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Are there sources related to maintaining a sense of self, not losing oneself, navigating being true to oneself, in the presence of a rabbi or authority in one’s life?

The Question and the Answer The sources do not directly address the tension between maintaining a sense of self in the presence of a rabbi or authority figure. What they do address — extensively — is the related inner question: what does self-nullification (bittul) actually mean,...

2026-10-11 · Teacher style

Segulot for a man to get married (ideally quickly) and parnassah

Segulot for Marriage Intense Prayer [Likkutei Etzot, Marriage.1]: "Intense prayer can help a person to find his marriage partner" (citing Likutey Moharan I, 9). Avoiding Robbery (negative warning) [Likkutei Etzot, Money and Livelihood.36]: גַּם לִפְעָמִים יְאַבֵּד הַגַּזְלָן בַּת...

2026-10-05 · Scholarly style

The importance of learning in private, by yourself, in self-study.

Torah Study in Private / Alone (Hitbodedut in Learning) The Value of Private, Solitary Study - [Notes by Rabbi Yehoshua Hartman on Derekh Chayim, 6:9:194] Quotes an earlier passage: "When one engages in Torah study while traveling alone (בדרך יחידי), he is engaged in Torah with e...

2026-10-05 · Scholarly style

can you give me all the Talmudic references to sheidim (demons), organizing them thematically, and summarizing for me key points about what the Talmud has to say about them?

Sheidim: Demons, Spirits, and the Unseen World in the Talmud A Comprehensive Thematic Exploration Opening: Entering the World of the Unseen There is a remarkable passage in the Talmud that stops most modern readers cold: a serious, learned discussion about how to detect the prese...

How is forgiveness addressed in Jewish texts?

The Architecture of Forgiveness: A Journey Through Jewish Texts Opening: An Ancient Question for Every Generation There are questions that belong to every age, and the question of forgiveness is surely among them. Whether we are grappling with a personal wound inflicted by someon...

2026-09-16 · 🎧 2 podcasts

האם מותר לאכול בצל או חריף בתוך אוכלים כדי להטעים אותם ולאכול את החריף בעצמו

Spice, Intention, and the Art of Eating: A Halachic and Philosophical Exploration Opening: A Question That Bites Back There is something wonderfully human about the question before us today. It arrives dressed in the language of practicality — "Is it permitted to eat onion or som...

What are the sources and meaning of Erev Rosh Hashana?

Erev Rosh Hashana: The Sacred Threshold Between Worlds Opening: Standing at the Edge of the New Year There is a particular quality of light that exists only at thresholds — that luminous, trembling moment between one state of being and another. Erev Rosh Hashana, the eve of the J...

2026-09-04 · 🎧 podcast

looking for my haftorah from november 25, 1985

Finding Your Place in Sacred Time: A Journey to November 25, 1985 Opening: The Search for a Personal Torah Moment There is something deeply moving about a person reaching back across the decades to recover a piece of their own sacred story. When someone asks, "What was my haftara...

how do midrash or other commentators resolve ושכנתי בתוכם

Dwelling Within: How Jewish Tradition Resolves the Mystery of V'Shakhanti B'Tokham Opening: An Ancient Promise That Defies Simple Understanding There is a phrase in the book of Exodus — just four Hebrew words — that has captivated, puzzled, and inspired Jewish thinkers across eve...

Who is Moshe ?

Who Is Moshe? Exploring the Depths of Moses Through the Jewish Tradition Opening: A Question That Contains Multitudes There are questions in Jewish learning that appear simple on the surface but, upon closer examination, reveal themselves to be bottomless wells of meaning. "Who i...

De acordo com o Zohar qual porção remove o poder de bruxarias e maldições?

The Portion That Breaks All Curses: A Kabbalistic Inquiry into Protection, Purity, and the Power of Torah Opening: A Question Worth Asking There are questions that arrive at the door of Jewish scholarship carrying a particular kind of urgency — the kind that touches not only the ...

Talk about the concept of Blessing

The Wellspring of Berakhah: A Jewish Textual Journey into Blessing Opening Shalom, and welcome. It is a deep joy to embark on this exploration with you today, delving into a concept that is at once utterly familiar and profoundly mysterious. We are responding to a beautifully sim...

Explain to me the wayfarer prayer

Hello, and welcome to a journey into the heart of Jewish tradition. Today, we're embarking on a exploration of a beautiful and profound practice: the Wayfarer's Prayer, also sometimes called the Traveler’s Prayer or Tefilat HaDerech. You asked me to explain the Wayfarer’s Prayer,...

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