jewish view of the human mission.2022-05-181h 20Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergYour Financial Future ReimaginedBEHAR
What is your financial future? How do you plan your income?
Looking at the Torah's description of the Sabbatical Year, one can wonder, "What Was G-d Thinking?" How can we earn or have supply by not working with the ground?
As we look to the mystical teaching of this mitzvah, we learn a contemporary lesson for all, even non-farmers of money investment and management. Where your real profits and gains will come from. 2022-05-1743 minOnline Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergKeep On MovingEmor - Sefirat Haomer
During the period of the Omer, we mourn the passing of Rabbi Akiva's 24000 students. How was Rabbi Akiva able to move passed this tragic event? With hi new 5 students he rebuilt the mastery in the Talmud as we know it today. Rabbi Akiva taught us the most important strategy of overcoming challenges and times of duress. Moving on and seeing the real idea in everything in life.2022-05-0936 minOnline Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergYou Are HolyKedoshim
As Moses gather the Jews together, his first command to them is to tell them to be Holy. How is that at all possible? What does it mean to be holy?
Does holiness mean asceticism? How can we, the average person be "holy"? 2022-05-0242 minOnline Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergHow To Love Yourself.Sefirat Haomer
During the time between Pesach and Shavuot, we count the Omer, and we mourn the passing of the 24000 students of Rabbi Akiva. What we can learn from them, and how can we better our relationship with G-d and our fellow, as they are both inter-related and inter-connected.2022-04-2747 minOnline Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergSlavery; It's A Choice We MakePesach
How many years were the Jews actually enslaved in Egypt? We can find various amounts ranging from 430, 400, 116 or 86 years, so what really was it?
By answering the above, we find a contemporary lesson of how we view what slavery means today. Finding meaning and solace in life, depends on how much out of you comfort zone you are willing to go. 2022-04-0541 minOnline Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergFundamentals on EducationTazria
Why is the time frame of purity for newborn boy different than for for a girl?
Understanding this, helps us in our perspective for a fundamental principal in education. We continue this theme in the Passover Seder, and how Joseph role modeled this for his brothers.2022-03-2935 minOnline Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergRoutine v/s Periodic ExcitementTzav
What is a better way to serve G-d, having a routine, or periodic excitement?
The Sons of Aharon passed away due to thein uncalled for sacrifice, or due to being intoxicated, didn't they know better?
The pig will once again become kosher. Why the pig? When will this happen and why? 2022-03-2133 minOnline Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergAn Intoxicated SoulPurim
The one holiday that has a requirement to be joyous, to the extent of not knowing the difference of "blessed Mordechai and "Cursed Haman."
What does intoxication mean in Jewish thought?
Learn the contemporary message in the story of Purim, and we intoxicate our soul in reaching purity.
2022-03-1649 min
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergMeditation from Sinai: Act Natural, Climb The Mountain DoLesson 6
ACT NATURAL, CLIMB THE MOUNTAIN DO
Those that can't, don't. Those that can, do. And you can. At its core, Mount Sinai is Mountain Do. Physical actions, called Mitzvos by the Creator, engender spiritual and physical change in the universe.2022-03-091h 15Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergDoes G-d Really Enjoy Sacrifices?Vayikra
Does G-d Really Enjoy Sacrifices?
The third book of the Torah deals primarily with sacrifices. Why did G-d ask of us to bring animals as sacrifices? What significance does it have to the person bringing the sacrifice? What is its contemporary relevance to us today? 2022-03-0700 min
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergMeditation from Sinai: CLUB MED, EAT BETTER, SLEEP DEEPER, WORK HIGHERLesson 5
CLUB MED, EAT BETTER, SLEEP DEEPER, WORK HIGHER
All of life is elevated by meditation. Here we zoom in and focus on three of life’s essentials: when we consume, when we repose, when we hustle-bustle.2022-03-061h 35Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergIt's All About PerceptionPekudei
It's All About Perception
Why does Moshe go out of his way to detail the donations and expenses of the construction of the Tabernacle?
