Episode 575 - 1 Tammuz (Regular Year) - Don't Confuse the Allegory With Reality

Send us a textIn today's episode we discuss the deeper meaning behind why the sages settled upon the measure of having a sinner fast 3x the prescribed number of fasts for whatever sin they committed.Iggeres HaTeshuva, Beginning of Chapter 3.Music by Shoshannah.   Follow us on:  Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, InstagramTo sponsor an episode or for any other inquiries, email: [email protected] Support the show

Send us a textIn today's episode we discuss what is involved in the mitzvah of Teshuva and how fasting is not part of this, despite what many think. Iggeres HaTeshuva, end of Chapter 1.Music by Shoshannah.   Follow us on:  Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, InstagramTo sponsor an episode or for any other inquiries, email: [email protected] Support the show

Send us a textIn today's episode we discuss what the role of fasting and inflicting suffering upon oneself might have if these are not part of the mitzvah of Teshuva.Iggeres HaTeshuva Chapter 2.Music by Shoshannah.   Follow us on:  Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, InstagramTo sponsor an episode or for any other inquiries, email: [email protected] Support the show

Send us a textIn today's episode we discuss a teaching in masechet Yoma about the three types of atonement necessary in the cases of three different types of transgressions.Iggeres HaTeshuva, Beginning of Chapter 1.Music by Shoshannah.   Follow us on:  Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, InstagramTo sponsor an episode or for any other inquiries, email: [email protected] Support the show

Send us a textIn today's episode we discuss how moonlight can be used as a good analogy to help us understand how lower creations receive their vitality from the more loftier creations which radiate the 10 utterances of creation in a more direct way.Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, end of chapter 12.Music by Shoshannah.   Follow us on:  Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, InstagramTo sponsor an episode or for any other inquiries, email: [email protected] Support the show

Send us a textIn today's episode we discuss how every individual creation receives its vitality from a particular combination, transposition or substitution  of the 22 letters contained within the 10 utterances of creation.Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, beginning of chapter 12.Music by Shoshannah.   Follow us on:  Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, InstagramTo sponsor an episode or for any other inquiries, email: [email protected] Support the show

Send us a textIn today's episode we discuss why it is that we call the building blocks through which G-d creates the world "letters" even though G-d's Speech is far above and the source of our wisdom and intellects.Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah end of Chapter 11.Music by Shoshannah.   Follow us on:  Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, InstagramTo sponsor an episode or for any other inquiries, email: [email protected] Support the show

Send us a textIn today's episode we discuss the meaning and purpose of "letters of thought" and "letters of speech".Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, Beginning of Chapter 11.Music by Shoshannah.   Follow us on:  Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, InstagramTo sponsor an episode or for any other inquiries, email: [email protected] Support the show

Send us a textIn today's Tanya we discuss how the seven days of the week come into being from G-d's Attributes.Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, end of Chapter 10Music by Shoshannah.   Follow us on:  Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, InstagramTo sponsor an episode or for any other inquiries, email: [email protected] Support the show

Send us a textIn today's episode we discuss how the allegory of the sun and sunlight we use to understand the unity of G-d with His Attributes, is a useful allegory for us, however we must know that it is only an allegory.Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, middle of Chapter 10.Music by Shoshannah.   Follow us on:  Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, InstagramTo sponsor an episode or for any other inquiries, email: [email protected] Support the show