Spiritual Surrender - Part 18

“Mr. Nobody”

With Rabbi Ari Sollish

Recorded live at The Torah Center ATL on Sunday, March 3, 2024

I know a man who calls himself Mr. Nobody. It's one of those nicknames that if somebody else calls you by it you might get offended, but if you've come up with it then clearly you like it. And he likes it.

The interesting thing is that this man is far from a nobody. He's someone quite special. He's a person with great accomplishments -- in his business and in his community. But he doesn't like to stand out. The good that he does, he doesn't make it about himself. He's in it for the cause.

He's not a nobody because he doesn't make an impact. He's a nobody because it's not about him. And that's a beautiful thing.

In this session of Kabbalah Café we look at the quality of nobody-ness. We look at what drives human beings to make our presence known, and where we can draw the strength to let go of ourselves and be a little more transparent. In doing so, we'll have taken on the greatest battle of all: the battle against our own ego.

Sunday Kolel

Year 2 - Lecture 18

"Will The Real Adar Please Stand Up?"

With Rabbi Dovi Barber

Recorded live at The Torah Center ATL on March 3, 2024

Advice for Life - Lesson 6

Spiritual Heights

With Rabbi Ari Sollish

Recorded Live at The Torah Center ATL on Wednesday, February 28, 2024

The Rebbe forged a unique path to guiding individuals on their spiritual journey; he set incredible goals yet remained remarkably practical. Discover how the Rebbe’s approach helps us realize our most profound potential.

Spiritual Surrender - Part 17

“Love Is Overrated”

With Rabbi Ari Sollish

Recorded live at The Torah Center ATL on Sunday, February 25, 2024

If you're judging by what's out there in literature, film, and music, you'd be sure that this crazy little thing called love is the key to happy relationships. Hey, all you need is love, right?

Well, the Kabbalists would like to have a word. See, as the Jewish mystics see it, love -- ahavah -- is but one ingredient in relationships. The other is yirah -- respect. And respect, well, that's the real glue that holds people together.

In this session of Kabbalah Café we break down the core elements of love and respect and trace them back to their soul origins. In the process, we discover how they can show up in both healthy and unhealthy ways, and learn why, ultimately, love is overrated.

Spiritual Surrender - Part 16

“The Heel (A Spiritual Drama)”

With Rabbi Ari Sollish

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

The heel, by all accounts, is the lowest part of the body. Yet it stands, in many ways, head and shoulders above the rest.

Say you're testing the temperature of a hot bath, or trudging on uncertain terrain, or needing to stand a little taller. Who you gonna call? You guessed it, the heel. And it's not just physical heels that have a surprising upside. Spiritually, the heel represents a dimension that is sneaky-lofty, so low that you think it's worthless, yet so valuable precisely because it's overlooked.

In this session of Kabbalah Café we examine the heel in all its permutations: human heels, cosmic heels, historical heels, even Divine heels. We learn what Jewish mysticism has to say about the core strength of the heel, and discover why our tradition teaches that Adam's heels shone like the sun.

Sunday Kolel

Year 2 - Lecture 17

"The Halachic Prenup"

With Rabbi Adam Starr

Recorded live at The Torah Center ATL on February 25, 2024

Advice for Life - Lesson 5

Above Adversity

With Rabbi Ari Sollish

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

When buckling under the struggles of health, livelihood, relationships, or raising children, thousands turned to the Rebbe for the strength to continue. Discover how the Rebbe guided individuals to see the inner meaning of their challenges as the key to managing them.

Sunday Kolel

Year 2 - Lecture 16

"Civilians in War: Human Shields. Enemy Support. International Law"

With Rabbi Mendel Adelman

Recorded live at The Torah Center ATL on February 18, 2024

Advice for Life - Lesson 4

Healthy at Heart

With Rabbi Ari Sollish

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

Explore how the Rebbe’s unending positivity offers a roadmap for building a healthy self-concept and navigating a contemporary world awash with anxiety and mental-health challenges.

Sunday Kolel

Year 2 - Lecture 15

"Battle of the Gavels

Arkaos: Civil Litigation vs. Beis Din"

With Rabbi Shlomo Chaim Kesselman

Recorded live at The Torah Center ATL on February 11, 2024