Listen to compelling podcasts by Tzvi Freeman and let him turn your world on its head as he probes the mysteries of life, purpose and the Jewish People.
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Classes on Tanya, divided according to the daily study schedule; the book of Rambam - Maimonides and his Sefer Hamitzvos, also divided according to the daily study cycle.
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Farbrengen is Art. Art of the soul. It is a living palette of heart and mind, mixing the modern Chassidic culture and contemporary issues ….which perhaps we rather not talk about. Add honesty and simplicity, and you have a Street Farbrengen.“Our canvas is the Street corner we cherish - common sense, heart, and the spirit of adventure. Its what is ChabadLife.” Co- hosts Reuven Flamer and Zacharia Lipitz talk about what normally lives underground...Gimmel Tammuz.
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Welcome to Chabad youth of Karmiel Torah relevance for your life from Israel
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Rabbi Dovid Vigler and Mitch Zachary Hosting 'the Rabbi and the CEO' as they take on the Jewish views on the News- separating facts from fiction and bubbe maasehs from the bottom line!
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Welcome to 'Tanya Crosspoints,' where each episode is a journey into the heart of Chassidic wisdom, tailored just for you. Whether you’re on your morning commute or fitting in some learning during a break, our podcast is designed to engage and inspire. Here’s what makes us unique: 🎙️ Optimized for Podcast Listening: A podcast-first approach ensures the content is tailored for an engaging auditory experience. ⌛ Concise Explanations: Get quick, crystal-clear insights that make complex concepts ...
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From the Rambam's Sefer Hamitzvot
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The Mishneh Torah was the Rambam's (Rabbi Moses ben Maimon) magnum opus, a work spanning hundreds of chapters and describing all of the laws mentioned in the Torah. To this day it is the only work that details all of Jewish observance, including those laws which are only applicable when the Holy Temple is in place. Participating in the one of the a…
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The Mishneh Torah was the Rambam's (Rabbi Moses ben Maimon) magnum opus, a work spanning hundreds of chapters and describing all of the laws mentioned in the Torah. To this day it is the only work that details all of Jewish observance, including those laws which are only applicable when the Holy Temple is in place. Participating in the one of the a…
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Chabad Chassidus is an all-embracing world outlook and way of life which sees the Jew's central purpose as a unifying link between the Creator and His world. Written by the Alter Rebbe, the founder of Chabad, Tanya is the central text of Chabad Chassidus. It shows the reader a path to realizing their purpose and developing a deeper relationship wit…
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View Hebrew Text Online: http://www.chabad.org/dailystudy/rambam.asp?rambamChapters=3&tdate=Cheshvan 25, 5785 The Mishneh Torah was the Rambam's (Rabbi Moses ben Maimon) magnum opus, a work spanning hundreds of chapters and describing all of the laws mentioned in the Torah. To this day it is the only work that details all of Jewish observance, incl…
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View Hebrew Text Online: http://www.chabad.org/dailystudy/rambam.asp?tdate=Cheshvan 25, 5785 The Mishneh Torah was the Rambam's (Rabbi Moses ben Maimon) magnum opus, a work spanning hundreds of chapters and describing all of the laws mentioned in the Torah. To this day it is the only work that details all of Jewish observance, including those laws …
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Life begins small and in time grows into maturity. There is spiritual maturity and immaturity as well. I can live with G-d with the neediness of a child or the sophistication and maturity of a grown adult. Leaving the womb of the month of Tishrei to walk into the New Year as full grown adults demands a further shift into the self. The goal, to be s…
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When you use technology without a purpose, you are no longer its master. You are its slave. From limestone to LLM, the truth is the same.Chabad.org: Tzvi Freeman
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We often hear that a Chassid is one who is butil - self nullified. Is the emphasis on bitul the nullification of the negative or the spotlight on the possible? Simchas Torah is about the possible - in Torah and in yourself. This is cause for dancing!ChabadLife.tv
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What happens after Neilah? Does it disappear as quick as it came? Yom Kippur is not a one night stand! Once you touch soul, you can’t stay away! But you do need a mindset that supports Neilah and Napoleons March. It’s the attitude behind what is a Chassid on Chabad: drilling down to the core with the Rebbe by your side .…
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It is Kabbalistic thinking that the creation “recedes” on Rosh Hashana and awaits the prayers and the sound of the Shofar to begin creation anew. Not only is the world waiting for a spectacular creation for the next year, each individual is integral to this new creation process. Each must also must want to create again. Street Farbrengen peeks into…
