Ebb and Flow with Solomon Ezra

1. The Backstory How Shlomo first heard about Rabbi Dov Ber Cohen Their first meeting and the memorable “Dov Bear foot” story 2. A Journey of Seeking Rabbi Dov Ber’s spiritual path before Judaism What he was searching for and what he’s doing today 3. Self-Mastery Over Circumstance Choosing your inner state instead of letting the external world dictate it Personal responsibility and emotional sover...

Speech shared at a local Brooklyn business. The discussion brought together the custom of shooting bow and arrows on Lag BaOmer and an analogy from the Rambam to help illustrate a teaching of changing one's state of being. First live aligned, joyful, present. Then build your life around that frequency. Link to all Links: https://msha.ke/king_solomon8

What if change didn’t take years, but minutes? In this episode, Sagi Chekroun shares how Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) can help you create rapid, lasting transformation by working directly with the unconscious mind—the true driver of your habits, emotions, and results. Most people try to change through willpower, discipline, or information. But real change doesn’t happen at the surface—it hap...

Show Notes ​Intro and how I came across The Mindful Athlete ​A little about George’ journey growing up to training the top athletes ​Correlations between ideas in Unlocked with chassidic teachings ​George’s concept of G-d ​Prayer, meditation, and study ​George’s connection with Chassidic Jewish Teachings ​Anxiety and Freedom are two sides of the same coin ​Connecting with the Divine, with oneself...

Topics of Discussion Background and what led to where he is now Religious Growth and affiliation, Chabad Learning Torah but far from Truth Learning Chassidus and going to therapy Finding the right therapist Jewish Chassidic teachings and New-age Spiritual thought leaders Day job Torah, side hustle Spiritual self-help When he knew it was time to do more than studying in yeshiva Letting go of fear D...

Show Notes: Nechama’s background and getting into the podcast Main Ideas and Models the Rebbe taught in these last years Tools the Rebbe taught us - Learning from Shabbos Getting in the Flow The donkey of Bilaam like our bodies - we beat it up. Feeling this so much being in yeshiva. If your body is saying No, Hashem is saying No What is it you’re seeing body that I don’t see? What is it you’re tel...

Show Notes: Rabbi Aamr’s background and how he got into meditative prayer and breathwork Purpose of breath-work and meditation Difference between Davenen (prayer) and meditation Thinking Chassidus means to ask: What you learned, how does it relate to your personal life? Mittler Rebbe Derech Chayim - you should not stray after your hearts and then your eyes? Not eyes then heart? A person only sees...

background growing up and bball regimen Being the tall guy in school Mental performance tips The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Journey to South America and India during and after playing Soul searching, from Buddhism to Shamanism to Judaism Coming back to Judaism and Torah All to find balance way to live life in body, mind, and soul. Bottomline to be a Mensch - work on our values and good deeds Strugg...

Class given on the topics: The Rebbe often said, "the messiah is here we just have to open our eyes," Preventative medicine Unity consciousness Health in Messianic times Listening to the body Eyes open and eyes closed is one Living as if our future is here now

- Rabbi Genuth’s background - Meeting Rav Ginsburg - Rav Ginsburg’s teachings - The meaning of Bittul (self transcendence) - Shiflus (lowliness) - Drawing G-d more into the picture and myself to the side - Admitting one’s shortcomings is really a strength - What your wife is telling you is a metaphor for what HaShem is telling you - Egomania - where all problems start from - Story of a student of...

Show Notes: Background and how Adam got into breathwork and leading Anochi Workshops Background with personal development, Tony Robbins retreats The Call of the Shofar Concern of idol worship with these events? Is it real or a fear? Aseh Lecha Rav - make for yourself a mentor Giving tough decisions over to someone who is taking accountability for your spiritual health Acquire for yourself a friend...

Show Notes: Reuven’s background with nutrition, going to yeshiva, and with Meditation and hisbonenus (contemplation) Learning the Rebbe’s discourses and talks Meditation in a conventional way and meditating after learning His experience with Tony Robbins events Moach Shalet al HaLev - The Mind controls the Heart “If you think the world has Torah, this is wrong. If you don’t think they have wisdom,...