Should one be concerned what others may think or say? How does one avoid people having the wrong perception about them, or what they are doing though it may be well intended. 2022-03-0141 min
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergMeditation from Sinai: Here & Wow, Free Every MomentLesson 4
HERE AND WOW, FREE EVERY MOMENT
Long before living in the moment gained its moment in the spotlight, G-d gifted us the incredible power to live with, live in, live up, and transform every single moment of our lives. It's happening now, at this very moment.
2022-03-011h 23Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergDoing the Same Thing Every Day, Isn't that Boring?Vayakhel
Doing the Same Thing Every Day, Isn't that Boring?
Every day in the Holy Temple, Two sacrifices were brought daily, regardless of what other event was going on. Why was it so important for these sacrifices to be brought daily?
The leap year in the Jewish calendar is so the the lunar year is in sync with the solar year. What's the need for both the solar and lunar calendars?
2022-02-2241 min
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergMeditation from Sinai: Divine Animation; Joy Vey.Lesson 3
DIVINE ANIMATION, JOY VEY
G-d animates everything, perpetually. Discovering G-d is opening ourselves to life's divine animation. Results include but are not limited to increased joy, more resilience, and deeper purpose.2022-02-161h 26Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergIs Being Stubborn A Good Thing?Ki Tisa
After the sin of the Golden Calf, G-d calls the Jews the "stiff neck nation". Moshe in their defense refers to them as the " stiff neck nation."
How can their problem be their redemption? Was being stubborn a good thing, or not? Is anything in this world inherently bad?
How do we deal with the seemingly negative emotions or desires we seem to never get away from? 2022-02-1439 min
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergMeditation From Sinai: Spiritual Awakening, Tune In, Play On.Lesson 2
SPIRITUAL AWAKENING, TUNE IN, PLAY ON
What is spirituality and how do I tune into its song? Meditation is the instrument that allows you to play the spirited music of existence, and the voice that enables you to sing the soul of every experience.2022-02-091h 26Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergAre We Better Then The Generations Before Us?Tetzaveh
Everyone loves nostalgia, looking back and seeing how better it was back then, but was it? Are we that bad? Or were they really Good?
Exploring the absence of Mosesis this weeks parsha, G-D is teaching us a monumental lesson, of the responsibilities of our generation, not withstanding our lack of the greats of yesteryear. 2022-02-0740 min
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergMeditation from Sinai - Mind ControlLesson 1
MIND CONTROL, I THINK THEREFORE I CAN
Mind over matter—when you mind, life matters. The Torah teaches that our brains don't control us, we control our brains. When we harness our awesome gray matter, dreams become a matter of fact.2022-02-021h 23Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergWhat Are Kids Doing On The Ark?What Are Kids Doing On The Ark?
Terumah
The holiest place in the world, is the Holy of Holies in the Holy Temple. On it were the Kerubim, our sages discuss what these Kerubim were. Many believe they were in the shape of baby boy and baby girl. However why would there be the images of baby boy and girl on the Ark of covenant?
Learn the lessons we can learn from this and much more.2022-01-3137 minOnline Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergThe Wonders of the Oral LawThe Wonders of the Oral Law
Mishapatim
Why did G-d give the written law so vague? Why are there some many arguments within the Oral Law, in trying to understand the Written law?
Can't the rabbis agree on anything? Moreover most common custom and practices in Jewish law are not even mentioned in the Torah?2022-01-2731 minOnline Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergWhy Ask Your Rabbi?Yisro
Why Ask Your Rabbi?
Why do people ask their all kinds of questions, from business advice, health to politics? Does the Torah have all those answers?
Who was the first to ask material needs from a spiritual advisor?
When we understand the story of the giving of the Torah, we will understand and appreciate the fusion of the spiritual and material. How a rabbis guidance in every area of life, is a guiding light in our life.2022-01-1740 minOnline Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergWhat's the most difficult thing for G-d to accomplish?Beshalach
What's the most difficult thing for G-d to accomplish?
Our sages juxtapose the splitting of the sea, and the finding your partner in life as the most difficult things for G-d to accomplish.
