Sunday Kolel & Kinus Torah

Year 2 - Lecture 1

"Staying Grounded: The Laws of Orla"

With Hatomim Mendel Sollish

Recorded live at The Torah Center ATL on August 20, 2023

Money Matters - Lesson 2

Morally Bankrupt: The Ethics of Debt Discharge

With Rabbi Ari Sollish

Recorded Live at The Torah Center ATL on Wednesday, August 23, 2023

In times of old, when a debtor was not able to repay his debts, he was sold as a slave or thrown into prison. Today, we have bankruptcy laws that protect individuals from this fate. But is it ethical to borrow without repaying? If someone earns the money later in life, should they be obligated to repay their settled debts?

This lesson explores the Jewish legal perspective on bankruptcy, emphasizing how we can incorporate secular local laws and customs into Jewish law.

Talmudic Ethics - Lesson 6

Penny for Your Thoughts

With Rabbi Ari Sollish

Recorded at The Torah Center ATL on Monday, August 21, 2023

Both Jewish and secular legal systems have rules outlawing unfair competition, or "encroaching on another's boundaries." In the modern world, the boundaries of these rules are tested by considering the degree to which ones thoughts are protected.

Can one own an idea? Are patents and copyrights concepts that are recognized by Jewish law? See how ancient cases can have some surprisingly modern applications.

Garments of the Soul - Part 11

“Love 2.0”

With Rabbi Ari Sollish

Recorded live at The Torah Center ATL on Sunday, August 27, 2023

Love is complicated. Sometimes, it might not be easy to know when love is actually love, because it's hard to separate your feelings about the other from your feelings about yourself.

Do you love the other -- or do you love the way they make you feel? Those are two very different things indeed, and the way we answer that question has a lot of bearing on the nature of our relationship.

In this session of Kabbalah Café we delve deep into the spiritual nature of love. We explore the origins of love, and learn how to align our love with its divine source. In doing so, we discover a new way to love... Love 2.0.

Garments of the Soul - Part 10

“Mystic Therapy”

With Rabbi Ari Sollish

Recorded live at The Torah Center ATL on Sunday, August 20, 2023

It is a foundational teaching of Kabbalah that we have control over our thoughts. Unlike the belief that human beings are victims of their subconsciousness, Jewish mysticism declares that we have the ability to be in control of our own cognition.

This means that despite whatever lurks beneath the surface of our mind, we can consciously choose what we will process at any given moment.

This belief is incredibly empowering and freeing. It lifts a fatalistic weight off our shoulders, and energizes us to be the masters of our inner domain. We are not slaves -- we are our own masters.

In this powerful session of Kabbalah Cafe we open our minds to Kabbalistic open mindedness, and discover just how potent our meta cognition is.

Garments of the Soul - Part 9

“Kabbalah Couture”

With Rabbi Ari Sollish

Recorded live at The Torah Center ATL on Sunday, August 13, 2023

Human beings have been wearing clothes ever since Adam got caught with his hand in the cookie jar. And though the purpose of clothing seems obvious, the mystics reveal a deeper side to human attire.

See, clothes serve a dual function. They simultaneously hide and reveal, obscure and divulge. This is the Paradox of Prada, the Conundrum of Coach, the Dilemma of Dior. And anytime you're dealing with paradox, you know something mystical is at hand...

In this fashion-first session of Kabbalah Café we break down clothing and expose its true mystical origin. You'll discover why clothes are not just necessary for our body, but for our soul too.

The Hebrew Course

Lesson 3: The Vowels, Part 1

With Rabbi Ari Sollish

Recorded Live at The Torah Center ATL on Thursday, August 24, 2023

Whether you never learned how to read Hebrew, or your Hebrew reading is a bit rusty, this course is for you!

In just five easy to follow lessons you will become fluent in reading the Holy Tongue. This is the perfect chance to gain the skills to be able to open up the Hebrew bible and read from the original text, dabble in Hebrew numerology, or pray from the Hebrew siddur.

The Hebrew Course

Lesson 2: The Letters, Part 2

With Rabbi Ari Sollish

Recorded Live at The Torah Center ATL on Thursday, August 17, 2023

Whether you never learned how to read Hebrew, or your Hebrew reading is a bit rusty, this course is for you!

In just five easy to follow lessons you will become fluent in reading the Holy Tongue. This is the perfect chance to gain the skills to be able to open up the Hebrew bible and read from the original text, dabble in Hebrew numerology, or pray from the Hebrew siddur.

The Hebrew Course

Lesson 1: The Letters, Part 1

With Rabbi Ari Sollish

Recorded Live at The Torah Center ATL on Thursday, August 10, 2023

Whether you never learned how to read Hebrew, or your Hebrew reading is a bit rusty, this course is for you!

In just five easy to follow lessons you will become fluent in reading the Holy Tongue. This is the perfect chance to gain the skills to be able to open up the Hebrew bible and read from the original text, dabble in Hebrew numerology, or pray from the Hebrew siddur.

Money Matters - Lesson 1

Hot Tips: The Ethics of Insider Trading

With Rabbi Ari Sollish

Recorded Live at The Torah Center ATL on Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Information is a valuable commodity -- this fact has been made clear by recent stories of high-profile prosecutions on insider trading charges. But is it fair to require companies to make information readily available to people who did not expend the time, effort, and money to attain it? Can stealing or misusing information be likened to property theft? How do we set up markets which ensure that risk is apportioned fairly?

In this lesson, we will compare and contrast what American law and Jewish law have to say on the subject.