Torah Deep-Dive with Rabbi Levi Dubov

Kabbalah and the Hidden Architecture of You

Lesson 3: The Mystical Backstory of Your Soul

Why are you drawn to certain people, passions, and paths, and not others? Where do your unique talents, struggles, and instincts really come from?

This week we explore the mystical backstory of your soul. Kabbalah teaches that every soul contains all ten sefirot, each in its own unique ratio, and that this blend shapes your personality, your preferences, and even your relationships. We look at the Talmud’s story of Rav Chisda and Rava, discover gilgul — reincarnation — as an act of Divine kindness, and trace the soul histories of figures like Michal, Deborah, and Zipporah.

Join us as we uncover where your soul comes from and what it’s here to accomplish. You were placed in this place, at this time, for a reason.

Kabbalah and the Hidden Architecture of You

Lesson 2: Traces of the Sefirot in Your Body and Soul

How does an infinite G-d, beyond all thought and description, connect with a finite world? And what does it really mean to be created in His image?

This week we explore one of Kabbalah’s most fascinating ideas: the ten sefirot, the Divine attributes through which G-d interacts with all of creation. We discover that these attributes are mirrored within each of us, from our deepest will and flashes of insight to our emotions, our drive, and the way we express ourselves in the world.

Why do we have ten fingers? What is the source of our kindness, our determination, our ability to connect with others?

Join us as we map out your inner world and uncover a powerful truth: G-dliness isn’t far away, it’s already within you, waiting to be revealed.

Kabbalah and the Hidden Architecture of You

Lesson 1: Echoes of Your Soul in Everyday Life

Why does a certain song move you? Why did you marry the person you did? Where does your soul go when you fall asleep, and what are your dreams really telling you? In this opening lesson of Kabbalah and the Hidden Architecture of You, we discover that the soul isn’t hidden away backstage. It’s spilling into your everyday life all the time: in the music you love, the longing for a partner, the nightly routine of sleep, and even your strangest dreams.

Sinai and Civics

Lesson 4: The Separation of Powers

Is dividing government power just a mechanism to prevent tyranny, or does it serve a deeper purpose? Every civics class teaches how power is split among three branches of government. But the Torah described its own model of divided authority thousands of years earlier, for a very different reason. In this lesson, we look at how the king and the Sanhedrin divided power under Torah law, why even a king could be tried for breaking it, and what happens when a society removes that higher authority from its public life.

Sinai and Civics

Lesson 3: In G-d We Trust

Why is owning a home the ultimate symbol of the American Dream? The answer traces back to a radical biblical law: every fifty years, the Torah required land to return to its original family (Leviticus 25:10). Discover how that ancient idea shaped America's vision of opportunity, and what "In G-d We Trust" really means for how we work and earn today.

Sinai and Civics

Lesson 2: The Roots of Equality

Why did Thomas Jefferson call it "self evident" that all men are created equal, when for nearly all of human history it wasn't self evident at all? What did the Torah teach in Genesis 1:27 that no ancient civilization had ever imagined? And how did that idea find its way from Sinai into the Declaration of Independence? Join us for Lesson 2 to find out.

Sinai and Civics

Lesson 1: The Founders of the Covenant

Why has America been so welcoming to Jews, more than any other country in our 2,000 year Diaspora? In this opening lesson of Sinai and Civics, we trace the answer back to America's founding, and to a covenant made long before that, at Sinai.

What is Jewish mysticism? Why was Kabbalah kept hidden for centuries? And why do Chassidic teachings and the Tanya consider these ideas essential for every Jew today?

In this in-depth conversation with JLI, Rabbi Levi Dubov explores the origins of Jewish mysticism, tracing its roots back to Mount Sinai, the teachings of the Zohar, the revelation of Kabbalah, the Baal Shem Tov's spiritual revolution, and the publication of the Tanya by Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi.

This discussion offers a powerful introduction to the inner dimension of Judaism and the transformative teachings of Chassidus.

If you've ever wondered:

Who am I? Why am I here? What is the purpose of life? What does God want from us?

This video explores the Jewish answers to those timeless questions.

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Produced by the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute.

For All Humankind

Lesson 4: It Will Get Better

Why be good if the world never gets better? Is history just an endless loop — or is there a destination? And if Judaism carries a message for all of humanity, can we really afford to keep it to ourselves? In this episode, we break the cycle, reclaim hope, and explore what it means to be a light unto the nations — not just in theory, but right now.

For All Humankind

Lesson 3: Educating ChildrenAre we raising good people — or just successful ones? In this episode, we unpack the uncomfortable gap between achievement and character, ask whether morality can exist without a Divine foundation, and explore why a simple moment of silence might be one of the most powerful tools in moral education. If you've ever wondered what we truly owe the next generation, this one's for you.