Rochel Schmukler

Tanya with Rochel Schmukler

Religion EN ↓ 193 episodes

This Women's Tanya Class is our interactive spiritual journey where we investigate, discuss and apply the revolutionary ideas presented in the Tanya, a foremost work of Kabbalah and Jewish Mysticism by the Alter Rebbe, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi.

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Rochel Schmukler

Episodes

Tanya Chapter 14 part 2. Big mistakes begin in blurred lines. Learn how to see with clarity so that confusion gives way to wisdom 26.10.2025 52:51

Tanya Chapter 14 part 1. When you're already entangled in emotion, and intellectualizing won’t help… bend down and speak to your heart 22.10.2025 48:09

Tanya Chapter 13 part 4. Truth and individuality—can a truth be uniquely yours, or does that contradict what truth really is? 07.08.2025 53:00

Tanya Chapter 13 part 3. Reach higher than the emotion to access self-control 01.08.2025 43:27

Tanya Chapter 13 part 2. You may be spiritually struggle-free. Is it time to feel confident? 27.07.2025 47:51

Tanya Chapter 13 part 1. When good and evil come face to face in your heart -- who will arbitrate? 25.07.2025 40:49

Tanya Chapter 12 part 3. A flash of mental clarity, etched in the heart, has a lasting effect all day 10.07.2025 52:44

Tanya Chapter 12 part 2. The beinoni’s secret to strength and self-mastery… it’s your secret too 20.06.2025 50:54

Tanya Chapter 12 part 1. Whether or not to struggle -- is it a choice we have? 13.06.2025 42:35

Tanya Chapter 11 part 2. Does your Divine soul have a voice in the conversation? 29.05.2025 35:08

Tanya Chapter 11 part 1. Basically: are you capable of repeating the same mistake? 22.05.2025 46:37

Tanya Chapter 10 part 3. Reaching towards Heaven and the Heavenly response that is unleashed in return 15.05.2025 47:19

Tanya Chapter 10 part 2. Can a person consumed with love for Hashem harbor any hatred? 15.05.2025 44:33

Tanya Chapter 9 part 4, Chapter 10 part 1. If you can see through the evil inclination, it's rooting for you too 24.04.2025 48:54

Tanya Chapter 9 part 3. Transforming the animal soul through Divine pleasurable love -- how the soul's delight reshapes our power of desire 21.03.2025 45:06

Tanya Chapter 9 part 2. There's strategy involved and the prize is you. Two souls struggle to claim your identity 28.02.2025 46:45

Tanya Chapter 9 part 1. It seems rational, but if you break it down, it's nothing more than a raw impulse 21.02.2025 51:43

Tanya Chapter 8 part 3. Secular science and philosophy: the issues, the dangers and the incredible opportunities 24.01.2025 51:03

Tanya Chapter 8 part 2. Purgatory: What does it really mean, and should you be afraid? 17.01.2025 44:18

Tanya Chapter 8 part 1. Intentions are powerful and can turn the mundane into something holy, but some realities cannot be altered by intent. 12.01.2025 46:43

What if someone unwittingly ate forbidden food with the intention of serving Hashem—and even used the energy derived from that food to fuel their Torah study and prayer? Can this energy rise to holiness and become clothed within the words of Torah and prayer? The vitality within forbidden foods is intrinsically tied to the three completely impure kelipot, meaning it cannot be elevated to holiness,...

Tanya Chapter 7 part 4. There's an effect on the self and an effect on the world, and they may be very different 05.01.2025 47:16

Tanya Chapter 7 part 3. When the dam breaks and a torrent of love rushes through – the penitent’s tremendous transformative power 12.12.2024 53:40

Tanya Chapter 7 part 2. Elevating even the luxurious to holiness, like a sacrifice on the altar 08.12.2024 45:02

Exploring kelipat nogah, the luminescent husk within the realm of impurity, which contains a mixture of good and holds the potential to be elevated to holiness or dragged into the depths of the three completely impure kelipot. Its destiny hinges on our intentions when interacting with the material world. When our focus is on serving Hashem, even the most luxurious items can be elevated to holiness...

Tanya Chapter 6 part 3, Chapter 7 part 1. Darkness has levels, and the question becomes - transform it or avoid it? 22.11.2024 45:05

Tanya Chapter 6 part 2. Learning to discern between the Divine core of reality and the external structure that hides it 15.11.2024 42:36

How could anything exist if it opposes its essential life force? This is the secret of the exile of the Shechina—the Divine Presence—which vivifies forces that oppose it. Looking at this physical world and understanding the nature of kelipah—the obscuring husk—we can understand why darkness seems so prevalent here. And still, the infinite light of G-d fills this entire world through its investitur...