Posts by: Shais Taub

Jewish Secrets of Resilience

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Embark on a journey into the heart of Jewish resilience and the profound paradox of sustaining joy and tranquility in the midst of pain and turmoil. Rabbi Shais Taub imparts a collection of compelling stories that illuminate the unique Jewish ability to remain irrationally positive and hopeful even when it hurts.

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Day 186 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos)

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Day 186: Negative Commandment 109; Positive Commandment 69

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Day 187 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos)

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Day 187: Positive Commandment 70

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Mayim Rabim: Class 2—The Soul's Lofty Source

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The flood waters of financial worries are rooted in the lofty spiritual level known as Tohu. Yet the source of the G-dly soul is ultimately even higher. The G-dly soul's love of G-d is likened to the fire that is hidden inside of a coal or on an even higher level, the potential spark that remains in a flint stone even after it has been submerged in water.

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Day 188 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos)

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Day 188: Positive Commandment 70

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Day 189 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos)

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Day 189: Positive Commandment 71

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Day 190 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos)

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Day 190: Positive Commandment 72

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Lesson 84—Text Based Tanya

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Finishing Ch. 49 of Tanya and the subject of "reciprocal love." In this class, we deal at length with the idea of Hashem "choosing" the Jewish people.

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Day 191 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos)

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Day 191: Positive Commandment 68, 75, 76

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Day 192 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos)

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Day 192: Positive Commandment 74, 77

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Day 193 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos)

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Day 193: Negative Commandment 106; Positive Commandment 87

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Mayim Rabim: Class 3—Purpose of the Soul's Descent

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The soul descends from a place of spiritual perfection and is plunged into the harrowing conditions of embodiment. All of this is actually a descent for the sake of a subsequent ascent. The soul in heaven is a "tzadik" but the embobied soul can become a "baal teshuvah," an incomparably greater level in closeness with Hashem.

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