Love What You Do

Finding Pleasure in Purpose

We all long for that vacation: sandy beaches, crystal blue waters, and picturesque mountain peaks. And then we look at the drab, grey office walls and our world goes dark. Is there any way to get the feeling of waking up in a hut on stilts in French Polynesia, while stuck in suburbia doing the same old, same old? In this lesson, we will find out how.

The Perfect Orchestra

Nature’s on Your Side

Ever felt that you’re trying to do the right thing, yet everything is lining up against you? Is nature itself your adversary? Heaven forbid! A complex story of returning warriors and desert taxation reveals the encouraging message that when all is said and done, G-d is orchestrating everything to help you out.

A Zealous Act

Extreme Measures for Extreme Times

You’ve seen it before: the zealous guy who is quick to act and take extreme measures when everyone else is too afraid to move. When’s the right time to be “that guy”? And when should we back off and just let things be? A desert showdown between a zealous student and a brazen prince gone astray holds the answers to these tough questions.

Moses’s Double Standard

The Drawbacks of Authenticity

Sure, we’d all like to believe that we behave in private just as we do in public -- but oftentimes, that’s simply not the case. So, are we just bald-faced hypocrites? Should we make our public actions consistent with our private ones and let it all out? A sad story of Moses and the rock tells us a thing or two about this tension.

Sophisticated Animal?

The Total Is More than Just the Sum of the Parts

It’s an age-old question: Is man simply a sophisticated animal, or an entirely different species? Let the critics cluck and the cynics chuckle, but Moses has a message to deliver: It’s definitely the second option. Find out how his showdown with a rabble-rousing Korach centered on just this question.

Man of the People

How One Man Stemmed a Revolution and Won Over a Nation

It’s an angry scene. Future hopes nursed for generations have been shattered. A furious mob wants to oust the incumbent leader. People are wailing on the sidelines. The pressure cooker is about to burst. One man steps in and saves the day. Caleb was his name. What did he say and how did he do it? Find out in this exciting class.

At a special Gimmel Tammuz evening of inspiration at Chabad Intown, Atlanta, Rabbi Levy Wineberg speaks on "The Pebble and the Mountain: The Rebbe’s Minimalist and Maximalist Approach to Leadership." Recorded live on June 10, 2018.

At a special Gimmel Tammuz evening of inspiration at Chabad Intown, Atlanta, Rabbi Levy Wineberg speaks on "Brain and Soul Interface: Revisiting the Nature of Consciousness in Light of the Rebbe’s Teachings." Recorded live on June 10, 2018.

Are we bound by fate?

If G-d already knows what we will do tomorrow, is our “free choice” nothing more than an illusion? And with so many powerful influences outside of our control -- or even our awareness -- influencing our choices, how “free” could they possibly be?

Desiring Temptation

Is It Okay to Tempt Yourself?

Somewhere, in some distant land, there exists the perfect person who is not even tempted by evil. For the rest of us, we're stuck with the daily struggle of life. The good news is that struggles make us better and more committed people -- and it makes G-d proud, too. So, perhaps we should try to look for even more things with which to struggle? The miraculous story of raining quail in the desert tell us, "No!"