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Chassidic transformation ( avodah) boils down to molding G-d into your best friend. More so , G-d is your spouse as alluded in many ways beginning in Shir Hashirim, Song of Songs.. But your therapist? Street Farbrengen lies down on the couch. Who do I trust and expect to hear guidance from more? My therapist or G-d?…
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Elul and Tishrei are a basketful of obligation. Is that my focus at this time of year? There is another option. Elicit the power of the 'one who is obligated' - after all, I've been asked to make it all happen! In this week's episode of Street Farbrengen we explore the connection between things we should do, the things we are being asked to do, and…
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You can set the bar so high that no one shows up for the track meet! Have chassidim inadvertently set the cruising altitude so high that we don’t join the voyage to begin with Reuven and Zacharia tackle Avodah in 5784.... are we in or out? Are we ready or not?ChabadLife.tv
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Elul. Chabad owns the month, characterizing it as “the King is in the field.” Is the King not “in the field” all your round? What does this month mean to you and me? What am I supposed to do? Reuven and Zachariah work through the “month of Elul” and conclude, it is about stepping out of control.ChabadLife.tv
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There is an emphasis in Chassidic literature on limiting one’s participation with the physical environment, to measure what is necessary and what is extra and luxury. We call it eskofia, holding back. Is this practice relevant today? Does the Chabad culture encourage or train our children and ourselves to “ avoid what’s permitted”? What is the reas…
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Listen to compelling podcasts by Tzvi Freeman and let him turn your world on its head as he probes the mysteries of life, purpose and the Jewish People.Chabad.org: Tzvi Freeman
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After fire destroys his home Reuven wonders about his calm and joy. Shouldn't I feel guilty or some sort of contriteness for some actions that led to a fire burning down my house? Zacharia and Reuven talk fire, Tisha B'av and the manner the Rebbe directs to approach and look at the ups and downs and surprises of life.…
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We open the closet door and let out the secret everybody knows: that the fast days of 17 Tammuz and Tisha B” Av are the essence of Judaism by rote!! Why do we go through this charade?!ChabadLife.tv
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Every Geulah is fashioned from a prison. “The Rebbe # Tammuz 5710” Zechariah suggests that “prison” is associated with “Nisayon,” a test, different then birurim, extracting the good from the negative. The Rebbe states that the work of birurim is finished. Does this mean that today is the work of “nisyaon”? Why is our time to be approached with the …
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Gimmel Tammuz is a real modern challenge for the serious Chassid. How do I relate to who and what is the Rebbe himself beyond ‘scholar’? Is Rebbe the writings and videos left ‘below’? Zacharia and Reuven attempt to understand a 4th level of Rebbe-Chassid paradigm refer to as Maor and Ohr.ChabadLife.tv
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Zacharia and Reuven prepare for Gimmel Tammuz.... Why does it feel that Gimmel Tammuz is an exercise in renewing my membership in the Chabad club? Is the Chassid's mission these days to promote the Rebbe? We're only half way through the discussion on Legacy vs the Power of Self...ChabadLife.tv
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How deep a dive inside must I take, and how specific do I engage with my darker side? Do I need to know the source of why I am triggered by something or why I have a specific type of desire or failing? In other words, how do I conquer my city as the Alter Rebbe writes in Tanya? Do I inspect my landscape before I begin to conquer it? How do I avoid …
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The blessing given for Shavuous is to receive the Torah B'pnimius - integrate the Torah from within. What exactly is this core that integrates this Torah? How do I incorporate Torah in such a manner? A heart to heart talk on Street Farbrengen on pnimius and making it work on Shavuous.ChabadLife.tv
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The Hagagadah is alive, and nothing that’s alive can be made to fit into neat parcels of sensible data. But there's some leads.Chabad.org: Tzvi Freeman
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We’re human beings. How can the Torah expect you to not hold a grudge against someone who has hurt you?Chabad.org: Tzvi Freeman
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Zacharia and Reuven take a different look on the day of the 28th of Nissan. In place of a response to the message of the day by finding ways to convince the public of the agendas the various factions that Chassidim have developed over the years - “tut altz “ do what you can, how about a response of being all you can….and mentor. You will want to li…
