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Pirkei Avot / Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe / Self Improvment

July 6, 2020

Be First To Greet Others with Peace

We learn in the Mishna that a person should be prompt to greet others: “Rebbe Matia ben Charash says, be first to greet [literally, say Shalom to] all people” (Avot 4:16). The reason for...

Audio Lessons / Faith / Family / Parshat Korach / Torah Law / Torah Portion / Video Lessons

July 2, 2019

Korach | Exposing the Inner Rebellion Part Two

In Korach | Exposing the Inner Rebellion Part Two, we pick up where we left off in the previous lesson of Korach | Exposing the Inner Rebellion. In this lesson we expand further on...

Rabbi Abraham / Self Improvment

May 27, 2019

The Earth Belongs to God

The Earth belongs to God by Avraham ben Yaakov The two portions of BEHAR and BECHUKOSAI (which in many years are read on the same Sabbath), put the seal on the book of Leviticus,...

Audio Lessons / Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe / Self Improvment / Video Lessons

March 11, 2019

How To Embrace Criticism and Grow | Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe

Personal growth is one of the most powerful tools for success. One direct way in which a person can develop themselves is to take criticism and turn it into corrective measures for self-improvement. Rabbi...

Audio Lessons / Children / Parshat Vayechi / Torah Portion / Video Lessons

December 18, 2018

Vayechi | Leaving a Legacy

In Parshat Vayechi leaving a legacy we will examine how Jacob spent the final “good” years of his life fulfilling the commandment to be spiritually fruitful — by educating the young, especially his grandson Ephraim...

Adom Cobb / Relationships

November 26, 2018

What Does It mean To Aquire a Friend

Ethics of Our Fathers (Pirkei Avot) tells us to “acquire a friend for yourself” (1:6). Why must we acquire a friend? In essence, the verse is telling us that we need a person in...

Audio Lessons / Mussar / Self Improvment / Video Lessons

June 18, 2018

Mussar | Introduction | Part One

Even if you grew up in the Jewish world, chances are that you never heard the word Mussar until you encountered it here. But we assure you that Mussar is a venerable and well-established...

Audio Lessons / Parshat Vayigash / Relationships / Torah Portion / Video Lessons

December 17, 2017

Vayigash | Healing Relationships

In this weeks class from Genesis 44-45 we discuss the reuniting of Joseph and his brothers. “Vayigash Healing Relationships”. Judah’s appeal to Joseph is a heart-to-heart appeal, man to man. Judah is willing to...

Relationships / Self Improvment / Shimshon Meir Frankel / Teens

November 12, 2017

Hey Dude | Middle School Memories

Join Shimshon Meir Frankel in this thought-provoking lesson on complement’s and criticism and how this affects the family. For More Information: CLICK HERE

Relationships

November 1, 2017

Treat Me Well

There’s a dirty little secret that not enough people understand. We teach people how to treat us. It’s up to us to reward people when they treat us well. When they treat us badly,...

Audio Lessons / Faith / Family / Parshat Korach / Torah Law / Torah Portion / Video Lessons

June 20, 2017

Korach Haftorah

In this lesson we discover the connection between the Korach Haftorah, read from I Samuel 11:14-12-22, to the rebellion of Korach in this week’s parshah. We learn that leadership driven by ego leads to...

Audio Lessons / Faith / Parshat Shelach / Relationships / Torah Law / Torah Portion / Video Lessons

June 12, 2017

Shelach Haftorah

An overview of the Shelach Haftorah. “Despite the temptation to see our Haftorah as merely a story of spies who contrast with the ones in the Torah reading by doing their job correctly and...

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