The Rabbi Noah Podcast

How can we truly prepare our souls for Rosh Hashanah? Drawing on the teachings of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, we explore what it means to begin again, make meaningful resolutions, and actually follow through on the changes we want to make. Starting is important. Finishing takes courage. But perhaps the deepest courage is perseverance: continuing even when we fail, struggle, or don't live up to wh...

What should we actually look for in a real friend? Drawing on the teachings of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov and Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, we explore a deeper vision of friendship. A true friend isn't simply someone who spends time with you, invites you over, or knows you well. A true friend sees what you could become. Real friendship gives courage. It makes room for dreams. It gives us the strength...

This video is part of Chassidic Spirituality, a series exploring the inner wisdom of Torah and the teachings of the Chassidic masters. What if failing to become who you're meant to be isn't only a loss for you—but a loss for the entire world? Drawing on a teaching from Kotzk and Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, we explore a deeper spiritual dimension of Lo Tignov — "Do not steal." Every...

This video is part of Chassidic Spirituality, a series exploring the timeless wisdom of the Chassidic masters and the inner spiritual teachings of Torah. What if the commandment "Do Not Murder" is about far more than taking a life? Drawing on the teachings of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, we explore the deeper spiritual meaning of one of the Ten Commandments. Beyond the literal prohibition, th...

This video is part of Chassidic Spirituality, a series exploring the timeless wisdom of the Chassidic masters and the inner spiritual teachings of Torah. What if one of the deepest forms of idolatry isn't bowing to an idol—but refusing to believe in the soul that Hashem gave you? Drawing on the teachings of Rav Kook, the Baal Shem Tov, and Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, we explore how exile can caus...

This video is part of **Chassidic Spirituality**, a series exploring the timeless wisdom of the Chassidic masters and the inner spiritual teachings of Torah. Why don't Jews wear leather shoes on Tisha B'Av? Is it simply a sign of mourning, or is there a much deeper spiritual message? Drawing on the teachings of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, we explore the profound Chassidic meaning behind one...

This video is part of Chassidic Spirituality , a series exploring the timeless wisdom of the Chassidic masters and the inner spiritual teachings of Torah. Why is the Western Wall (the Kotel) one of the holiest places in the world? Why do so many people feel something they can't explain when they stand before its ancient stones? Drawing on the teachings of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, we explore th...

This video is part of **Chassidic Spirituality**, a series exploring the timeless wisdom of the Chassidic masters and the inner spiritual teachings of Torah. Why have the Jewish people never forgotten Jerusalem? Why, after thousands of years of exile, do Jews still turn toward Jerusalem in prayer and long for the rebuilding of the Beis HaMikdash? Drawing on the teachings of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach,...

This episode is the beginning of The Greatest Converts in Jewish History , a series exploring the extraordinary men and women whose decision to join the Jewish people helped shape Jewish history forever. In this first episode, we ask a fascinating question: Was Avraham the first convert? What does it mean to choose Hashem before there was a Jewish nation? And what can Avraham's journey teach...

This episode is part of **Foundations of Chassidic Spirituality**, a series exploring the timeless wisdom of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach and the Chassidic masters. In this episode, we explore one of the great paradoxes of the spiritual life. True humility means recognizing how much we don't know—but authentic Jewish spirituality also calls us to live with deep certainty. What are the truths we mus...

This episode is part of **The Torah of Conversion**, a series exploring the Torah's teachings on conversion to Judaism, the spiritual significance of the ger (convert), and the unique relationship between converts and the Jewish people. In this episode, we explore one of the Torah's strongest warnings: never cause pain to the ger. Why does the Torah repeat this command so many times? Why...

The holiest thing you can say is I don't know. Reb Shlomo teaches something that cuts right to the heart of what it means to be a spiritual person. We spend so much energy thinking we know what other people need. What their tikkun is. What mussar they need to hear. What they should do with their lives. But here's the truth. We barely know ourselves. The Baal Shem Tov was choosing a son i...

Loving the convert isn't just a nice idea. It's a double mitzvah straight from the Torah. Every Jew has a mitzvah to love their fellow Jew. But when it comes to the ger, the convert, the Torah doubles it. Twice. Two separate mitzvot to love this soul who chose to come home. And then Hashem says something that stops you in your tracks. The sages ask, who is greater, the one who loves the...