What do the two have in common? Why for a G-d who can create the universe, do we even suggest has difficulty in putting together a man and woman?
Learn what really happened as the Jews encounter their challenge of the time. What does one do when they feel they are a dead end.2022-01-1133 minOnline Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergG-d's Many Names. Why Ten Plagues?Bo
In the Torah we find that G-d is referred to by a variety of names. In this weeks Torah reading of Vaiera, G-d points out to Moshe the difference in some of those names. This will help us understand the need for G-d to punish the Egyptians with Ten Plagues, why the Ten not Nine or One.2022-01-0439 minOnline Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergWhat's With Jews and Donkeys?Shemos
Through out Jewish History, we find that from Abraham who used Donkey to travel to Mt. Moriah. Now Moshe using a donkey for his family to travel and Moshiach will be using a Donkey.
Is it all the same donkey? Why a donkey aren't horses quicker and better transporter's?2022-01-0436 minOnline Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergExact Date of Moshiach's Arrival - Jacob's BlessingsParshat Vayechi
Before Jacob's passing he call his children to his bedside, to give them his blessings and last wishes. He very much wanted to tell them the time of the time of the arrival of Moshiach. However, G-d forbade him from doing so.
Why did he want to? Why did G-d not allow it?2021-12-1340 minOnline Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergFavoritism; Did Rivka Favor Jacob over EsauWeekly Parsha Class - Favoritism; Did Rivka Favor Jacob over Esau
Discussing, if and why Rivka would favor Jacob? Why would Issac favor Esau?
What's the real story of Jacob & Esau.2021-12-0939 minOnline Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergAbraham & Issac - Digging WellsWeekly Torah Parsha Class
This Class discovers what is it, and why is it that Abraham & Isaac occupied themselves with digging wells.2021-12-0922 minOnline Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergOutsmarting Antisemitism: Change of HeartOutsmarting Antisemitism: How to Beat it with Purpose, Positivity and Jewish Pride
Lesson 4
Change of Heart
Psychology, neuroscience, and recent history show us that neither friend nor foe should ever be taken for granted. With a bit of subtlety and conviction, and always with trust in G-d, we find that the dark days of the past are no cause for pessimism ahead.2021-12-021h 21Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergOutsmarting Antisemitism: The Promised LandOutsmarting Antisemitism: How to Beat it with Purpose, Positivity and Jewish Pride
Lesson 3
The Promised Land
Today, hatred of Jews commonly manifests itself as antagonism toward the Jewish State. This class distinguishes all-out antisemitism from some more nuanced sub-strains. It also examines the state of Israel education and the very nature of Jewish nationhood.2021-11-261h 27
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergOutsmarting Antisemitism: No ApologiesOutsmarting Antisemitism: How to Beat it with Purpose, Positivity and Jewish Pride
Lesson 2
No Apologies
We look at some of the explanations for antisemitism that have been offered throughout the ages to emerge with an important principle: the problem with hating Jews lies not with the Jews but with the haters. Internalizing this hate is not a healthy response.2021-11-181h 09
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergOutsmarting Anti-Semitism - The Eternal PeopleLesson 1
The Eternal People
By taking another look at the statistics, studying our people’s remarkable perseverance, and exploring the concept of Providence, we can find eternal cause for confidence and optimism while we implement plans to secure ourselves and our communities.2021-11-101h 10
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergThis Can Happen; A Credible Case for Feeling Good about the Future - 4Lesson 4
We’re Getting There
Judaism sees all of history as one connected journey toward a single desired destiny. In this lesson, we look back to identify four distinct epochs that show us how far we’ve traveled on the way to a truly good world.2021-06-011h 10
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergThis Can Happen: A Credible Case for Feeling Good about the Future - 3Lesson 3
Superhuman vs. Super Humans
Waiting for a Messiah to come save humanity feels a little… un-Jewish. But what if Redemption is a natural reaction to humanity’s own cumulative action? Discover the effect you’ve already had on the reality of the world.2021-05-121h 11
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergThis Can Happen: A Credible Case for Feeling Good about the Future - 2Lesson 2
Who Needs a Redemption?