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In this week’s Street Farbrengen we ponder freedom. Are we really free if we are in the habit to make weak or wrong choices ? Can we be free if we are afraid to make choices ? This Street Farbrengen concludes that freedom is Pesach and of all things freedom begins with sweeping, scraping and making our houses and cars and backyards free of the drea…
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Can you believe you have the truth, be ready to give your life for it, and nevertheless leave space for others?Chabad.org: Tzvi Freeman
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Street Farbrengen Episode 49 - Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive, Adar, and Chassidic "Military Life'
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“The older I get and the more Chassidus I digest the more I realize just how lazy and stupid I can be...And that’s going to change in Adar. I have all the tools! Why don’t I use em!???” There are two approaches to Chassidic material. One is ready for “what is it saying should be”! The other asks “what will this be asking me to do?” When you hit a w…
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Do you consider yourself a disciplined individual? Can I be disciplined and also be in a joyous state? Welcome to Street Farbrengen 48 - Fun is not Joy and Discipline isn’t a dirty word.ChabadLife.tv
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Does G-d need you as his defense lawyer? Does truth need you to defend it? Do we move forward when we “drink the Koolaid?” How honest do we be with our children? Street Farbrengen tackles the challenge of “truth and consequences”.ChabadLife.tv
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A fundamental slice of Chabad life is action. We know the what - hiskashrus to the Rebbe , learning sichos and maamarim etc. But how often do we attend Farbrengens and hear 'the what' but much less of the “how”? Join in on a Street Farbrengen presentation on a small dose of “how.”ChabadLife.tv
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“I admit I have a PHD in sarcasm” Reuven tells Zacharia. The use of sarcasm at some chassidic gatherings is common enough to be a concern for discussion on this week’s episode of Street Farbrengen. Sarcasm is a cover for something very important that must be addressed: do we feel capable to live up to the standards and goals of Chabad Chassidus?…
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Listen to compelling podcasts by Tzvi Freeman and let him turn your world on its head as he probes the mysteries of life, purpose and the Jewish People.Chabad.org: Tzvi Freeman
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Reuven opens tonight's farbrengen with the theme song from a hit movie during the 1960’s, “The Good The Bad and The Ugly.” "It came up for me as part of our farbrengen topic tonight: I’ve been thinking for awhile: I am not interested in religious organization …. even Chabad Lubavitch.ChabadLife.tv
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Religious people in general , Chassidim in particular, and Chabad Chassidim specifically, are often accused of being dreamers. Often enough they even may be considered mildly delusional! Zacharia asks when do you know you dreams are real and when they are not? The finger of delusion often points to Moshiach. But as the song goes, “you don’t have to…
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Culture: “The customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group.” What is the modern day Chabad culture? Reuven and Zacharia explore the connection between Hey Teves and the culture of Chabad.ChabadLife.tv
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Rabbi Menachem Drelich
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Lurking beneath a scholar’s cloak on our best college campuses, the same raw hatred that Hitler’s professors rationalized persists. This time, sane academics must speak up and take action.Chabad.org: Tzvi Freeman
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What is your framework which contributes to your approach to Chassidus? Is Chassidus a system of thought? Is Chassidus the system for personal transformation ? Perhaps it’s the key to being a member of your particular clan? This week”s episode of Street Farbrengen concludes Chassidus is an invitation to “meet G-d”…
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🗓️ Day Cycle: Regular: Kislev 28 Leap: Teves 1 📬 Feedback: Have questions, comments, or feedback? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at torah2go.studio@gmail.com with your insights or inquiries.Rabbi Menachem Drelich
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The signature metaphor in Tanya to describe all human activity, popping up in some form or another on almost every page, is clothing. Life, according to Tanya, is less about who you are and more about what you wear.Chabad.org: Tzvi Freeman
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🗓️ Day Cycle: Regular: Kislev 23 Leap: Kislev 25 📬 Feedback: Have questions, comments, or feedback? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at torah2go.studio@gmail.com with your insights or inquiries.Rabbi Menachem Drelich
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