Knowledge on the Deeper Side

Knowledge on the Deeper Side

By Intown Jewish AcademyReligion & Spirituality
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Knowledge on the Deeper Side episodes

  • Torah Studies 5780 - 20 - Pesach I (Can Religion be Enjoyable?)
    Can Religion be Enjoyable?
    When Body and Soul Sit Down for Dinner
    With Rabbi Ari Sollish
    (Recorded live on March 25, 2020)
    There are fewer things more diametrically opposite than body and soul. Yet, they are tasked with working together. In this lesson, we learn that the Afikomen isn’t just a thing you steal at the end of the Seder for a new X-box—it’s a primer of how to be a religious pro: to do what you love and love what you do.
    1 hr 6 min
  • Learning How to Love - 18 - The "I" that Loves
    Learning How to Love - Part 18
    "The "I" that Loves"
    With Rabbi Ari Sollish
    (Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on March 22, 2020)
    The mystics teach us that the yetzer hara -- evil inclination -- is so tricky that it often times presents itself as a pious tzadik. Think of it as evil with a halo. Which makes it hard sometimes to actually identify which drives are holy, and which are the opposite of holiness.
    When it comes to pangs of remorse and feelings of guilt, it's natural to read them as being good -- indicators that our conscience, our moral compass, is still alive and well inside.
    But there's another truth. Often times, what we feel as remorse and guilt is nothing more than a ploy of the evil inclination. Especially when it becomes the catalyst for self-pity.
    In this edition of Kabbalah & Coffee we discuss as we explore the mystical teachings om remorse and brokenheartedness, and discover just how difficult it truly is to move away from the clutches of ego.
    1 hr 25 min
  • Torah Studies 5780 - 19 - Vayakhel-Pekudei (Tradition vs. Hard Evidence)
    Tradition vs. Hard Evidence
    The Battle Between Archaeology and Axiom
    With Rabbi Ari Sollish
    (Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on March 18, 2020)
    Is there some thread that binds the Jerusalem Temple’s golden candelabra, the gleaming headplates worn by high priests, and a hidden library of ancient scrolls in the Dead Sea region? A fascinating look at history, scientific discovery and the weight of tradition.
    53 min

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