Soul of the Week ✨ Rav Yonatan Attias

Reb Simcha Hochbaum & R' Yonatan Attias share Torahs, melodies and stories at Yeshivat Simchat Shlomo, in honor of the 31st Yahrtzeit of Reb Shlomo Carlebach.

Yitzchak is born, and a child-like laughter breaks out in the world. The fixing of youth has begun, and humanity can begin to gather the broken pieces of old and reclaim the simplicity and purity of youth. 📄 Source sheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vmP5IBT-2RTqPyZD5IFbFRVLbZKTJDKRgTPriRIj3vI/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.rpry041n2axd   ____ 🔅 Soul of the Week is a weekly dive into the inner To...

Avraham wandered the world and found a burning fortress... A class about vessels and humility. 📄 Source sheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FSR1TVCJ_aO_5KVbjFhR3gE4dYQj_uLnRnpFnzq3H_A/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.55g5mha5ll1a   ____ 🔅 Soul of the Week is a weekly dive into the inner Torah of the Parsha, the rhythms of the seasons, and the soul’s innate connection to Hashem - with Rav Yonatan At...

"Rebbe Nachman had a boat"... Deep teachings about illuminating chaos with shining words of authenticity. 📄 Source sheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F1ung4tv6fPsTLNVEf-rp4AUF6no_eUoiFSs0T4G-IU/edit?usp=sharing   ____ 🔅 Soul of the Week is a weekly dive into the inner Torah of the Parsha, the rhythms of the seasons, and the soul’s innate connection to Hashem - with Rav Yonatan Attias. A...

Are we truly Ready for Elul, Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, or any truly meaningful moment in our lives? This is a snippet from an evening with the Jewish Latin Couples Retreat in Miami on September 2025.

On Elul we awaken to the presence of an ancient desire, a primal love and a dream for the future. Learning the Torah of the Bnei Yissachar, we discover a new perspective on this month and its process of Teshuva. 📄 Source sheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UYYaQ2t2ZXp06sv6SZBvmj_dNUS8tsB5rwPjbh0nHAM/edit?usp=sharing   ____ 🔅 Soul of the Week is a weekly dive into the inner Torah of the Pa...

Learning to truly see myself, so I can learn to see you again— to recognize the hidden blessing wrapped within what feels like a curse. To behold the fire that burns in Torah, in the world, and within my own soul. 📄 Source sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FawlSZUPs5KiWPH4b0GDo-7gakLeUeNO/view?usp=drive_link   ____ 🔅 Soul of the Week is a weekly dive into the inner Torah of the Parsha, the...

Moshe speaks the entire book of Devarim ״מפי עצמו״ - from his own divine intuition. In doing so he teaches us that even after acquiring knowledge and understanding of Torah, we must never lose our own inner voice, our own intuition of what is right. 📄 Source sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16mmLrR9ytaSyLxTI1RJBh2edo0iUhxD0/view?usp=drive_link   ____ 🔅 Soul of the Week is a weekly dive int...

Moshe is compelled to keep praying even after being refused entry. We too are driven by a prayer that speaks from the highest place, reverberating in the walls of our hearts. This week we follow Reb Shlomo Carlebach as he guides us through a remarkable teaching of the Izhbitzer Rebbe.  📄 Source sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11nIZYd-IJaDXZiVkOYneDgscHO74H4fS/view?usp=sharing   ____ 🔅 Sou...

Soul of Jerusalem Series #3 Standing in that precious place where we once stood together, feeling the void, the pain, the deep longing to be One again. Shabbat Chazon is the gateway to the gift of Tisha B'Av: Presence with that which I always there, even when completely hidden. 📄 Source sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lATXMDiCyTo_WU2EQSOIaZoO5WJ5J7RA/view?usp=drive_link   ____ 🔅 Soul of...

Soul of Jerusalem Series #2 In this week’s class, we explore the hidden power of learning “by way of mistake” — a path that reveals the deep connection between tefillah, King David, and the aching distance between our world and its redemption. Through this lens, we uncover the blessing within brokenness: the way our missteps can guide us back to our deepest longings — the things we can never truly...

Soul of Jerusalem Series #1 This week we explored the deeper meaning of Pinchas’ prayer - a call not to lose the longing for the Land of Israel, even as we enter it. In our times, as we witness the ongoing rebuilding of Jerusalem and the fulfillment of ancient prophecies, the message remains: to keep dreaming, praying, and yearning for the full revelation of our Holy City. 📄 Source sheet: https:/...

This week we explored the power of holy eyesight. Based on the Zohar describing King David's eyes as containing all colors of the world, we explored the difference between his holy perspective and the destructive eye of Bilam. This episode is dedicated to the memory of five holy soldiers who fell in Gaza just hours before the recording of the class. May their memory be a blessing. 📄 Source sheet:...

🔅 Soul of the Week is a weekly dive into the inner Torah of the Parsha, the rhythms of the seasons, and the soul’s innate connection to Hashem - with Rav Yonatan Attias. A project of the Pnima community in Jerusalem. 🔗 Join the Pnima WhatsApp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Gm5q9frzzgIGGPvaGeM4js 🔗 Visit: https://pnimajerusalem.com/   This week, we explored teachings from Reb Shlomo Carlebach...

🔅 Soul of the Week is a weekly dive into the inner Torah of the Parsha, the rhythms of the seasons, and the soul’s innate connection to Hashem - with Rav Yonatan Attias. A project of the Pnima community in Jerusalem. 🔗 Join the Pnima WhatsApp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Gm5q9frzzgIGGPvaGeM4js 🔗 Visit: https://pnimajerusalem.com/ This week, we explored teachings from Reb Shlomo Carlebach an...