Letters For Our Time

Ki Tisa 5786 & Pesach 18.03.2026 51:37 ↓

JewishU class about tzedakah & giving (based on 2nd maamer in Torah Ohr for Ki Tisa), as well as Pesach Kiddush.

Song of the Sea - Beshalach 5786 18.03.2026 56:59 ↓

Explore a 3-way dispute in the gemora (Sotah 30b) about the manner in which we sang at the splitting of the sea. Based on Likkutei Sichos vol.31, Beshalach sicha 1

Tanya ch.6 - The Other Side 18.03.2026 42:52 ↓

4th and final class in the JewishU “GPS for the Soul part 2” course.

Mishkan Above & Below (Parshas Pekudei 5786) + Haggadah Tidbits 13.03.2026 55:35 ↓

JewishU class with students. Parsha discussion based loosely on Likkutei Torah for Pekudei.

Tefillin on Chol HaMoed (Halacha) 12.03.2026 1:00:09 ↓

Do you wear tefillin on Chol HaMoed? Sources: Shulchan Aruch, Gemora, Tosafos, Taz, Tur, Bach, Beis Yosef, Radvaz, Darkei Moshe, Maharshal, Pri Megadim, Shulchan Aruch HaRav, R. A.C. Noeh, Lubavitcher Rebbe.

Tanya ch.5 — Learners of Torah unite! 👊 10.03.2026 38:20 ↓

What does it mean to grasp or apprehend something?

Rabbeinu Tam tefillin - Purim 1976 26.02.2026 1:05:04 ↓

Should you wear Rabbeinu Tam tefillin? Short answer: yes ;) Sources: Shu”t Min HaShamayim, Chida, Shulchan Aruch, Biurei HaGra, Munkaczer Rov, Shaar HaKollel, Lubavitcher Rebbe.

When Do I Have to Start Being Happy? Adar in Halacha 19.02.2026 51:56 ↓

Neither the Rambam nor Shulchan Aruch bring the Halacha that משנכנס אדר מרבין בשמחה. Why not? Sources: Gemora, Rambam, Magen Avraham, Chasam Sofer, Nimmukei Ohr HaChaim, Lubavitcher Rebbe.

A Whole Half — Parshas Sheqalim in Halacha & Chassidus 12.02.2026 52:41 ↓

Sources include Rambam Hilchos Sheqalim, Zevachim, Ohr HaTorah of the Tzemach Tzedek, Tanya, Shefa Tal (with interesting biographical info), & Likkutei Sichos.

Tanya ch.3 — The Mothers & the Doubles 10.02.2026 41:01 ↓

Class 1 of JewishU course (Posted out of order)

Tanya ch.4 — Goin’ where the climate suits my clothes 09.02.2026 33:47 ↓

Garments of the soul

7 Noahide Laws - Religious Compulsion?! 05.02.2026 56:54 ↓

Rambam, Raavad, Mechilta, Sefer Chassidim, R. Reuven Margolies, Chida & the Lubavitcher Rebbe.

Alter Rebbe & Answering Halacha Questions 15.01.2026 1:06:59 ↓

The source and meaning of the name Shneur; answering Halacha questions; the chidush of the Alter Rebbe’s Shulchan Aruch. With special guests: Shelah, Chida, Mitteler Rebbe, Sdei Chemed & more! In honor of the shloshim of the kedoshim of Bondi, shliach R. Eli Schlanger and Yaakov Levitan hy”d; and refuah shleimah for Yehudah Leib ben Manya.

Shnayim Mikra - Halacha & Chassidus 08.01.2026 1:02:09 ↓

Explore the halachic sources and explanations for Shnayim Mikra, topped off by a Chassidic insight. Join special guests including the Tzlach, Chida, Gra, Shibolei HaLeket, Levush & more!

Asarah b’Teives - Halacha & Chassidus 07.01.2026 48:20 ↓

Avudraham writes that if Asarah b’Teives fell on Shabbos, we would fast, just like Yom Kippur! Explore the Halacha sources as well as the spiritual underpinnings of the fast — as well as the key to getting out of golus!

עוסק במצוה פטור מן המצוה (הלכה וחסידות) 11.12.2025 48:06 ↓

Exploration of the sugya in Sukkah 25a concerning when one is involved it a mitzvah, if they are exempt from other mitzvah. Sources: gemora, Tosafos, Ran, Kovetz Shiurim, Tzofnas Paneach, Samech-Vov.

Tanya ch.41 — relationship with Hashem (& others) 08.12.2025 28:12 ↓

GPS for the Soul

Shalom Aleichem: Peace in a World of Discord 04.12.2025 53:18 ↓

Based on Likkutei Sichos vol.25 Yud Kislev

GPS for the Soul II pt.4 - Life-changing advice for dealing with struggles (Tanya ch.28) 02.12.2025 39:36 ↓

Last class in the JewishU course, GPS for the Soul II

What comes first: maariv or shacharis? Halacha & Chassidus 27.11.2025 1:10:10 ↓

With new special guests, Tzlach, Pnei Yehoshua and Abarbanel! Based on Likkutei Sichos vol.25 Vayeitzei Sicha 2 Sponsored by Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Zagdanski in the zechus of a speedy refuah shleimah for his aunt, Freidle Lieba bas Chana Sarah.

GPS for the Soul II pt.3 - maybe this is the reason you were created (Tanya ch.27) 25.11.2025 47:04 ↓

Class 3 in the JewishU course My 3 favourite words in the Tanya…

Chassidus: The Story of Life (maamer Es’halech from the Alter Rebbe) 20.11.2025 37:07 ↓

Uncover the profound life lesson contained in this paragraph-long maamer from the Alter Rebbe, the first in the sefer “Es’halech Liozna.”

Halacha: SixSeven 20.11.2025 31:49 ↓

Uncover the secret meaning behind the viral trend.

GPS for the Soul II pt.2 - Hidden & Revealed Worlds (Tanya ch.26) 17.11.2025 36:04 ↓

What do you prefer, inexpensive sweet wine or an expensive bottle of Cab-Sauv?

Chassidus: Field of Dreams (Torah Ohr 17a, Parshas Chayei Sarah) 13.11.2025 35:52 ↓

Why did Yitzchak pray in a field towards evening?