Sicha Discourse, Rabbi Ari Shishler

Sicha Discourse, Rabbi Ari Shishler episodes:

• 06.20.2024

  Chelek 23, Shelach 02

  "What will the nations say?" Understanding Moshe's unusual argument to save the Jews after the sin of the Spies.

  
• 06.20.2024

  Chelek 23, Shelach 03

  What does it mean to "test G-d"?

  
• 06.15.2024

  Chelek 23, Beha'alosecha 03

  What we need to know about prophecy.

  
• 06.11.2024

  Chelek 23, Beha'alosecha 02

  Antisemitism = hatred of G-d.

  
• 06.08.2024

  Chelek 23, Nasso 02

  The incredibly unique nature of Jewish unity.

  
• 06.03.2024

  Chelek 23, Shavuos 03

  Torah is eternal, so how do we dismiss the Talmud's remedies or Rambam's diet because "humans have changed"?

  
• 05.31.2024

  Chelek 23, Shavuos 02

  Do we have to eat cheesecake on Shavuos? A spiritually surprising perspective.

  
• 05.30.2024

  Chelek 23, Bamidbar 02

  The power of teaching, how you become someone's spiritual parent.

  
• 05.25.2024

  Chelek 22, Bechukosai

  A Jew's assets are blessed- an in-depth analysis of a kohen using the "cherem" process to designate a field as holy.

  
• 05.22.2024

  Chelek 22, Behar-Bechukosai

  Achieving the delicate balance of extreme humility and confidence.

  
• 05.17.2024

  Chelek 22, Behar 02

  A nuance in Rashi's commentary on the Eved Ivri illustrates how we can never be trapped in Golus.

  
• 05.16.2024

  Chelek 22, Behar 01

  Confluence: When a mitzvah is boosted to a unique level of perfection.

  
• 05.10.2024

  Chelek 22, Emor 03

  Jewish unity is all about connecting to the disaffected Jew.

  
• 05.09.2024

  Chelek 22, Emor 02

  Life in the Sukkah, the unique nature of this Yom Tov teaches us how to live connected to Hashem.

  
• 05.03.2024

  Chelek 22, Kedoshim 02

  When is it acceptable to do a mitzvah for the reward?

  
• 05.01.2024

  Chelek 22, Kedoshim 01

  The spiritual secret of the difference between forbidden items and personal restrictions.

  
• 04.26.2024

  Chelek 22, Acharei 01

  The Kohen Gadol's Yom Kippur uniform, Rashi's unique perspective and a lesson in getting close to Hashem.

  
• 04.26.2024

  Chelek 22, Acharei 02

  Hashem challenges us with powerful temptations so that we can overcome them and experience powerful connection.

  
• 04.19.2024

  Chelek 22, Lag Baomer

  The paradox of Lag Baomer, celebrating both the fact that Rabbi Akiva's students stopped dying and the passing of one his greatest students on that date. How Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai epitomises the lessons of Lag Baomer.

  
• 04.17.2024

  Chelek 22, Last days of Pesach

  Why is Chabad so cautious not to wet matzah, yet deliberately does so on the last day of Pesach? Understanding our spiritual evolution through Pesach.

  
• 04.10.2024

  Chelek 22, Metzora

  Rashi's unique insight into the impurity of a Zav.

  
• 04.06.2024

  Chelek 22, Tazria 02

  How to reconcile the face that Tzaraas is the result of toxic speech but only affects people who are spiritually evolved and immune to toxic behaviour.

  
• 04.03.2024

  Chelek 22, Tazria 01

  May a pregnant woman carry a baby to his bris? The secret of spiritual chaperones.

  
• 03.29.2024

  Chelek 22, Shemini 02

  Our soul is dramatically elevated when we follow the Torah, but that's not what should motivate us.

  
• 03.21.2024

  Chelek 22, Tzav 02

  Is the Kohen Gadol a private citizen?

  
• 03.14.2024

  Chelek 21, Purim

  Authentic Jewish education instills faith powerful enough to neutralise our enemies, as Mordechai learned shortly after Haman sealed his decree against the Jews.