Though it will solve every speck of ill in the world, the idea of Redemption is not a response to strife. Rather, it’s an independent and foundational tenet of Jewish belief. See where it fits into the bigger story of Creation.2021-05-101h 17
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergThis Can Happen; A Credible Case for Feeling Good about the Future -1Lesson 1
Start with the Science
In a society marked by chaos and discord, it’s hard to believe our world is actually better than it’s ever been. Let’s dive into the data of what’s wrong—and what’s right—with the world.2021-05-101h 30
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergJourney of the Soul Lesson 5 - ReincarnationLesson 5
Where We Go Again
Reincarnation: more than a fascinating topic, Judaism provides a practical way to imagine this mystical process, and explains why it is important both to departed souls and to our lives today.2021-03-081h 49
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergJourney of the Soul Lesson 4 - Heaven & HellLesson 4
Where We Go
For centuries, human beings have been motivated by the promise of heaven and frightened by the threat of hell. Discover what Jews believe about where every soul goes and how Kaddish aids a soul in reaching true peace.2021-03-012h 08
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergJourney of the Soul Lesson 3 - The Mourning AfterLesson 3
The Mourning After
What is the Jewish grieving process and what is the significance of its various traditions? This lesson provides a meaningful Jewish perspective on grief itself, as well as practical shiva etiquette both for mourners and for those who wish to comfort them.2021-02-221h 56
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergJourney of the Soul - Lesson 2 - Taking LeaveLesson 2
Taking Leave
Is death painful for souls? Is my presence felt when I visit a grave? Judaism’s pre-burial and burial rituals accompany the soul’s gradual transition from a limiting physical life to a completely spiritual one. We discuss those rituals and how, once freed, the soul’s connection to the living continues in new and powerful ways.2021-02-151h 52
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergJourney of the Soul: Lesson 1 - Demystifying DeathLesson 1
Demystifying Death
Why are humans so anxious about death and dying? For many, the abrupt finality of death makes life itself seem futile. By exploring how our life force—our immortal soul—never ends but merely shifts roles, we begin to view life and death as two harmonious steps on the same journey.2021-02-081h 58
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergSecrets of the Bible E4Your life and its goals: are they compatible?
You may love what you do, or where it gets you, but seldom both. Uncover this tension in the strange relationships between Jacob and his wives and between Joseph and his brothers, and explore ways to navigate the delicate balance between personal growth and practical impact.2020-12-141h 10
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergSecrets of the Bible E5Why is inspiration so short-lived?
The worship of a golden calf at Sinai was tantamount to infidelity under the wedding canopy. In some way, this is the story of our lives. Why do New Year’s resolutions barely last a day? We are so easily impressionable, yet our stimulation doesn’t linger. Discover a powerful hack for creating lasting impact from two sets of tablets and the worship of a golden calf.2020-12-141h 02
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergSecrets of the Bible E3Will the real you please stand up?
At some point, we're all conflicted: torn between a drive to do good and the temptation of lust, greed, and power. In this session, you'll meet your inner Jacob and Esau—the recluse and the hunter—and understand their lifelong conflict. Why does Isaac prefer the materialistic Esau? And why does the wholesome Jacob resort to deception to obtain his father's blessings?2020-12-081h 17
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergSecrets of the Bible E2How do you see past another's failures?
If a person you love lets you down, is the relationship over? How do you build a resilient connection that will survive any storm? The secret is buried in the theme of the Great Flood: why G-d created a world only to destroy it, and how He guarantees there will never be a repeat.2020-12-081h 17
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergSecrets of the Bible E1Would you choose knowledge over paradise?
