Chassidic thought

In this short class we explain the difference between these two types of wisdom.

In this class we dwell upon the different powers God infused in the soul. Specifically we explain at length the powers of the mind: Wisdom, Understanding and Knowledge.

In this class I describe an aspect of the interaction between the intellectual expression of the soul and it's emotional expression: emotions are created by the mind.

In this class I start describing the structure of the human soul and point out that that structure is actually the structure God Himself decided to create in order to express it and show something of Himself to us.

There are two tools spoken about in the Chassidic teachings of Breslov and Chabad: Itbodedut (introspection / talking to God) and Itbonenut (Meditation). What are they?

The idea that God has limbs (arms, eye, ear etc.) appears in the Torah numerous times. What does it mean? One of the fundamentals of Judaism is that God doesn't have a body or shape...

In this short class I explain an enigmatic verse of the Zohar, main book of Kabbalah regarding the limbs of God. Does He have limbs?

In this short class I the fact that whatever God asks from us, we can do it. It does alleviate a lot of the burden when we know He actually only asks from us what we can do. Based on Talmud Avoda Zara 3a

Shalom aleichem! I'm very happy to present to you with this new series of short videos in which we'll learn together some basic and core ideas of Chassidic thought. I hope you enjoy them!