Daily Power Parsha 5.22.20 (Bamidbar)

A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration

With Rabbi Ari Sollish

Recorded live on May 22, 2020

Daily Power Parsha 5.21.20 (Bamidbar)

A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration

With Rabbi Ari Sollish

Recorded live on May 21, 2020

Equality vs. Individuality: Are They a Conflict?

If I am I Because You Are Not Me, Then I am Not I and You Are Not You

With Rabbi Ari Sollish

(Recorded live in Atlanta on May 20, 2020)

The people of Sodom famously chopped off the legs of short visitors to fit the standard size bed sold in Macy’s of Sodom. Equality, after all. How do we find the balance to counter the guillotine of equality without falling prey to the morbidity of individualism?

Judaism at Home - Lesson 3

Hear O Israel

With Rabbi Ari Sollish

(Recorded live in Atlanta on May 19, 2020)

Whether deliberate or spontaneous, vocal or mental, we frequently find ourselves praying. Many find the concept of prayer distant and mysterious, and see the prayer book as a volume that’s closed to their intellection. This lesson seeks to bring prayer to the vibrant hearts and inspired minds of Jews everywhere. Participants will discover the philosophy of prayer, build familiarity with the prayer book, and gain an implementable understanding of the elegant structure and sophisticated mechanics that underlie our daily prayers.

Daily Power Parsha 5.20.20 (Bamidbar)

A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration

With Rabbi Ari Sollish

Recorded live on May 20, 2020

Face Masks & The Hostage Dilemma

With Rabbi Ari Sollish

(Recorded live in Atlanta on May 18, 2020)

How do we balance the right of individuals to choose their own way with the right of the larger group to protect its interests? Can the state mandate that I wear a face mask or shut my business? How about seat belt and motorcycle helmet laws? Can law enforcement force Apple to compromise the security of its phones to potentially gain information related to an investigation?

We look at the interest tension between individualism and collectivism through the lens of the classic hostage dilemma. Should a community or government pay an exorbitant ransom to obtain the release of one of its own? On a private citizen or family member be permitted to pay the ransom?

This session compares and contrasts U.S. law and Jewish law on the matter, and comes to some very important inclusions.

Daily Power Parsha 5.19.20 (Bamidbar)

A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration

With Rabbi Ari Sollish

Recorded live on May 19, 2020

Beyond Belief - Lesson 5

Seeking Heaven

With Rabbi Ari Sollish

(Recorded live in Atlanta)

In Lesson Two, we saw that G-d speaks to us through the prophets, but can we also speak to G-d? What can we learn about ourselves from the way in which we choose to pray? How does G-d respond to our actions and our words? Do we have to wait till after we die to find our eternal reward? Or can we find heaven (and hell) on earth? In this lesson, we examine prayer as a form of self-assessment, as well as G-d's reward and punishment of our actions.

Miracles - Part 4

With Rabbi Ari Sollish

(Recorded live in Atlanta on May 18, 2020)

Miracles a new four-part series on the nature of the supernatural. This course draws from classic and spiritual Jewish wisdom to expose the inner mechanics of the universe.

Learning How to Love - Part 26

"Sea World"

With Rabbi Ari Sollish

(Recorded live in Atlanta on May 17, 2020)

Kabbalah speaks of many different worlds. Many different types of worlds.

Generally, there are two categories: revealed worlds and hidden worlds. Like dry land and the sea, these two realities reflect two very different states of being. One where being is apparent, the other, where being is only noticeable beneath the surface.

In this exciting edition of Kabbalah & Coffee, we'll put on our Kabbalistic wetsuits and take a deep dive into the mysteries of reality to discover realms of existence that are right around us -- but we've never seen before.