Torah Unraveled

The Kabbalah of Character 2024 Lesson 2: Chochmah With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live on Tuesday, August 27, 2024 How do self-perception, inspiration, and motivation impact what you can become? Discover the power of Chochmah.

The Kabbalah of Character 2024 Lesson 1: Keter With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live on Tuesday, August 20, 2024 What is your reason for being, and what can you do about it? Discover what Keter can do for you.

Journey of the Soul 2024 Lesson 3: The Mourning After With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded Live at The Torah Center ATL on Wednesday, August 28, 2024 What is the Jewish grieving process and what is the significance of its various traditions? This lesson provides a meaningful Jewish perspective on grief itself, as well as practical shiva etiquette both for mourners and for those who wish to comfort them...

Election 2024 Lesson 2: Immigration & Security With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded Live at The Torah Center ATL on Monday, August 19, 2024 Election season is in full swing and the biggest issues facing our country are front and center. In this new series we cut through the politics to examine five critical issues through the lens of Torah wisdom. In our second lesson, “Whom Shall We Welcome,” we learn...

Portal to Infinity To Activate the Magic, You’ve Got to Follow the Recipe With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live at The Torah Center ATL on Tuesday, August 27, 2024 Many find the high level of detail in Jewish observance frustrating, or even petty; could an infinite G-d really care if I light Shabbat candles a minute later or earlier? Well, actually, the answer is yes: deviating from the recipe will...

Journey of the Soul 2024 Lesson 2: Taking Leave With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded Live at The Torah Center ATL on Wednesday, August 21, 2024 Is death painful for souls? Is my presence felt when I visit a grave? Judaism’s pre-burial and burial rituals accompany the soul’s gradual transition from a limiting physical life to a completely spiritual one. We discuss those rituals and how, once freed, the...

G-d Isn’t an Accountant Why One Mitzvah Is Better than a Thousand Sins With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live at The Torah Center ATL on Tuesday, August 20, 2024 Accepting bribes is an objective ethical no-no. G-d, too, takes no bribes, the verse tells us. But some form of bribes He does take: the power of teshuvah, repairing our relationship with Him, will always be accepted on High.

Election 2024 Lesson 1: Crime & Gun Control With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded Live at The Torah Center ATL on Monday, August 19, 2024 Election season is in full swing and the biggest issues facing our country are front and center. In this new series we cut through the politics to examine five critical issues through the lens of Torah wisdom. In our first lesson, “To Bear or Not To Bear,” we address...

Oneness in Creation - Part 8 “The Invisible Hand” With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live at The Torah Center ATL on Sunday, August 18, 2024 There was a time when prevailing Jewish thought was that most of what goes on in the world is driven by a confluence of choice and happenstance, and not by Divine intervention. Then the Baal Shem Tov, the founder of the Chassidic movement, came onto the scene. O...

Oneness in Creation - Part 7 “When Angels Lost” With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live at The Torah Center ATL on Sunday, August 11, 2024 What would you give to see G-d? For the opportunity to behold the Creator of the universe? That would be priceless, right? Well, what if I told you you could see G-d? And not just at a special time or in a special place -- but as you are, right now. That would be...

Journey of the Soul 2024 Lesson 1: Demystifying Death With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded Live at The Torah Center ATL on Wednesday, August 14, 2024 Why are humans so anxious about death and dying? For many, the abrupt finality of death makes life itself seem futile. By exploring how our life force—our immortal soul—never ends but merely shifts roles, we begin to view life and death as two harmonious...

How Israel Wins: Part 2 The Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Vision for Achieving Lasting Peace With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live at The Torah Center ATL on Wednesday, August 7, 2024 As Israel engages in yet another war against those sworn to her destruction, and as antisemitism rises across the globe, the question on everyone’s mind is: Are there real practical solutions? “How Israel Wins” is a new, two-pa...

Holy Land, Holy People Our Connection to Israel Is Sacred With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live at The Torah Center ATL on Tuesday, August 6, 2024 The chronology of events leading up to our people’s first entry into the Land teaches us that to maintain our connection with this sacred land, we must guard not only its borders, but our own sacred heritage.