Rabbi Bernath’s background growing up and becoming a Rabbi Meeting the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, that inspires him till today How he assumed the title “Love Rabbi” Secrets of Matchmaking The hardest job in the world — dating Who am I and what do I bring to the relationship Practical element of being together and of where you’re headed Specific is Terrific Fixed or Flexed...

Welcome back to the ebb & flow podcast! In this episode is a intro for this season, as well as the intros from the previous seasons.

Class on Women & Messianic Insights, celebrating before redemption, Wisdom of the heart, and anniversary of passing of Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson, as well as guided meditation of a yechidus (private audience) with the Lubavitcher Rebbe.

Class delivered at yeshiva about empowerment in the Messianic era. Learning chassidus and following its ways leads a person to realize that at his core is really G-d Himself. Watch/ listen to this class for 3 steps on looking inward and sitting with discomfort to discover the answers you’re looking for. Previous class on the Messianic era: Messiah will come when we least expect it    • Messiah wil...

In honor of completing a full year studying at Hadar HaTorah yeshiva, I gave a class on meditation, Davenen (prayer), the teaching of our Sages (Gemara Sanhedrin 97a), that, “Moshiach will come B’hesech hadaas” (lit. when we aren’t expecting him), and then guided a meditation. • Additionally, this week’s Torah portion is Vayeitze, which was the portion of my bar mitzvah 14 years ago. • May we inte...

Show Notes for Part 2 of Interview with Rabbi Pewzner: Goal of chassidus Struggle of the body and the soul What is the Messiah and Who is Messiah? The role of Moshiach, the days of Moshiach What will Moshiach do? The Yechida Effect The Torah was given for Peace (Shalom) Dirah Bitachtonim Who is G-d? We won’t be teaching others because “all with know Me” - 14 minutes The best thing is to be yoursel...

Show Notes: Story and background what is Chassidus Chabad Experiencing *The Pintele Yid -  “*The Jewish Dot” Start off with questions Viewing life not from motivations but based on your identity, which can become your key motivator Chassidus is not to create another denomination. Jewish People are divided enough. Appreciate what it means to be a Jew - 29 min Layers of the soul - the highest b...

Show Notes Mentioning a discourse I learned in Guatemala and a personal lesson from it The tool of Meditation Recap of previous 5 episodes 3 kinds of commandments - orientations towards mitzvahs 4 kingdoms - inanimate (mineral), vegetable, animal, and human Yesod - foundation, fundamental The 10 commandments were engraved on a stone How to do a mitzvah like a mineral The word for decree without a...

Show Notes: the greater the darkness, the closer to transformation relationship between mind and heart by nature the mind controls everything getting the heart to obey the mind is being healthy how does the heart do its own thing without consulting the mind? It’s like sleepwalking How do we bring back the healthy relationship between mind and heart? animal soul and G-dly soul dynamic each soul has...

Show notes: introducing today’s topic what’s a stronger motivator - personal benefit or serving a larger cause? Intention or kavana to serve the importance of self-love … healthy or not? don’t confuse the validity of being healthy with the obsession of being healthy Does it make sense to say, “the more you love yourself, the more you’ll love others?” Everyday do something you hate? — Mark Twain Fe...

Show Notes: relating our episode to Yitzchak digging wells of his father Avraham what are the servants of Yitzchak? Thoughts, speech, action observing and thinking The servants must know their master Who is your master? Know where you’re going to be healthy what it means to be “in alignment with Hashem?” Less about me Beyond my “self” Affirmations and Positive thinking Miracle of affirmation is: I...

How do we get healthy? Mindset aspect of health Attitude towards [seeming] problems Nisah means to elevate There is a cause and effect to everything Relationship with food It’s not by bread alone that man lives - don’t become subservient to the food. Mindset #1:  You’re the master. eating for a purpose Tools to help notice if hungry or feeling stressed When you’re feeling down, you eat which...

Show Notes: How we can live in harmony physically, mentally, and spiritually how do you define health for yourself don’t get too serious about your health - making health your focus is not healthy, similar to making happiness your focus is almost guaranteed to make you unhappy1:40-2:40 it’s a necessary condition, but it’s not life. What do you want to be healthy for? The question you’ll have to as...