Yesod Blocks: Foundational Torah

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The podcast currently has 161 episodes available.

Yesod Blocks: Foundational Torah episodes:

March 31, 2022 Ep #59: Hashem, Forces, Distortions
We often think of today's society as "modern, sophisticated." The people in the past are "archaic, primitive." What if Avoda Zara was not something archaic at all, but far more advanced than we can even imagine? What if our own distortions, our own Etz HaDa'at-tainted minds, have reduced us to an incredibly superficial way of relating to reality? What if Hashem is right in front of us, and we've just forgotten how to see?
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20min
March 30, 2022 Ep #58: Kavod, Yirah, Tefilla
Developing awareness of the intangible realities behind being is the purpose of the Torah's instructions. The distortions of the Etz HaDa'at led to a muting of those intangibles in our perceptual landscape. When repairing these distortions, using tools like Pesukei Dezimra, there are often competing elements present, and the halakha system relates to these competing elements with halakhot like the one in this episode.
Shulhan Arukh Orah Hayim 51:5.
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19min
March 29, 2022 Ep #57: Interruptions, Mistakes, Berakhot
Berakhot, used properly, create consciousness context for our behaviors, feelings and thoughts. This process is meant to be cumulative, and interrupting it can undermine the continuous evolution we are seeking. Understanding the mechanics of interruptions, in the context of Pesukei DeZimra, allows us to harness the power of berakhot more effectively.
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18min
March 28, 2022 Ep #56: Amen to Your Own Brakha
The words we say are meant to create a cascade of thoughts in the realm of our Bina, our thought-space. The word "amen," part of the language of "emuna," is a tool that augments this process. In this episode, we explore the rare instances when we say "amen" to our own brakha.
Shulhan Arukh Orah Hayim 51:3.
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18min
March 25, 2022 Ep#55: Cycles, Cooking, Appearances
Cycles are a central dynamic in the world after the introduction of the taint of the Etz HaDa'at. Many of us long for answers or ideas that allow us to stop struggling and thinking, so we can just "know." Those kinds of ideas exist, but only on the deepest levels of idea structure. Beyond those levels, life is an oscillating, dynamic system of cycles, and we must constantly assess and reassess our thoughts and ideas, to ensure that we have not become trapped in the narrow spaces created by the Etz HaDa'at...
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18min
March 24, 2022 Embodied Torah Ep #5: Embodied Tefilla
Tefilla is an internal process of alignment. We have different tools we can use to activate the process of aligning ourselves with Hashem. The Siddur is the most known tool, but the physical actions we engage in during Tefilla are also part of the toolkit at our disposal. Understanding their impact and structure allow us to take our Tefilla from something habituated to something intentional, something alive.
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50min
March 24, 2022 Ep #54: Amen, Emunah, Loyalty
Answering "Amen" to things is so well-known that it has actually become part of mainstream cultural language. As is often the case, the more well-known something is, the less it is carefully understood. In this episode, we explore the layers underneath this word, and its usage in the process of Tefilla.
Shulhan Arukh, Orah Hayim 51:2.
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20min
March 21, 2022 Ep #53 Baruch She’amar
In this episode, we begin moving into the next layer of existence explored in the system of Tefilla. Olam HaYetzira is the layer of "form" in which raw materials reflect intention and conviction.
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19min
March 16, 2022 Embodied Torah Ep #4: Purim
Purim is the way of the future. It is a celebration of being deeply rooted in the underlying truth of existence, while simultaneously living in the normal, day-to-day routine of life. Developing a perception of reality that unifies these opposite aspects into oneness is the doorway to Olam HaBa, the phase of immortality. In this episode, Ariella and I discuss techniques that can help us expand and embed this perception within ourselves.
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51min
March 15, 2022 Ep #52: Mikra, Mishna, Gemara
The world of Bina is the world of the mind, the world of thought. The mind is our most powerful tool in our interaction in this patterned and logically coherent existence. Because of Da'at Tov VaRa, we often end up using it passively, never learning how to harness its power to achieve our purpose in life- finding truth.
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25min

FAQs about Yesod Blocks: Foundational Torah:

How many episodes does Yesod Blocks: Foundational Torah have?

The podcast currently has 161 episodes available.