Torah Unraveled

Talmudic Ethics - Lesson 2 The Ebbing Flame With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded at The Torah Center ATL on Monday, July 24, 2023 Families facing the imminent death of a loved one grapple to make end-of-life decisions that impart the final moments with dignity and respect. They wonder when medical intervention is morally required, and when it is excessively intrusive. Must life be preserved at all cost...

Garments of the Soul - Part 6 “Perfectly Imperfect” With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live at The Torah Center ATL on Sunday, July 23, 2023 In the mystical tradition the human being is torn between two inner drives, one lower and one higher. Life is lived in a state of perpetual tension, pulled toward both selfishness and selflessness. We know the score. Sometimes we rise and embrace our noblest sel...

Talmudic Ethics - Lesson 1 My Brother, My Self With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded at The Torah Center ATL on Monday, July 17, 2023 A parent in the Holocaust struggles to decide whether to ransom his son from certain death, because he knows that the guard will seize another Jewish boy in his son's stead. Explore under what circumstances people may protect their own interests first, and when they must...

Semichas Chaver Chabad Laws of Synagogue & Prayer - Part 9 With Rabbi Mendy Wineberg Recorded live at The Torah Center ATL on July 11, 2023 Semichas Chaver Chabad is a yeshiva-style program designed for participants to learn the most important halachic topics in-depth, starting with the Talmud and continuing with the Code of Jewish Law and contemporary halachic experts. Each topic is treated compr...

Vortlekh un Shprikhverter: Sayings and Proverbs Yiddish wisdom distilled into very short formulas With Professor Miriam Udel (Recorded live on June 15, 2020) Maybe you remember your Bubby or Zaidy speaking it. Maybe you’d like to watch Shtisel without the subtitles. Whatever the reason—this course is for you! Join Emory University Professor Miriam Udel for an epic four-session online Yiddish cours...

The Mystery of Hebrew Numerology - Lesson 2 "Exposing Secrets" With Rabbi Ari Sollish (Recorded live in Atlanta on August 17, 2020) This thrilling three-part journey takes you inside the world of Hebrew numerology. Learn the rules that govern Hebrew numerology, gain the skills to decode letters, words and phrases, and discover astonishing secret meanings that lie hidden beneath the biblical text.

Overcoming Folly - Part 47 "Pit of Doom" With Rabbi Ari Sollish (Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on January 23, 2022) Life is not without its ups and downs. But sometimes we trip and fall into a big pit, a hole that pulls us down far below. The pit of doom is an equal-access danger. No one is immune to it, no matter how great one might be. Actually, the greater one is the more susceptib...

Daily Power Parsha 12.3.21 (Mikeitz) A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live on December 3, 2021

Daily Power Parsha 3.3.21 (Ki Tisa) A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live on March 3, 2021

Daily Power Parsha 2.23.21 (Tetzaveh) A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live on February 23, 2021

Daily Power Parsha 1.6.21 (Shemot) A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live on January 6, 2021

Daily Power Parsha 9.2.20 (Ki Tavo) A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live on September 2, 2020

Daily Power Parsha 8.14.20 (Re'eh) A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live on August 14, 2020

Daily Power Parsha 7.27.20 (Va'etchanan) A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live on July 27, 2020

Daily Power Parsha 7.20.20 (Devarim) A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live on July 20, 2020

Daily Power Parsha 7.16.20 (Matot-Maasei) A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live on July 16, 2020

Daily Power Parsha 6.29.20 (Chukat-Balak) A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live on June 29, 2020

Daily Power Parsha 5.25.20 (Naso) A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live on May 25, 2020

Daily Power Parsha 4.27.20 (Acharei-Kedoshim) A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live on April 27, 2020

Daily Power Parsha 3.26.20 (Vayikra) A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live on March 26, 2020

Daily Power Parsha 4.21.20 (Tazria-Metzora) A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live on April 21, 2020

Seeing is Believing It’s Time to Take an Honest Look at Ourselves With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live in Atlanta If someone told you they met a ten-foot giant, you probably wouldn’t believe them. But if you actually saw the guy, well, you saw him. End of story. To see is to connect—and that’s the key to a meaningful Judaism, and a lodestar for constant progress: look at the past, connect with it,...

Equality vs. Individuality: Are They a Conflict? If I am I Because You Are Not Me, Then I am Not I and You Are Not You With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live in Atlanta The people of Sodom famously chopped off the legs of short visitors to fit the standard size bed sold in Macy’s of Sodom. Equality, after all. How do we find the balance to counter the guillotine of equality without falling prey to t...

The Day G-d Gave Us the Torah... Or Not? Making Sense of the Holiday of Shavuot With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live in Atlanta Shavuot is known as the day the Torah was given. A look at the phenomenon of crossing the international date line before the holiday unravels a whole new element to the holiday-and lends us fresh perspective on what it means to be Jewish.

Three is the Magic Number Achieving Harmony in the Face of Controversy With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live in Atlanta There’s something extremely satisfying about settling a dispute between two parties. Of course, it would be nice if everyone agreed about everything, but that’s just not happening. Or would that even be preferred? Apparently, when G-d married heaven and earth in the present we cal...