P’nimiyut

Today, I will think of a method to invoke enthusiasm for a chesed I regularly do that sometimes causes me annoyance.

Today, when an opportunity for chesed (kindness) comes my way, I will try to think of the recipient as a beloved member of my family.

Yom Kippur is not one day, it is five gates. In this episode, Sarah Leah walks the arc from Kol Nidrei to Neilah: why the holiest night of the year opens with broken promises, why the High Priest left his gold outside the Holy of Holies, what the scapegoat teaches about the thing you cannot fix, and why the soul is most awake at the very hour the body is weakest. Drawing on the Baal Shem Tov and t...

Rosh Hashanah is more than the beginning of a calendar year, it is the spiritual “head” of the entire year to come. In this gentle reflection, we explore the practice of crowning G-d as King, praying honestly for the blessings we need, and allowing the shofar to awaken the deepest part of the soul. You’ll be guided to move beyond analysis and into presence: to hear the whole cry, the brokenness, t...

As Elul begins, we enter a month of reflection, repair, and return. But hidden inside the month’s name is a verse from Shir HaShirim that changes the feeling of the entire season: Ani l’dodi v’dodi li: “I am to my beloved, and my beloved is to me.” In this episode, we explore Elul as a return rooted in relationship. What does it mean that we take the first step? How does Elul differ from Nisan, wh...

A teaching and guided practice on Rabbi Yenuka's insight: faith in redemption is not passive hope, it is a creative force. When you meditate on the future renewal of reality, you align your consciousness with what is already true in G-d's plan and that alignment changes the quality of everything you do. Includes a step-by-step meditation for the area of your life where you feel stuck, wait...

What if darkness wasn’t something to fear—but something sacred? In this episode, we explore the powerful intersection between Kabbalah and modern physics, drawing parallels between the Zohar’s teachings on creation and Stephen Hawking’s model of the universe. From the concept of Ein Sof—the infinite source beyond time—to the idea that most of reality is hidden from view, this conversation invites...

When you finally stop accepting abuse and start speaking your truth, the resistance doesn't fade, it escalates. Legal battles, harassment, attempts to drag you back. In this episode of P'nimiyut, Sarah Leah answers a question from a woman facing exactly this, and reveals the hidden spiritual anatomy behind it: why opposition rises precisely when you do, what the Kabbalah calls the dinim ,...

A deep dive into the timeless teaching “Tracht gut, vet zein gut.” This episode explores how true trust in G-d isn’t passive hope—but an active, soul-level alignment that draws good into our lives. Through Chassidic insight and Kabbalistic depth, we uncover what it really means to think good… and why that changes everything. If you would like to ask me a question : https://pnimiyut.com/ask To expl...

In this episode of P’nimiyut, I sit down with Rabbi Eliyahu Kaye for a thoughtful conversation on soul, guidance, emotional life, Torah, and what it means to live with inner clarity in today’s world. We speak about modern confusion, spiritual hunger, personal direction, and why ancient wisdom still has something deeply relevant to say to the life we are living now. This was a conversation I felt w...

This episode is a meditation on grief, death, and renewal through Parashat Tazria–Metzora. From the silence after losing a loved one to the mysteries of the Red Heifer and Sarah’s journey through the void, we explore how darkness can become the ground of new growth; and close with a gentle practice to remember those we’ve lost.

To reject loshon hara as false is a great source of merit.

A gossiper has no credibility and his words cannot be accepted as truth.

One who follows the teachings of Torah will avoid any possibility of baseless hatred.

What more need be said concerning this most severe of sins.

When a Jew speaks loshon hara, his every word is recorded by a Heavenly angel.

Those who habitually speak loshon hara will find no cure for themselves at the End of Days.

The reward for those who refrain from evil speech is beyond comprehension, and the sins of the gossipmonger outweigh the very worst transgressions.

David was unaware that he had sinned. Yet, he accepted Shimi’s blasphemy as a manifestation of Divine judgment against himself.

Every Jew, without exception, is capable of spiritual growth and success.

As long as a person does not flout Hashem’s will, he can still hope for His compassion.

The Spies resorted to slander, casting aspersions upon our precious Holy Land.

The evil inclination employs contrasting approaches to entice people to sin.

If a word is worth one coin, silence is worth two.

What if the most powerful thing about you is precisely what has been hidden? In this episode we sit with Queen Esther — not just as a historical figure, but as a living map for the feminine soul. Esther Hadassah, orphaned and concealed, carried her identity quietly through the corridors of a palace that was not her world. And yet, when the moment came, she walked toward the king without guarantees...