  
• 03.13.2024

  Chelek 22, Vayikra 02

  Can you bring wood as an offering in the Temple? Why did they celebrate the wood of the altar? Exploring three levels of dedication to G-d.

  
• 03.07.2024

  Chelek 21, Pekudei

  Three phases of making our world into a Divine home.

  
• 02.29.2024

  Chelek 21, Vayakhel 01

  It takes absolute purity to build a space for G-d, yet it is our imperfect humanity that creates the ultimate holiness.

  
• 02.29.2024

  Chelek 21, Vayakhel 02

  Transforming the world isn't as powerful as total immersion in Torah.

  
• 02.23.2024

  Chelek 21, Ki Sisa 03

  The power of memory. The Divine Tefillin knot and why spiritual forgetfulness is so toxic.

  
• 02.21.2024

  Chelek 21, Ki Sisa 02

  Why does Rashi repeat the message that not all Canaanite nations had to be expelled from the Land? A lesson in self- mastery.

  
• 02.18.2024

  Chelek 21, Tetzaveh 02

  All together. We have to include every Jew to have a connection to Hashem.

  
• 02.15.2024

  Chelek 21, Tetzaveh 01

  How far should we go for a fellow Jew? A lesson from Moshe's sacrifice after the Golden Calf.

  
• 02.11.2024

  Chelek 21, Terumah 03

  Sharing light without restraint. Two insights from the Rambam's diagram of the Menorah.

  
• 02.08.2024

  Chelek 21, Terumah 02

  The plan always included the destruction of the Beis Hamikdash, while keeping it eternal. The paradox of Shlomo Hamelech's plan to hide the Aron.

  
• 02.02.2024

  Chelek 21, Mishpatim 03

  Rashi's insight into the unique covenant & connection we made with Hashem before receiving the Torah.

  
• 02.01.2024

  Chelek 21, Mishpatim 02

  Aligning the Heavenly and earthly Temples.

  
• 01.28.2024

  Chelek 21, Yisro 03

  Respect for a fellow Jew is respect for G-d.

  
• 01.26.2024

  Chelek 21, Yisro 02

  Two Jews, how many opinions? The unique unity that Torah produces.

  
• 01.18.2024

  Chelek 21, Beshalach 02

  Should Chabadniks eat Seudah Shelishis? Decoding the mystical paradox of that meal.

  
• 01.18.2024

  Chelek 21, Beshalach 03

  Act with urgency when a Jew is at risk.

  
• 01.13.2024

  Chelek 21, Bo 01

  Who did Hashem need Pharaoh to know the plague of firstborns would be at midnight?

  
• 01.07.2024

  Chelek 16, Bo/Yud Shvat

  Why we don't sell chometz foodstuff received from the Rebbe.

  
• 01.05.2024

  Chelek 16, Voeira 05

  How deep was the rot in Egypt? How far do we have to go to escape our personal Egypt?

  
• 01.04.2024

  Chelek 21, Voeira 01

  A close exploration of Rashi's insight into Hashem's discussion with Moshe at the start of the Parsha introduces us to a radical, revolutionary way to study Torah.

  
• 12.28.2023

  Chelek 16, Shemos/ 24 Teves

  The Alter Rebbe's passing on motzei Shabbos Shemos offers a stunning insight into the power of Chassidus & the radical impact of Jewish commitment in the toughest times.

  
• 12.28.2023

  Chelek 21, Shemos 01

  What is the ultimate nachas for a Jewish mother? The reward Hashem gives Yocheved for her sacrifice for Jewish babies offers an incredible insight.

  
• 12.21.2023

  Chelek 15, Vayechi 05

  Rashi offers three layers of insight into how Yosef convinced Pharaoh that Yaakov had to be buried in Israel.

  
• 12.21.2023

  Chelek 20, Vayechi 01

  Why did Yaakov wasn't to divulge when Moshiach is coming? Why wouldn't Hashem allow it?