Knowledge on the Deeper Side

Do It Because It’s The Right Thing to Do Give Selflessly, Even If You Get Nothing out of It With Rabbi Ari Sollish (Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on May 11, 2022) Suppose you accidentally left a twenty-dollar bill outside and only after the fact you realized that someone who really needed it found it and bought lunch. Do you deserve any credit? From an awkwardly placed verse in a disc...

Beyond Right - Lesson 1 Beyond Good Neighbors With Rabbi Ari Sollish (Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on May 10, 2022) Most laws are designed to protect the rights of people and their property. But Judaism’s civil code is driven by a different goal: shaping an upright society. In this lesson we explore how this value guides Jewish law, establishing its attitude toward neighborly dispute...

Daily Power Parsha 5.10.22 (Emor) A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live on May 10, 2022

Daily Power Parsha 5.9.22 (Emor) A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live on May 9, 2022

Lesson 7 - To Live in Deed With Mrs. Leah Sollish (Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on April 9, 2022) From birth, to marriage, to death, and beyond, Jewish traditions mark the contours of our lives. If there isn’t a Kaddish, there’s a Kiddush, bat mitzvah, or chupah... Here, we survey the key life cycle rituals so as to more deeply appreciate their significance—that of the rituals, and o...

Overcoming Folly - Part 59 "Talmudic Tussle" With Rabbi Ari Sollish (Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on May 8, 2022) They say, "Two Jews, three opinions." (Or is it four?) But sometimes, there can be two Jews with one opinion. And when the stars align, you might even get three Jews with one opinion... In this Kabbalah & Coffee, we look at the strange case of the Talmudic dispute that ha...

Daily Power Parsha 5.6.22 (Kedoshim) A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live on May 6, 2022

Daily Power Parsha 5.5.22 (Kedoshim) A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live on May 5, 2022

Understanding Kabbalah's Tree of Life With Rabbi Ari Sollish (Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy) Discover Kabbalah's Tree of Life and learn about the ten mystical Sefirot energies that power the universe.

When You Love Enough to Care Seeing Another Person for Who They Really Are With Rabbi Ari Sollish (Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on May 4, 2022) When you love them, you love them, that’s it. But what happens when you don’t? There’s no love switch, is there? A deep look into the soul of another Jew and what she really wants reveals that yes, indeed there is.

Daily Power Parsha 5.4.22 (Kedoshim) A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live on May 4, 2022

Daily Power Parsha 5.3.22 (Kedoshim) A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live on May 3, 2022

Daily Power Parsha 5.2.22 (Kedoshim) A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live on May 2, 2022

Daily Power Parsha 4.29.22 (Acharei) A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live on April 29, 2022

Daily Power Parsha 4.28.22 (Acharei) A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live on April 28, 2022

Overcoming Folly - Part 58 "Pure Love" With Rabbi Ari Sollish (Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on May 1, 2022) Against the backdrop of life's disappointments emerge moments of pure love -- sweet, tender, giving moments that envelop us in an embrace that tells us we are safe and valued. Unconditionally. Pure love can come from a fellow human being. It can also come from G-d. In its divin...

Leave the Past Behind The Case against the Apology Tour With Rabbi Ari Sollish (Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on April 27, 2022) You did something wrong. Of that, you’re sure. Does that mean you must forever publicly beat your chest to be accepted in polite society? A closer look at the High Priest’s confession on Yom Kippur tells an empowering story about how we ought to look at our...

Daily Power Parsha 4.27.22 (Acharei) A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live on April 27, 2022

Daily Power Parsha 4.26.22 (Acharei) A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live on April 26, 2022

Daily Power Parsha 4.25.22 (Acharei) A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live on April 25, 2022

Daily Power Parsha 4.12.22 (Pesach) A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live on April 12, 2022

You Be the Judge Lesson 6 - The Do-Gooder With Rabbi Ari Sollish (Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on April 12, 2022) If your neighbor’s son mows your lawn without asking you first, is he entitled to compensation? How about someone who decides on his own to pay your debts? What do you owe a do-gooder?

Daily Power Parsha 4.8.22 (Metzora) A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live on April 8, 2022

Daily Power Parsha 4.7.22 (Metzora) A Quick Daily Dose of Torah Inspiration With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live on April 7, 2022

Overcoming Folly - Part 57 "Daily Spiritual Energy" With Rabbi Ari Sollish (Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on April 10, 2022) Life can sometimes seem like one endless stretch of time, with one day blending and blurring into the next. The different days of the week can come to feel like random markers in time, devoid of any meaningful substance or significance. But not in the Jewish mys...