Election 2024

Lesson 2: Immigration & Security

With Rabbi Ari Sollish

Recorded Live at The Torah Center ATL on Monday, August 19, 2024

Election season is in full swing and the biggest issues facing our country are front and center. In this new series we cut through the politics to examine five critical issues through the lens of Torah wisdom.

In our second lesson, “Whom Shall We Welcome,” we learn a wise and sensible Jewish approach to the immigration debate. How do we balance the value of protecting human dignity and opportunity against the value of protecting the interests of one’s own citizens? Should we as a society tilt toward tightening immigration policy or loosening it up? We will look at a number of real case studies taken from Jewish history and come away with fundamental principles that can be applied to the question of border security.

Portal to Infinity

To Activate the Magic, You’ve Got to Follow the Recipe

With Rabbi Ari Sollish

Recorded live at The Torah Center ATL on Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Many find the high level of detail in Jewish observance frustrating, or even petty; could an infinite G-d really care if I light Shabbat candles a minute later or earlier? Well, actually, the answer is yes: deviating from the recipe will not bake the cake!

Journey of the Soul 2024

Lesson 2: Taking Leave

With Rabbi Ari Sollish

Recorded Live at The Torah Center ATL on Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Is death painful for souls? Is my presence felt when I visit a grave? Judaism’s pre-burial and burial rituals accompany the soul’s gradual transition from a limiting physical life to a completely spiritual one. We discuss those rituals and how, once freed, the soul’s connection to the living continues in new and powerful ways.

G-d Isn’t an Accountant

Why One Mitzvah Is Better than a Thousand Sins

With Rabbi Ari Sollish

Recorded live at The Torah Center ATL on Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Accepting bribes is an objective ethical no-no. G-d, too, takes no bribes, the verse tells us. But some form of bribes He does take: the power of teshuvah, repairing our relationship with Him, will always be accepted on High.

Election 2024

Lesson 1: Crime & Gun Control

With Rabbi Ari Sollish

Recorded Live at The Torah Center ATL on Monday, August 19, 2024

Election season is in full swing and the biggest issues facing our country are front and center. In this new series we cut through the politics to examine five critical issues through the lens of Torah wisdom.

In our first lesson, “To Bear or Not To Bear,” we address one of the perennial big issues: the gun debate. We look at the constitutional debate and the impactful 2008 Supreme Court ruling, and explore what Judaism has to say about it. Should the law favor greater freedom or greater restrictions on guns? Discover a powerful Jewish approach.

Oneness in Creation - Part 8

“The Invisible Hand”

With Rabbi Ari Sollish

Recorded live at The Torah Center ATL on Sunday, August 18, 2024

There was a time when prevailing Jewish thought was that most of what goes on in the world is driven by a confluence of choice and happenstance, and not by Divine intervention.

Then the Baal Shem Tov, the founder of the Chassidic movement, came onto the scene. One of the primary teachings he shared was the notion of hashgacha pratis, highly specific and fully integrated Divine intervention. Nothing, he taught, happens by chance. Not even a leaf blowing in the wind. That leaf -- its every movement, its precise path down to the ground -- is directed by G-d, and is part of the master plan of history.

This teaching caught many by surprise. By and large it hadn't been mentioned in earlier generations. And while today, the idea of hashgacha pratis is mainstream, its true meaning is as stunning as ever -- and as transformative.

In this unforgettable session of Kabbalah Café we explore the Baal Shem Tov's most controversial idea and its radical ramifications.

Oneness in Creation - Part 7

“When Angels Lost”

With Rabbi Ari Sollish

Recorded live at The Torah Center ATL on Sunday, August 11, 2024

What would you give to see G-d? For the opportunity to behold the Creator of the universe? That would be priceless, right?

Well, what if I told you you could see G-d? And not just at a special time or in a special place -- but as you are, right now. That would be pretty incredible, right?

In this epic session of Kabbalah Café we receive guidance from the Jewish mystics on how to see G-d, and return to tell the tale. I know -- Moses was told he cannot see G-d and live. But with the tools of Kabbalah we unlock a most transformative divine perception.

Journey of the Soul 2024

Lesson 1: Demystifying Death

With Rabbi Ari Sollish

Recorded Live at The Torah Center ATL on Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Why are humans so anxious about death and dying? For many, the abrupt finality of death makes life itself seem futile. By exploring how our life force—our immortal soul—never ends but merely shifts roles, we begin to view life and death as two harmonious steps on the same journey

How Israel Wins: Part 2

The Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Vision for Achieving Lasting Peace

With Rabbi Ari Sollish

Recorded live at The Torah Center ATL on Wednesday, August 7, 2024

As Israel engages in yet another war against those sworn to her destruction, and as antisemitism rises across the globe, the question on everyone’s mind is: Are there real practical solutions?

“How Israel Wins” is a new, two-part seminar that presents the Torah’s roadmap for how Israel can achieve lasting strength and peace, as articulated by the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.

Discover the Torah’s powerful guidance on issues of security, strategy, and warfare, and explore the proactive role we can all play to foster a safer and more peaceful future for both Israel and the broader Jewish community.

PART 2: ISRAEL’S P.R.

We discuss a new and powerful P.R. approach, one that reshapes Israel’s relationship with the world and addresses the complexity of relying on friends like America for Israel’s security needs.

Holy Land, Holy People

Our Connection to Israel Is Sacred

With Rabbi Ari Sollish

Recorded live at The Torah Center ATL on Tuesday, August 6, 2024

The chronology of events leading up to our people’s first entry into the Land teaches us that to maintain our connection with this sacred land, we must guard not only its borders, but our own sacred heritage.