Rabbi Tuvia Serber

This week’s reading tells the story of Noach after the Flood. He got drunk and one of his sons, Cham, decided to disgrace him. The other two sons, upon hearing what happened to their father, covered him. A timeless lesson on seeing bad behavior on others.  Baed on Likutei Sichot, vol. 10, p. 24.

The Torah is a book of lessons. Right at the beginning we find a powerful lesson regarding our job in creation. Based in Likutei Sijot, vol. 10, p. 7

This class summarizes the teaching of two chassidic discourses by the Rebbe on Psalm 117 of year 1966 and it’s relationship with the holiday of Sukkot.Through the spiritual work of the Jews during Elul, Rosh HaShana and Yom Kipur, the Jews refine the nations of the world during Sukkot, gaining a special joy in Shemini… Leer más »Sukkot and Bnei Noach – Psalm 117

This week’s Torah reading, called Haazinu (listen) is a rebuke that Moshe gives the Jewish people about to enter the Land of Israel. We find the same expression he uses in the book of Ishaia, but in a reverse order. What does it represent?Based on Likutei Sichot, vol. 2. p. 415

This class is based on a talk by the Rebbe on parashat Vaera, regarding the plague of frogs. The Rebbe explains three types of ancient nations and their relationship with godliness and applies it to tree types of creatures.

In this week’s Torah reading we find a verse that teaches us how to look at ourselves and others in regards to bad behavior. Based on Sefer HaSichot 5705, p. 92

This week’s Torah reading, called Nitzavim (standing firm) contains the verse that is the foundation of Tanya, the main book of Chabad Chassidic thought: «Because it is very close to you, in your mouth, in your heart to do it».

This class is based on a chassidic discourse by the Alter Rebbe on the law of the inheritance of the firstborn of two wives. Don’t fall into depression because you don’t feel godliness in the world: that’s the reason you were created for!Based on Maamarim HaKatzarim, p. 118 and Zohar, Part 2, 198b (regarding bringing… Leer más »A tale of two wives

This week’s Torah reading includes the commandment to appoint a king. However, we find that when the Jewish people asked the prophet Shmuel for a king, he got angry. Why?

In this week’s reading we find the commandment of attaching to G-d. Our sages explain that this means emulating His activities, like visiting the sick and burying the dead. How does it apply to words? Can we emulate His words that create the world?