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Purpose



Why Am I Here?
Why Am I Here?
The key to life: Making every experience G-dly
The purpose of life has two parts: Why G-d created us, what's in it for him? And why are we here, what does he want from us. The first question is high mystery, we may never know the answer. The second question is the key to life.
Discuss 4 Listen (1:19:26)
Freedom to Choose?
Freedom to Choose or Freedom of Choice
We learn that the freedom to choose, necessitates a choice. There is also a higher level, where an identity can exist without a choice -- freedom from choice. The information in this talk is indispensable in understanding the human condition, morality and Judaism.
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What Does G-d Want
What Does G-d Want: A Vision of Our Future
What is the vast eternal purpose for which G-d creates the world? We are taught that there are two components to its fulfillment: to give G-d a voice in his world by making it more G-dly, and. to reach a state where-in the primary pleasure in life is closeness to G-d.
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Bad Things to Good People?
Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?
Here is an authentically Jewish presentation of a painful subject which enables us to lay the groundwork for understanding G-d's justice. We come to understand the nature of Divine Providence, recognizing G-d's hand in every event.
Discuss 2 Listen (1:19:29)
Eternal Plan - Garden of Eden
Eternal Plan - Garden of Eden
Torah brings peace to the world. More than a guide for social justice and personal morality, Torah brings harmony to nature itself making good and evil, light and darkness, serve a greater good - G-d's vast eternal plan.
Discuss 1 Listen (79:24)
Eternal Plan - The New World of Noach
Eternal Plan - The New World of Noach
Torah brings peace to the world. More than a guide for social justice and personal morality, Torah brings harmony to nature itself making good and evil, light and darkness, serve a greater good - G-d's vast eternal plan.
Discuss 1 Listen (55:59)
Eternal Plan - Waters of The Flood
Eternal Plan - Waters of The Flood
Torah brings peace to the world. More than a guide for social justice and personal morality, Torah brings harmony to nature itself making good and evil, light and darkness, serve a greater good - G-d's vast eternal plan.
Discuss 1 Listen (60:09)
See The Invisible
See The Invisible
Seeing the hidden goodness in every person; seeing the potential of mankind, and seeing the un-tapped reserve of wealth hidden in nature, together these visions make the impossible available, together they represent a messianic world.
Discuss 1 Listen (1:06:26)
Putting First Things First
Putting First Things First
Bringing G-dliness into this World
Every created being needs to justify its existence because it was created for a purpose.
Listen (50:13)
A Soul's Journey
A Soul's Journey
The soul descends from heaven - a perfect environment to a lesser one. The objective is to reveal the nature of the soul itself, which can only be revealed away from that perfect place
Listen (28:02)
Journey of the Soul - Part 1
Journey of the Soul
Part 1
What is a soul? Where is it from? What is its significance in the world? A three part series; explaining and bringing down the kabbalistic term of ‘soul’, to a level that we can all relate to and understand.
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Journey of The Soul - Part 2
Journey of The Soul
Part 2
What is a soul? Where is it from? What is its significance in the world? A three part series; explaining and bringing down the kabbalistic term of ‘soul’, to a level that we can all relate to and understand.
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Journey of The Soul - Part 3
Journey of The Soul
Part 3
What is a soul? Where is it from? What is its significance in the world? A three part series; explaining and bringing down the kabbalistic term of ‘soul’, to a level that we can all relate to and understand.
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Rhythms Of The Soul - Part 1
Rhythms Of The Soul
Part 1
The term ‘soul’ is so widely used in our lives. Does everything have a soul? And what is it in a practical application? A kabbalistic look at our relationship with our soul, and the souls of all that we encounter.
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Rhythms Of The Soul - Part 2
Rhythms Of The Soul
Part 2
The term ‘soul’ is so widely used in our lives. Does everything have a soul? And what is it in a practical application? A kabbalistic look at our relationship with our soul, and the souls of all that we encounter.
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The Purpose of Creation
The Purpose of Creation
The divine presence came down to this world and then the divine presence left this world. What will bring it back?
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It's All About Desire
It's All About Desire
In describing G-d’s relationship with creation the Midrash says: The holy one blessed be He, desires a dwelling place in the lowest world. Desire, implies not that the project is unnecessary, rather it is essential to Him.
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When a Mitzvah Hurts
When a Mitzvah Hurts
All resistance to G-dliness comes from un-holiness; through mitzvots we can bring G-dliness even to areas of resistance, and where G-d feels foreign and un-natural He eventually finds a home.
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