Shiuring is Caring

Tanya Summary Shiur, Chapters 9-11 of part 1. The intention behind these shiurim is to be able to have an overview of Tanya in digestible chunks. Often, it feels like each days Tanya shines on its own, but it’s easy to lose sight of the bigger picture without taking a step back. The goal of this series was (and is, continuing here on Spotify) to give an opportunity to step back and review the week...

What's wrong with pride? Are we all Talmidei Chachamim? Find out in an all new episode of kuntreis umayan!

Are there potential downsides to being a Ben Torah? Why do we say the paragraph of Shema before the paragraph of V'haya Im Shamoa? Find out in an all new episode of kuntreis umayan!

Tanya Summary Shiur, Chapters 6-8 of part 1. The intention behind these shiurim is to be able to have an overview of Tanya in digestible chunks. Often, it feels like each days Tanya shines on its own, but it’s easy to lose sight of the bigger picture without taking a step back. The goal of this series was (and is, continuing here on Spotify) to give an opportunity to step back and review the weeks...

What's so great about a simple person's Avoda? Is it worth it to show up to chassidus class in the morning? Find out in an all new episode of kuntreis umayan!

What's the end goal of the animal soul? And is it possible for a Tzadik Gamur to fall for folly? Find out in an all new episode of kuntreis umayan!

Tanya Summary Shiur, Chapters 3-5 of part 1. The intention behind these shiurim is to be able to have an overview of Tanya in digestible chunks. Often, it feels like each days Tanya shines on its own, but it’s easy to lose sight of the bigger picture without taking a step back. The goal of this series was (and is, continuing here on Spotify) to give an opportunity to step back and review the weeks...

Tanya Summary Shiur, Title Page - Chapter 2 of part 1. Welcome to a new series! Well, not quite new per se. These shiurim have been recorded and sent out over the past year, and now I’m putting them up here. (They get progressively more polished, I think; enjoy the progression!) The intention behind these shiurim is to be able to have an overview of Tanya in digestible chunks. Often, it feels like...

Welcome to a summer series discussing the “four worlds” of Atzilus, Beriyah, Yetzirah, and Asiyah! In this episode, we discuss why the four worlds are necessarily distinct, and we prove some lemmas about spiritual worlds through analyzing our own experiences. The series is centered on a letter of the Frierdiker Rebbe (found in his Igros Kodesh 4:156 (letter 954), and published with a translation e...

Welcome to a summer series discussing the “four worlds” of Atzilus, Beriyah, Yetzirah, and Asiyah! In this episode, we discuss the worlds of Beriyah, Yetzirah, and Asiyah, and how exactly their existence manifests. The series is centered on a letter of the Frierdiker Rebbe (found in his Igros Kodesh 4:156 (letter 954), and published with a translation entitled “The Four Worlds” by Kehos in their C...

Welcome to a summer series discussing the “four worlds” of Atzilus, Beriyah, Yetzirah, and Asiyah! In this episode, we continue to discuss the world of Atzilus, turning the focus to the idea of how Atzilus related to the reality that exists beneath it, and how it toes the line between existence and a lack of existence. The series is centered on a letter of the Frierdiker Rebbe (found in his Igros...

Welcome back to a summer series discussing the “four worlds” of Atzilus, Beriyah, Yetzirah, and Asiyah! In this episode, we discuss the world of Atzilus: why it’s important, where it comes from, and what it exists for. [The series is centered on a letter of the Frierdiker Rebbe (found in his Igros Kodesh 4:156 (letter 954), and published with a translation entitled “The Four Worlds” by Kehos in th...

Welcome back to a summer series discussing the “four worlds” of Atzilus, Beriyah, Yetzirah, and Asiyah! In this episode, we discuss an essential premise to the concept of “worlds”: what exactly is a world? And what insight can we glean from the names of the four worlds, to help us understand what gives each of them a special standing? [The series is centered on a letter of the Frierdiker Rebbe (fo...

Welcome to a summer series discussing the “four worlds” of Atzilus, Beriyah, Yetzirah, and Asiyah! In this episode, we discuss the history of the four worlds in Jewish consciousness, how this may have influenced the questions addressed to the Frierdiker Rebbe (Rayatz), and the fascinating approach that the Frierdiker Rebbe took in answering the questions posed. [The series is centered on a letter...

Are humans like angels or like animals? How is it possible to reach the physical by focusing on the physical? Find out in an all new episode of kuntreis umayan!

Are humans greater than angels? What makes us so different from every other created being? Find out in an all new episode of kuntreis umayan!

Does everyone have adequate self love? And why is it so important to have good friends? Find out in an all new episode of kuntreis umayan!

Why is the animal soul so powerful? And what gives us the strength to defeat it? Find out in an all new episode of kuntreis umayan!

Why is the yetzer hara so strong? And seeing as he’s so strong, how can we prevail over him? Find out in an all new episode of kuntreis umayan!

Are we all biased? Are we better than malachim? Find out in an all new episode of kuntreis umayan!

How can we use our natural fears to serve Hashem? And how much can strangers know about us at a glance? Find out in an all new episode of kuntreis umayan!

Why do Jews get punished for doing aveiros? And how does the reason make it completely illogical to listen to the yetzer hara? Find out in an all new episode of kuntreis umayan!

What does davening accomplish? What’s important in life? Find out in an all new episode of kuntreis umayan!

Is it a good thing to daven loudly? Why do we whisper Shmoneh Esrei? Find out in an all new episode of kuntreis umayan!

Why is it that in biblical times we would only do well when we did mitzvos? Does Hashem feel our pain? Find out in an all new episode of kuntreis umayan!