Oneness in Creation - Part 6 “When Angels Lost” With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live at The Torah Center ATL on Sunday, August 4, 2024 In the battle between humans and angels, the safe money is on the angels. But once upon a time, in a land far, far away, one human did the unthinkable: he bested angels -- and lived to tell the tale. To truly grasp this incredible moment, we first need to understan...

How Israel Wins: Part 1 The Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Vision for Achieving Lasting Peace With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live at The Torah Center ATL on Wednesday, July 31, 2024 As Israel engages in yet another war against those sworn to her destruction, and as antisemitism rises across the globe, the question on everyone’s mind is: Are there real practical solutions? “How Israel Wins” is a new, two-par...

Why It Really Hurts Understanding the Source of Our Pain—and How to Heal It With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live at The Torah Center ATL on Tuesday, July 30, 2024 The world is filled with pain, grief, and so many challenges. But a surprising Chasidic text reveals that our pain is rooted in G-d’s pain—providing a deep foray into Jewish mysticism and a novel pathway for healing.

Oneness in Creation - Part 5 “The Masks We Wear” With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live at The Torah Center ATL on Sunday, July 28, 2024 We all wear masks. I don't mean the dress-up-for-Purim as an actor or former US president kind. I mean the kind we wear in plain sight to hide our true selves, to conceal our deepest thoughts and desires, and instead put on a show for those around us. Truth is, we...

Make Israel Here Discovering the Unique Meaning of Every Stage, Place, and Part of Life With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live at The Torah Center ATL on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 Competing forces, people, and urges vie for your attention in every stage of life. A unique story of talking lottery pieces teaches us to stop, focus, and drill down into whichever stage you’re at right now. Tomorrow, you’l...

Oneness in Creation - Part 4 “Hello Darkness” With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live at The Torah Center ATL on Sunday, July 21, 2024 It seems almost axiomatic that darkness precedes light. That's the way it was when G-d created the world, and that's the way it so often plays out in our experience. Light is attained only after struggling with and vanquishing the darkness. But what is darkness? Is it...

Do Not Negotiate Sometimes It’s Best Not to Answer At All With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live at The Torah Center ATL on Tuesday, July 16, 2024 Wouldn’t it be nice to live in a world where everyone engaged in honest dialogue, asking questions not to challenge or deride, but only to genuinely learn? Sadly, that isn’t our world (yet). A garish story in the Torah teaches us that when someone isn’t l...

Oneness in Creation - Part 3 “Jewish Meditation” With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live at The Torah Center ATL on Sunday, July 14, 2024 Ask most people what meditation is and they'll likely describe an Eastern form of meditation, replete with deep breathing, relaxing, clearing the mind, and being present. Jewish meditation dates back nearly 3800 years -- yet is far less known. In this session of Ka...

Gimmel Tammuz 2024 Think Big: Personal Lessons From the Rebbe With Rabbi Raleigh Resnick Recorded Live at The Torah Center ATL on Sunday, July 7, 2024 In this talk in honor of the 30th yahrzeit of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Raleigh Resnick shares powerful insights and stories related to the Rebbe's call to each and every person to "Think Big" and challenge ourselves to achieve greatness.

Sing Your Song On Nature, Miracles, and True Leadership With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live at The Torah Center ATL on Tuesday, July 9, 2024 Seldom do the Jews sing in the Bible. But when they do, it’s glorious. A closer look at the only two instances of such song and who led the cast brings us to a profound conclusion about the role of miracles in our lives, and the true measure of leadership.

Women's Gimmel Tammuz Class "The Age of Neutrality Now Your Actions Matter" With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live at The Torah Center ATL on Monday, July 8, 2024 This class on the maamar Ve'atah Tetzaveh offers a powerful understanding of the unique mission and role of our generation, where our decisions truly matter.

The Universe Begins with One Person: You Navigating the Great “Universalism vs. Particularism” Debate With Rabbi Ari Sollish Recorded live at The Torah Center ATL on Tuesday, July 2, 2024 The pendulum of history has swung back and forth on this question: What’s more important: the collective, or the individual? Discover how the Torah’s original rabble-rouser, Korach, made a bold, ambitious claim t...