Yesod Blocks: Foundational Torah

Yesod: Anchoring Ourselves in Reality

Yesod Blocks are the blocks of information that make up the world outside our minds. Bridging the distance between our inner space and the outer reality sometimes gets confusing and tricky. Mastering the power of Yesod is the final step in encountering the real world, not just our own perceptions.

Seeing the World in the Light of Channukah

Channukah is the Chag (celebration) of truth and clarity. When you see the world in the light of Channukah, you see the world as it truly is, and not as a fantasy.

Nefesh HaChaim Episode #10 Chapter 6.2

Our lens of reality is constantly moving, sometimes becoming incredibly distorted, and other times, incredibly clear.  This is the legacy of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, or more accurately, the Tree of Experiential Knowledge of What We Want and What We are Apathetic Toward.  

Chumash Analysis: The Battle of Yaakov Versus Eisav (full lecture)

Learning Chumash deeply, as opposed to as fragmented "Torah ideas" is the key to discovering how the text is a map of reality, the universe, and your own inner space.

Nefesh HaChaim Episode #9 Chapter 6.1

Jacob, Rachel and Leah: The Search For Emet

Getting our insides and outsides to match up is so hard. We wish we could say the right things at the right time, but so often, we end up hurting ourselves and the people we love instead. When we're able to match these two aspects of our lives, we become beautiful, called "Tiferet", because the most beautiful thing to us is truth, realness, authenticity, genuineness.

Nefesh HaChaim Episode #8 Chapter 5.4

Climbing deeper and higher in the consciousness matrix we all share.

Kadosh: Getting Your Life Together

Do you ever feel like your life is fragmented? There are so many feelings and thoughts inside us, and they seem like they're at war with each other! Is the answer to try to tame that chaos, and tone it down? What if instead we channeled all that power into an integrated purpose, living intensely and fully, but dedicated and focused toward a central life direction? Learn to live on purpose.

Nefesh HaChaim Episode #7 Chapter 5.3

Wake up and draw in more consciousness.  Start living life, instead of life living you.

Think Like Hashem: How to Get Close to the Endless One

Learn how the Endless One thinks, and discover the key to consistently, constantly creating closeness to the Source of all being, life and thought. The ideas in this video, when understood clearly, have the power to totally transform your life, your relationships, and your past, present and future. How you think determines how you experience reality- think like the Endless One!