Knowledge on the Deeper Side

It’s Dark Out There? Look Again Chanukah Celebrates the Quest for Light. Leave the Speeches for Later With Rabbi Ari Sollish (Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on December 1, 2021) Families gathered together in raucous joy to hear the story of the holiday. Sound familiar? Yes—for Purim, not Chanukah. You want to know why there’s no Chanukah Megillah? Because when you’re busy blazing up th...

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 12.2.21 (Mikeitz) A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live on December 2, 2021

Daily Power Parsha 12.1.21 (Mikeitz) A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live on December 1, 2021

Expand Your Life Story. Also, Be Selective The Characters and Events Shape the Conclusion With Rabbi Ari Sollish (Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on November 24, 2021) What keeps your air conditioner working, your orange juice pulp-free, and your coffee grounds out of your cup? A filter. Your life’s story needs one, too: you should embrace, expand, and engage with as much as possible, a...

Daily Power Parsha 11.30.21 (Mikeitz) A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live on November 30, 2021

Daily Power Parsha 11.29.21 (Mikeitz) A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live on November 29, 2021

Daily Power Parsha 11.26.21 (Vayeishev) A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live on November 26, 2021

Daily Power Parsha 11.24.21 (Vayeishev) A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live on November 24, 2021

Daily Power Parsha 11.23.21 (Vayeishev) A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live on November 23, 2021

Daily Power Parsha 11.22.21 (Vayeishev) A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live on November 22, 2021

TanyaTalks - Getting Real With Rabbi Eliyahu Schusterman (Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on November 21, 2021) The 19th of Kislev marks the 223rd anniversary of the liberation of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi (known as the Alter Rebbe, the founder of Chabad) from Russian imprisonment, and the start of a new era of proliferation of Jewish mysticism. Rabbi Schneur Zalman is the author of...

TanyaTalks - Talking Birds With Rabbi Zalman Lipskier (Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on November 21, 2021) The 19th of Kislev marks the 223rd anniversary of the liberation of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi (known as the Alter Rebbe, the founder of Chabad) from Russian imprisonment, and the start of a new era of proliferation of Jewish mysticism. Rabbi Schneur Zalman is the author of on...

TanyaTalks - The Answer to All the Questions With Rabbi Shlomo Sharfstein (Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on November 21, 2021) The 19th of Kislev marks the 223rd anniversary of the liberation of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi (known as the Alter Rebbe, the founder of Chabad) from Russian imprisonment, and the start of a new era of proliferation of Jewish mysticism. Rabbi Schneur Zalman...

Summon Up All Your Resources and Win the War Lessons from Frederick the Great on How to Be the Best Version of Yourself With Rabbi Ari Sollish (Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on November 17, 2021) Have you come up short in any personal battles lately? Jacob’s tactics against his ruthless brother Esau all the way down to a great Prussian military leader teach us a timeless tactic: don’t...

Daily Power Parsha 11.19.21 (Vayishlach) A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live on November 19, 2021

Daily Power Parsha 11.17.21 (Vayishlach) A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live on November 17, 2021

Outsmarting Antisemitism - Lesson 4 "Change of Heart" With Rabbi Ari Sollish (Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on November 16, 2021) Psychology, neuroscience, and recent history show us that neither friend nor foe should ever be taken for granted. With a bit of subtlety and conviction, and always with trust in G-d, we find that the dark days of the past are no cause for pessimism ahead.

Daily Power Parsha 11.16.21 (Vayishlach) A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live on November 16, 2021

Lesson 1 - Unroll the Scroll With Mrs. Dena Schusterman (Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on November 15, 2021) A small scroll, wrapped up, placed in a case, and affixed to a door, the mezuzah is so tiny you could miss it if you weren’t looking for it. And yet it contains so much. More than Ring or Nest, the ultimate in home gadgetry has always been the mezuzah. Scroll down! Follow the m...

Overcoming Folly - Part 38 "The Origins of Temptation" With Rabbi Ari Sollish (Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on November 14, 2021) Life certainly seems rigged sometimes. It can feel that the deck is stacked against us morally and spiritually. It's hard to do what we know is right when what's wrong feels so good. Which might understandably evoke some frustration. Why does it have to be...

Daily Power Parsha 11.15.21 (Vayishlach) A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live on November 15, 2021

Daily Power Parsha 11.12.21 (Vayeitzei) A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live on November 12, 2021

Victory Of Light - Part 11 "The Inner Cruse Of Oil" With Rabbi Ari Sollish (Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on January 26, 2014) Victory of Light is an exposition on the deeper significance of Chanukah, viewed through the lens of Chabad Chasidic teachings. The war of the Greeks was a spiritual one, aimed at eradicating the notion that Torah and mitzvot are holy, G-d given and Divine. Th...

Victory Of Light - Part 12 "Living Authentically Part I" With Rabbi Ari Sollish (Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on February 2, 2014) Victory of Light is an exposition on the deeper significance of Chanukah, viewed through the lens of Chabad Chasidic teachings. The war of the Greeks was a spiritual one, aimed at eradicating the notion that Torah and mitzvot are holy, G-d given and Divin...