The Torah tells you what to eat. What to wear. When Shabbos begins and ends. But it doesn't tell you who to marry. Where to live. What to do with your life. Those answers aren't written in any book. Not because Torah isn't everything. It is. But there's the will of God generally, and then there's the will of God as it lives inside your unique soul. Your life is a secret be...

Shabbat is the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Not Yom Kippur. Not Rosh Hashana. Not Pesach. Every single week. The proof is hiding in plain sight. The number of aliyos given on each day tells you exactly how holy that day is. Weekday: 3. Rosh Chodesh: 4. Yom Tov: 5. Yom Kippur: 6. Shabbat: 7. Seven. Every week. Judaism flips the whole idea of holidays upside down. The holiday that comes more...

The most powerful Jewish morning meditation in the world. The first law in the entire Shulchan Aruch is about waking up like a lion. And the first word out of your mouth sets the entire tone for your day. מוֹדֶה אֲנִי לְפָנֶיךָ מֶלֶךְ חַי וְקַיָּם שֶׁהֶחֱזַרְתָּ בִּי נִשְׁמָתִי בְּחֶמְלָה רַבָּה אֱמוּנָתֶךָ Grateful. Facing God. The living King. My soul returned. Great is Your faithfulness. If you...

Hey everyone, first of all, thank you so much. The fact that you're here, that you've been listening and learning with me, that genuinely means so much to me! So just a quick update. The short clips you've been hearing on this feed were always just reposts from my social media, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, WhatsApp. That's where that content lives. Going forward I'm...

What does it actually mean to bring Mashiach? Reb Shlomo Carlebach teaches something so deep and so real. Every single one of us has to be a Mashiach Katan, a mini Mashiach, in our own life. Not someday. Not abstractly. Right now, with the person in front of you. That means doing for others with your whole heart and soul. It means making someone laugh. It means being accessible, relatable, and ful...

**Every Breath Is a Gift** Your soul is always with you. Your breath is always with you. In Hebrew, the word for soul — *neshama* — and the word for breath — *neshima* — share the same letters. That's not a coincidence. That's Torah. When you come back to your breath, you're not just doing mindfulness. You're touching your soul. You're feeling the presence of God, who brea...

B"H Converts are the most special souls. ❤️ We as a Jewish people don't always realize who is in our midst. After October 7th — in the middle of the pain, in the middle of the darkness — something moved in people's souls. They felt the pain of Am Yisrael in the core of their being. With all the antisemitism, the hatred, the demonization of Israel — they stood with us. And they didn&...

B"H The personal growth world is missing one key ingredient — God. In Judaism, it's not called personal growth. It's called serving God. Am Yisrael left Egypt and is still going through a process of refining character — through Sefirat HaOmer, counting toward the Torah we receive on Shavuot. Yes, we work on ourselves. We put in hishtadlut. But here's the secret: personal growth...

B"H Anti-Zionists are kind of right 🇮🇱 The Torah was given in the desert — no man's land. The message? Torah can be lived anywhere. You carry it with you. That part, they got right. But then there's this: *Ki miTziyon teitzei Torah* — a Torah from Zion shall come forth, and the word of God from Jerusalem. Sinai or Jerusalem? Both. We survived exile because, as Heinrich Heine wrote,...

B"H Here is how you can get ready for Shavuot. The first words Hashem says at Sinai are “Anochi Hashem Elokecha.” I am Hashem your God. “Elokecha” is singular. Yes, the Torah was given to the entire Jewish people in one overwhelming moment of unity and revelation. But at the same time, Hashem was speaking personally to every single soul. That means Torah is not generic. Your soul has a chelek...

B"H Torah learning is a relationship, not an academic exercise. 📖 We're about to celebrate Shavuot — the day God spoke to Am Yisrael at Har Sinai. The day of the Chuppah. The day of our Chatuna — our wedding to God. Some say all we heard at Sinai was the letter Aleph. But Aleph is enough. Because Torah is about hearing God's voice. Whatever you are learning — Halacha, stories, phil...

B"H Converts bring Mashiach. 👑 On Shavuot we read the Book of Ruth — one of the greatest converts in all of Tanach. Ruth joins Am Yisrael with courage and love. Ruth and Boaz have a son, Oveid. Oveid has Yishai. Yishai has David HaMelech — King David. And from the seed of King David comes Mashiach. The Messiah comes from the soul of a convert. Every single convert carries a light that was at...