Mikeitz & Chanukah - Accessing Hashem's Guidance

What is the connection between the story of Yosef and his brothers and the celebration of Chanukah? How does Pharaoh know that Yosef is so unusual to the point where he exclaims, 'Could we find anyone else like this?' How was Yosef able to access the special guidance of Hashem, which is Ruach Hakodesh? What was the unique approach of Yehuda and how did he reach his tikkun alongside Yosef? What is the unique power of difficult times, commitments and embarrassment, which serve to take away the power of the 'mind' and give us deeper access to our neshama?

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Running time: 29:29

Bitachon 238 - Every Moment is a Gift

We continue our study together of the passuk in Yeshaya perek 26 passuk 4 which speaks about trusting in Hashem, Who fashioned the worlds. There are approaches for every person, no matter if they are rich or poor. We are to recognize that Hashem has all the power, and that even if we seem to have power, ourselves, it is just a gift from Hashem. This is a recognition we need to constantly remind ourselves of.

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Running time: 21:04

Vayeshev - Cycles of Growth

What is the reason for the oppresors of the Jewish people having power over us? What is the fundamental mistake we make in our relationship with Hashem? How do the challenges of our oppresors create a change that brings us back into relationship with Him? How does this correspond to the cycle of growth that the Jewish people experienced in the process of the Exodus from Egypt? How does this also correspond to the process Yosef went through with his relationship with his brothers?

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Running time: 28:37

Bitachon 237 - Beyond Mazel

We study together the passuk in Yeshaya perek 26 passuk 4 which speaks about trusting in Hashem, Who fashioned the worlds - and transcends all the things here in our world that have power - as He is the source of their power, and therefore is the right address for us to send our prayers and trust.

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Running time: 21:56

Vayishlach - God Leads the Circle Dance of Life

Why were there 600,000 angels doing a great circle dance for Yaakov as he returned from Lavan's house to Israel? Why did he take angels from this group and send them to Esav? Why are they described as an encampment - which seems to denote lack of movement - but also as a dancing circle, full of movement? How does this parallel the other places we find circles and encampments, specifically at the splitting of the sea, and afterwards, as well as the journeys of the Jewish people through the wilderness? How does this parallel the dance of the righteous that Hashem Himself leads in the future time of the World to Come?

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Running time: 31:23

Bitachon 236 - Finding Real Peace

We study together the passuk in Yeshaya perek 26 passuk 3 which speaks about the deep peace one can experience when placing one's trust completely in Hashem.

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