holidays

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Pesach

Seder Insights

Listen to this class while you clean for Pesach and enhance your Seder. Rabbi Shais Taub shares short, mystical insights on passages from the Passover …

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3 Weeks/Tisha B’Av

Life Lessons from the Bais HaMikdash

During the Three Weeks of mourning for the destruction of the Bais Hamikdash we engage in its rebuilding by studying the laws of its construction. …

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Rosh Hashanah

Is Prayer Selfish?

On Rosh Hashanah, we all pray for a good, sweet, new year. But isn't this selfish? Why should we focus on our own needs rather …

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Yom Kippur

Self-Reflection and Teshuvah

Join Rabbi Shais Taub in this insightful pre-Yom Kippur talk as he explores "The Art of Self-Reflection." Understand why real Teshuva requires recognizing your own …

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Purim

The Rebbe's Purim Miracle and Stalin's Demise

Learn about the connection between the Lubavitcher Rebbe's Purim gathering in Brooklyn in 1953 and Stalin's sudden demise in Moscow. Rabbi Shais Taub meticulously maps …

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Lag B’Omer

Lag b’Omer with Rashbi

In honor of Lag b'Omer, study actual excerpts of the text of Zohar as illuminated by the teachings of the Rebbe. A livestream event from …

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Rosh Hashanah

High Holidays & the 12 Steps —Rosh Hashanah

Part 1 of High Holidays & the 12 Steps: spiritual prep for the Jewish New Year through the lens of recovery. In this Rosh Hashanah …

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Yom Kippur

High Holidays & the 12 Steps —Yom Kippur

Part 2 of "High Holidays & the 12 Steps" looks at Yom Kippur and the mechanics of "at-one-ment." Getting rid of our character defects isn't …

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Sukkos

High Holidays & the 12 Steps—Sukkos

In Part 3 of "High Holidays & the 12 Steps," we explore the themes of joy and interconnectedness as embodied in Sukkos and Simchas Torah. …