Live Kabbalah: Living from the Soul

In today’s Daily Tanya for 24 Adar, we explore the Mittel Rebbe’s teaching that the soul hears the words of Chassidus even when the mind does not fully understand them. We also reflect on the meditation of Ana B’Koach and continue in Tanya with the elevation of physical food, life-force, and the world itself through Torah and mitzvot. This episode culminates with the powerful idea that every Jew can become a merkavah, a chariot for the Divine Presence, by making this world into a dwelling place for G-d.

In today’s Daily Tanya for the 23rd of Adar, we begin chapter 37 of Tanya and explore one of the central teachings of Chassidut: the ultimate purpose of creation is that the Infinite Light of the Creator be revealed here in this physical world.

This class looks at how mitzvot are not only commandments, but actual channels that draw Divine light into the material realm. Through holy action, speech, Torah learning, prayer, and the use of our physical energy, even ordinary reality can be elevated and transformed.

We also connect this teaching to Hayom Yom, which describes the Torah sages as the eyes and head of the community, reminding us that spiritual clarity at the source brings health and vitality to the whole body of Israel.

This episode is about the holiness hidden within the ordinary, the elevation of kelipat nogah, and the sacred task of turning physical life itself into a dwelling place for the Infinite.

In this episode of Daily Zohar, Rabbi Amichai Cohen opens the beginning of Parshat Vayakhel through the lens of the Zohar, exploring the deeper meaning of Amalek as the force of spiritual coldness, doubt, and corruption. This teaching reveals why Amalek attacks specifically in moments of disconnection, how holiness can be weakened through environment and influence, and why the building of the Mishkan required a new level of spiritual clarity and separation. A deep reflection on purity, community, and the inner battle to remain connected to the warmth of the Divine.

In this episode of Daily Zohar, Rabbi Amichai Cohen explores a healing teaching from the Zohar in Parashat Pinchas on the prayer of Ashrei and the deeper nature of sustenance. What does it mean that G-d “opens His hand and satisfies every living being”? This episode unpacks the difference between outer wealth and inner abundance, and how self-worth, gratitude, and spiritual openness shape our ability to receive blessing. A deep reflection on an abundance mindset through the lens of the Zohar.

How do we see light and the true Divine nature within this world? What will the world look like after it is refined in its spiritual core? A deep dive into chapter 35 of Tanya.

Today’s teaching weaves together the Hayom Yom on the inner work of a chassid, the eternal flame passed down through Chassidus, and Tanya chapter 36, which reveals the deeper purpose of creation: that G-d desired a dwelling place specifically within this lowest world.

We explore what it means to honestly recognize one’s spiritual standing, to awaken and share the fire of inner Torah, and to understand how Torah and mitzvot empower us to transform darkness into light and reveal the Divine within physical reality.

Hayom Yom on truth and our fire below allocating the fire above. Tanya end of chapter 35 on the transformation happening by the performance of physical mitzvot ✨

We are moving from the ambiguity of Adar into the clarity of Nisan.

This week’s Parsha, Vayakhel–Pekudei, holds two movements at once: gathering the collective and attending to the individual. That is exactly the inner work of the moment.

There is so much happening around us, and many are feeling the uncertainty in their hearts, minds, and nervous systems. The question is: how do we stay centered within it?

This week asks us to gather what has been scattered, clarify what matters, and bring more discipline and intention to the places in life that truly need our energy.

A new month means a new possibility.

What is one area of your life that is asking for more focus right now?

In this episode, we explore the Zohar’s teaching on the verse “All the rivers flow into the sea, yet the sea is never full,” uncovering the hidden channels of Divine flow moving through creation and within the soul. From Chochmah and Binah to the emotional sefirot and Malchut, this teaching opens the inner meaning of how light descends, becomes revealed, and gives life to all worlds. We also reflect on the Mishkan as a living symbol of the human being and the world itself as a vessel for the Divine Presence.

On the 19th of Adar, we explore a powerful thread running through Hayom Yom and Tanya: the ability to work with our nature rather than be ruled by it. Through the story of Rabbi Moshe Meisels and the Alter Rebbe’s teaching that the mind can guide the heart, this class opens a deeper look at inner mastery, spiritual steadiness, and the purpose of the soul’s descent into the body. We also explore Tanya chapter 35 and the transformative power of Torah and mitzvot to illuminate the animal soul, refine our inner drives, and draw the Shechinah into everyday life.