Would you rather be objective and unengaged or passionate and invested? Why is temptation more compelling than reason? What’s the big idea behind Adam and Eve eating the fruit of knowledge and the resulting human struggle with self-consciousness?2020-12-071h 18
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergThe Gift of Escaping the CycleLesson 6
The Gift of Escaping the Cycle
Early societies considered human history locked in an endless cycle of war, conquest, peace, and more war. The Torah insists otherwise: we can, must, and will change the world for the better; war will eventually cease; justice and kindness will ultimately prevail. Today’s world is more eager than ever to hear this empowering message. Our closing lesson will suggest ways we can share it.2020-03-051h 33
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergThe Gift of Work/Life BalanceLesson 5
The Gift of Work/Life Balance
Originally, those who labored did so endlessly. The Torah introduced us to Shabbat, mandating that Jewish people pause from work for a full day each week to focus on life’s purpose, on worship, and on family. As the modern world begins to recognize the benefits of Shabbat, our call to set aside that time of focus is more critical than ever.2020-02-271h 34
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergThe Gift of Respect for LifeLesson 3
It might seem axiomatic that human life is valuable, but a hard look at history reveals that the concept was once considered utterly radical. To discover how respect for life became a universal value, we’ll explore the underlying questions: What makes us human? And what are we here to do?2020-02-131h 30
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergThe Gift of A Guiding PurposeJudaism's Gifts to the World: How Major Jewish Ideas Evolved Into Universal Values
Lesson 2
Abraham, the first Jew, discovered something that shook the foundations of the pagan society around him: there was one—only one—G-d, Creator of Heaven and earth. Monotheism drastically changed the way humanity has viewed life, purpose, and progress ever since. Discover how.2020-02-061h 20
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergJudaism Gifts to the WorldLesson 1
The Gift of Social Responsibility
To the ancients, poverty and suffering were unfortunate facts of life for the unlucky to bear alone. It was the Torah that introduced the radical concept of social responsibility. So, what’s the true nature of that responsibility? Whose is it? And how should I relate to those receiving my help?2020-01-291h 21
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergWorrier to Warrior: Jewish Secrets to Feeling Good However You Feel - Class 5Lesson 5
Living Joyfully
Finding Happiness and Fulfillment
Things are fine—you've got what you need in health, finances, and relationships. But is “feeling fine” the same as feeling truly, energetically happy? By looking at common patterns in chasing inner contentment, Lesson 5 helps us pave a new path to more dependably enthusiastic living.
This is a recording of a live interactive class.2019-12-161h 29
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergWorrier to Warrior: Jewish Secrets to Feeling Good However You Feel- Class 4Lesson 4
Peering Through Pain
Addressing Pain, Anguish, and Anxiety
An optimistic attitude is a noble goal, but the sincere, burning flames of sadness, suffering, or loss can be incredibly difficult to douse. This session embraces the validity of pain while sensitively enhancing our internal perspectives to let the sun peek through despite the reality of our suffering.2019-12-091h 33
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergWorrier to Warrior - Jewish Secrets to Feeling Good However you feel - Lesson 3Lesson 3
Rethinking Regret
Addressing Unhealthy Guilt
We all slip, and it’s natural to feel some regret or guilt when we do. But can we focus on past actions without becoming paralyzed by bad feelings? In Lesson 3, we’ll challenge the negativity associated with regret, finding a catalyst for remarkable growth where it’s least expected.
This is a live class, so you will hear interaction from the students, and addressing their question and comments.2019-11-281h 28
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergWorrier to Warrior: Jewish Secrets to feeling good however you feel - Lesson 2Lesson 2
Embracing Flaws
Addressing Shame, Frustration, and Feelings of Inadequacy
Wrestling with feelings of overwhelm, procrastination, or general not-enough-ness? This session explores the seemingly senseless feelings of inadequacy and charts a course to transform them from adversary to ally.
This is a live class, so you will hear interaction from the students, and addressing their question and comments.2019-11-281h 25
Online Torah Classes with Rabbi Mendy GoldbergWorrier to Warrior - Jewish Secrets to feeling good however you feel - Lesson oneLesson 1
Achieving Authenticity
Addressing Impostor Syndrome
When praised for a good deed, 70% of people admit to squirming because they feel their act lacked authenticity. In this opening session, discover a place of objective authenticity within yourself that can weather any self-doubt and help you build confidence in your genuine goodness.
This is a live class, so you will hear interaction from the students, and addressing their question and comments.
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