Knowledge on the Deeper Side

Knowledge on the Deeper Side

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Knowledge on the Deeper Side episodes

  • Overcoming Folly - 35 - Giving Up
    Overcoming Folly - Part 35
    "Giving Up"
    With Rabbi Ari Sollish
    (Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on October 3, 2021)
    2500 years ago an incredibly dramatic episode took place. The scene was Babylonia, where the Jewish people had been exiled following the destruction of the First Temple. The prophet at the time was Ezekiel. The people were going through a tremendously difficult time, their national and spiritual identity having been ripped away from them.
    It was at that time, as recorded in the Book of Ezekiel, that the people decided to give up. They wanted to hand in their Judaism, to relinquish their faith, to be like all the other nations. The Jewish experiment, they believed, was over.
    Ezekiel's response sends chills up the spines of all who hear it. And it holds a powerful message for us today.
    In this very special session of Kabbalah & Coffee, we turn back the pages of Jewish history to discover a time not so different from ours, when our people questioned their identity... and received a reminder for the ages.
    1 hr 27 min
  • Torah Studies 5781 - 46 - Sukkot (Bequeathing the Heritage)
    Bequeathing the Heritage
    A Primer for Acting, Feeling, and Identifying as Jewish
    With Rabbi Ari Sollish
    (Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on September 19, 2021)
    What is the defining feature of a healthy relationship? Doing things for each other? Remaining committed even when there’s betrayal? Perhaps another intangible we’re not even talking about? The joyous holiday of Sukkot provides a good primer for these important questions.
    1 hr 18 min
  • High Holiday Boot Camp 5782 - 3 - Sukkot (Bequeathing the Heritage)
    Bequeathing the Heritage
    A Primer for Acting, Feeling, and Identifying as Jewish
    With Rabbi Ari Sollish
    (Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on September 19, 2021)
    What is the defining feature of a healthy relationship? Doing things for each other? Remaining committed even when there’s betrayal? Perhaps another intangible we’re not even talking about? The joyous holiday of Sukkot provides a good primer for these important questions.
    1 hr 18 min
  • Overcoming Folly - 34 - The Kabbalah of Prayer
    Overcoming Folly - Part 34
    "The Kabbalah of Prayer"
    With Rabbi Ari Sollish
    (Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on September 26, 2021)
    Prayer is perhaps the most misunderstood Jewish ritual. It's the one Jewish practice that people often feel most disconnected from. Eating matzah? Sure! Listening to the shofar? Absolutely! But praying? Sorry, gotta run... :)
    Which is ironic. See, prayer is all about feeling and connecting. To not feel and to not connect is antithetical to the whole experience. And yet, all too often, here we are.
    So what to do?
    In this very special Sukkot-edition of Kabbalah & Coffee, we dissect the art of prayer through the eyes of the mystics. The Kabbalists open up the soul of prayer and help make it accessible to you and I. In this class, we discover the transformative Kabbalah of prayer.
    1 hr 2 min
  • Overcoming Folly - 33 - Pray it Loud
    Overcoming Folly - Part 33
    "Pray it Loud"
    With Rabbi Ari Sollish
    (Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on September 19, 2021)
    Jewish law is clear on the matter: there's no need to shout when praying to G-d. That's because G-d hears all prayers. To shout would indicate that we believe that G-d cannot hear unless we raise our voice -- which is simply not true.
    But there's an exception to this rule. Once a year, we are permitted -- and even encouraged -- to raise our voice and pray it loud and proud. The typical concern goes out the window, outweighed by an overriding consideration. With all respect we say to G-d: You don't need us to shout, but we do!
    In this special pre-Sukkot edition of Kabbalah & Coffee, we explore the deeper meaning of prayer and the power of raising our voice. As we see, how we say is as essential as what we say.
    1 hr 29 min

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