Spiritual Tools For An Outrageous World

How can you tell if you got the Torah at Mt. Sinai? The Baal Shem Tov reveals this amazing test. Plus some crazy stories from my trip to Buenos Aires. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Miracles fall into two categories: hidden and revealed. In this week's talk, we discuss the difference between the two, and how they actually are surprisingly similar. Miracles also play a key role in understanding how God manages the timing of events in our lives. Listen to this week's talk to get a deeper sense of why sometimes things go fast or slow for us and the world. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Torah is Black Fire on White Fire. What does that mean, exactly? And how can we use it to unlock the mysteries of creation? Wow! In the week's talk, there is lots and lots to discuss. We also explore a treasure in this world from beyond -- the four pronged letter shin. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How do you keep a dream alive? How do you come back again and again even after your spirit is broken? Or, better put, how do you not get broken to begin with? In this week's talk, we create a program for continuous progress in the face of the harshness that sometimes life brings. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Why is the Book of Exodus called the Book of Names in the original Hebrew? How does that deepen our understanding of the events that take place and what lessons does it teach us about our own lives? Also, a super cool new gematria contained in this week's talk! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Getting rid of worry, expanded consciousness, forgiveness -- all require this step! In this week's talk, we learn how far a person can go if they internalize not just the existence of G-d, but the GOODNESS of G-d as well. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What happens when our high expectations clash with our mistake prone humanity? In this week's talk, we talk about strategies for emotional integration and coherence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Transcendence is Built into the System. 21 minutes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

You are never alone. Even in the darkest of times. In this week's talk, we look at how G-d finds ways to reach out to us even when we feel like He's not there. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Latkes are holy?  Come on!  You can't be serious!  What about Jelly Donuts on Hanukah?  Also, holy!  Really??  Yes!!   In this short talk (18 minutes) you will hear the connection between the manna that fell from heaven and the tradition of eating fried food on Chanukah.Happy Chanukah!! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How do you react when you come face to face with your own imperfection? Do you run? Do you take drugs? How you answer this question will shine a big light on the life you are leading now, and will continue to lead going forward. In this week's talk, we deal with our fallibility and how to deal with it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Managing Expectations. It's one of the most important things in life. It's the gateway to happiness and humility in the deepest way. In this week's talk, we learn how to use this most precious tool. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Listen to this talk. It has an overview of life, creation, a discussion how G-d hides himself in science, psychology, an overview of the sun and moon, and the our battle against perfectionism. Tweet me @DavidSacks9 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jacob vs. Esau: The epic battle between brothers, between civilizations, and between approaches to life. In this week's talk, we look at the moment of Jacobs birth and what holding onto Esau's heel means on the deepest levels. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sometimes I'm flying, sometimes I'm not. I can be shy, friendly, neither, both, good, bad, what is going on with me? The same that is going on with everyone. In this weeks talk, we look at all the different people we are and how to manage it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The ABCs of Belief. In this weeks talk, we explore whether the universe is really random and what that means regarding ultimate truth, and G-d's goodness. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The first person had to persuaded to enter the Garden of Eden. This talk includes an overview of Monsters in Medieval Maps and what that tells us about how we relate to the unknown. Plus, an exploration of the exact moment the snake bit us. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Torah teaches that Adam was approximately 150 feet tall! What does that mean? And how does that relate to all of us today? We also discuss why Hashem created the world in the first Parsha only to destroy it in the next. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How do we stay renewed? Stories from the holidays and new ideas on the beginning and end of the Torah! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Expectations are everything! That's why it's so important to understand what this world is. This means being in synch with the core rhythm of life. In this week's talk, we discuss ways to stay connected to what is most real. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.