Spiritual Tools For An Outrageous World

The Succah is the most unbelievable structure.  Not only is it a miniature of heaven and earth — it’s a also a guide to what a perfected world looks like!  In addition, it also contains a time line of the history of the world — from before the world was created until the complete redemption.  Not bad, for a few sheets and some palm fronds!  The question is — how???   In this week’s talk we explore these ideas, and also explain how the Tree of Knowledge was  heroic,  and the Torah’s concept of beauty.The post The Succah – Microcosm of Time and Space first appeared on Spiritual Tools for an Outrageous World.The post The Succah – Microcosm of Time and Space first appeared on Spiritual Tools for an Outrageous World. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Power of the Individual See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Succos See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Understanding Free Choice See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Inspiration See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How to Have a Relationship with Hashem See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Overcoming Guilt See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

G-d is NOT waiting to Zap you! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Making a Personal Connection with G-d See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How to React in the Moment See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tisha B'Av has a duel nature.  On the one hand, it is the saddest day of the year.  On the other hand, our Sages teach that there is light contained within it that is of the Messianic level.  How are we to react?  And what does it tell us about living as Jews in general? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How You Feel is What You See See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Healing the Contradictions in our Lives See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Kabalah of Circumcision See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A Deeper Understanding of Exile See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dear Friends, Our Sages teach that all the righteous people of the world, and every Jew has a place in heaven.  But what is heaven?  It is a place?  A state of mind, a physical reality?  Do you remain you there?  Or is it is some  ethereal realm where we cease to be us and…The post Yippee, I’m Going to Heaven! first appeared on Spiritual Tools for an Outrageous World. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stop Worrying Now See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dear Friends,The question is, are you fighting a battle you’ve already won?  So many of us find ourselves addicted to struggle.  We can’t take “yes” for an answer!  Sometimes we have to work hard to achieve, other times we have to recognize that we can’t have it all, no matter what the guy holding the beer bottle with the nice tan in the commercial is saying.  The key is knowing when to strive, and when to be samay’ach b’chelco, happy with our lot.  We look at Korach, the spies, and ourselves, to try to map out some of the keys to human nature and figure out what is normal.The post Spiritual Anatomy – Understanding Ourselves from the Inside Out first appeared on Spiritual Tools for an Outrageous World.The post Spiritual Anatomy – Understanding Ourselves from the Inside Out first appeared on Spiritual Tools for an Outrageous World. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dear Friends,We explore the inevitability of questioning yourself in life and how to stay connected to your roots even as you become your own person.  Also, more teachings this week from Reb Shlomo Carlebach on what it means to light a fire in your heart, and the Ishbitzer Rebbe on what we were really asking for when we wanted meat in the desert.The post Overcoming Self-Doubt first appeared on Spiritual Tools for an Outrageous World.The post Overcoming Self-Doubt first appeared on Spiritual Tools for an Outrageous World. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dear Friends,After we got the Torah at Mount Sinai, the Rabbis teach that we reached the level of Adam and Eve before they ate from the Tree of Knowledge.  The question is, why didn’t the final fixing happen then and there?   To answer, we revisit what went on in the Garden of Eden before the snake showed up, and what that has to do with our lives today.The post Life At the Top first appeared on Spiritual Tools for an Outrageous World.The post Life At the Top first appeared on Spiritual Tools for an Outrageous World. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.