Explorations

The story till now: Strive to be a Beinoni. It's doable. It's like being a Tzaddik, but also a Rasha. A Tzaddik in that the good inclination is winning. How's that? Well, there's the basic animal drive of every human. Then there's the Godly Soul, literally part of God Above  Chapter Three goes into detail, describing some of the traits of this Godly soul, its intellect and drives.

Before Hashem took the Jews out of Mitzrayim, He told us to start the project called the Jewish Calendar.

This class explores some of the basics of this Mitzvah.

This is part one of an undetermined number of classes exploring "HaShem", God's name, in Hebrew; what it means, why we say it one way and not another way, and what we should think of when we say it.  I explore the whole idea of names in general as well. 

Why is there such a widespread minhag to eat fish on Shabbos?

I explore this and offer a few insights.

Why does welcoming guests into one's home override being in God's presence?

The crossing of the Jordan River and why it's important.

What is the second soul that dwells within us?

What does this mitzvah mean? What does it teach us about Jewish History?  

Why did Rav Gifter say that the word Ata is the most important word in all our davening?

Exploring why we sing Zemiros on Shabbos.

Should I do a podcast in which I sing Zemiros?