Knowledge on the Deeper Side

The Need for Jewish PR

Why Jews Must Engage with the World

With Rabbi Ari Sollish

(Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on December 18, 2019)

Faced with endless persecution, Jews either dived into wider society and washed away their identity, or withdrew into ghettos, cutting all contact with the outside world. It’s time for a new path. The menorah sheds light on how to blaze a radical third approach.

Refreshing Relationships

Remodeling Our Approach to Love and Relationships

With Rabbi Ari Sollish

(Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on December 17, 2019)

Relationships are the most rewarding and challenging features of human life. Healthy relationships are critical to positive emotions, but they are highly elusive. This lesson introduces a significant shift in the way we view the foundation upon which all of our relationships are based. This new perspective empowers us to enjoy better, lasting and more genuine relationships, even with individuals with whom we share little in common.

Let There Be Light!

Living a Life Illuminated with Passion & Purpose

With Rabbi Shais Taub

An evening of learning and inspiration

In honor of Yud Tes Kislev

Recorded live in Atlanta on November 16, 2019

Learning How to Love - Part 6

"Unity & Division"

With Rabbi Ari Sollish

(Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on December 15, 2019)

The only constant in life is change. And change takes on many diverse forms.

Sometimes, a state of unity devolves into division and discord. And sometimes, a state of division and discord evolves into unity.

Think of a family unity that breaks down and turns on each other (G-d forbid). Or strangers who come together and discover a marvelous friendship and love.

One can become many. And many can become one.

In this session of Kabbalah & Coffee we explore the dynamic of change and the factors that propel unity to break into division, and division into unity. The mystical concepts we discuss will have far reaching implications -- both for us, and for the world at large.

The Chasidic Role in the Feminist Revolution

With Mrs. Chava Green

(Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on Saturday night, December 14, 2019)

The feminist movement of the last five decades has radically reshaped our society. Learn the remarkable connections between feminism and Chasidism in this landmark presentation.

Mrs. Chava Green is a writer, teacher and perpetual student. She is currently pursuing her doctorate in religious studies and women’s studies at Emory University, focusing on the Chasidic approach to femininity and the philosophical viewpoint of feminine energy. She is also the co-director of Young Jewish Professionals programming at Chabad Intown.

Living Joyfully

Finding Happiness

With Rabbi Ari Sollish

(Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on December 12, 2019)

Despite considering ourselves successful in terms of health,

finances, and relationships, we sometimes fall into a funk, feeling

unexplainably lackadaisical or unhappy. This lesson explores the

inner workings of happiness and examines our instinctive methods

of securing satisfaction. It then delivers a shift in perspective

that sets a workable goal of inner contentment and fulfillment.

Stay Focused

The Best Way to Win Is Not to Engage

With Rabbi Ari Sollish

(Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on December 11, 2019)

“Punch back!” “Stand your ground!” “Don’t let him get away with it!” are common battle cries we all hear in our social and spiritual development. But there’s a better way—find your mission and run with it; let the haters and challengers fall to the side.

Insight - Lesson 1

Changing of the Garden

A World Abloom in Goodness

With Mrs. Dena Schusterman

(Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on December 9, 2019)

With the Rebbe’s outstanding, indefatigable optimism, he taught that all that transpires in the universe are expressions of G-d’s beautiful “garden.” How can we dig beneath the surface and uncover that wellspring of goodness and virtue? Gain insight into a different view of the world.

Learning How to Love - Part 5

"Understanding Love"

With Rabbi Ari Sollish

(Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on December 8, 2019)

People are different. We think differently than each other, we see the world differently. The ancient Jewish sages put it like this: Just as no two faces are alike, so are no two minds alike.

It would seem, then, that our minds pose the greatest obstacle to our unconditional love for and acceptance of another. Knowing what we know -- we believe -- we can't really embrace the other who thinks differently than us.

Enter chochmah. Chochmah is the first and most sublime of the soul's intellectual powers. It's also the soul power that allows us to let go of our subjectivity and embrace another, purely and unconditionally.

In this session of Kabbalah & Coffee we explore the soul origins of diversity and unity, and take a big step in understanding how to truly love.

Does G-d Need Our Prayers?

Prayer Is All about Us

With Rabbi Ari Sollish

(Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on December 4, 2019)

To claim that G-d needs anything is nothing short of absurd. So why do we pray? you might ask. Well, prayer is actually a gift for the one praying, for it grants the person something they would never otherwise have had. And, surprise, surprise, it’s not money in your bank account.