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

  • Overcoming Folly - 2 - Human Pleasures, Ranked
    Overcoming Folly - Part 2
    "Human Pleasures, Ranked"
    With Rabbi Ari Sollish
    (Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on December 27, 2020)
    What do you enjoy?
    Human beings are attracted to a plethora of things, spanning the gamut of the human experience. Kabbalah ranks human pleasures, and plots them on a chart ranging from lowest to highest. The lower the pleasure, the less uniquely human it is. And the reverse is true with higher pleasures.
    In this eye-opening session of Kabbalah & Coffee we explore the full range of human pleasures, ranking them on scale from 1 to 5. What we discover is that some of our greatest pleasures are not so "human" at all -- while some activities that we might otherwise overlook speak to the essence of our being.
    1 hr 45 min
  • Torah Studies 5781 - 12 - Vayechi (Messianic)
    Messianic
    Why Believing in Mashiach Is Fundamental to Our Faith
    With Rabbi Ari Sollish
    (Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on December 30, 2020)
    Maimonides famously classified believing in the messianic era as one of the thirteen principle of faith. Why? Discover how hoping, anticipating, and syncing with Mashiach underpins everything we do.
    1 hr 18 min
  • Torah Studies 5781 - 11 - Vayigash (A Time to Cry, a Time to Act)
    A Time to Cry, a Time to Act
    If There’s Anything You Can Still Do, Do It!
    With Rabbi Ari Sollish
    (Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on December 23, 2020)
    There are many roadblocks to change. Lack of focus, lack of resources, or laziness, to name a few. An epic meeting between two long-lost brothers, climaxing in heartfelt tears, clues us in to more than one solution to these challenges. Their story will wipe your tears and get your engines going.
    1 hr 5 min
  • Code to Joy - Lesson 2 - Journey of Yourself
    Lesson 2 - Journey of Yourself
    Staying honest, humble and happy
    With Mrs. Dena Schusterman
    (Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on December 21, 2020)
    It’s a question that has launched a thousand self-help seminars, a riddle that has perplexed multitudes, a mystery that enthralled the ancients: What is the secret of happiness? Jewish thought has long emphasized the importance of living with joy. But how? And can you really choose to be happy?
    This extraordinary course goes beneath the surface to find answers. Synthesizing timeless Jewish wisdom and the latest findings from the field of positive psychology, we look at how wealth, meaning, trust, optimism, regret, faith, introspection, mindfulness, relationships, and ritual all interrelate with our outlook on life. Packed with spiritual insights you can apply to real life, you’ll love every minute of discovering the Code to Joy.
    1 hr 12 min
  • IJA's Jewish Book Club - The Outskirts of Hope: A Memoir of the 1960s Deep South by Jo Ivester
    Jewish Book Club
    A Monthly Discussion Group for Fans of Great Jewish Writing
    Led by Ariela Rich
    (Recorded live in Atlanta on November 15, 2020)
    The Outskirts of Hope: A Memoir of the 1960s Deep South by Jo Ivester
    IJA’s new Jewish Book Club features the most captivating and exhilarating new Jewish literature. Join the club and take part in lively monthly online discussions led by Book Club expert Ariela Rich.
    1 hr 10 min
  • Overcoming Folly - 1 - The Power of the Mind
    Overcoming Folly - Part 1
    "The Power of the Mind"
    With Rabbi Ari Sollish
    (Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on December 20, 2020)
    Our new discourse is entitled "Overcoming Folly," and it is a magnificent exploration of the spiritual and psychological forces that drive human behavior.
    Why is it that we often make choices that we know are self-destructive? Why do we tend to rationalize irrational behavior? And what can we do about our powerful lower tendencies?
    In this epic new series "Overcoming Folly", we study the Kabbalah of the human psyche.
    1 hr 28 min

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