Nehora School Audio

Chanukah: The Triumph of the Soul over the Ego

by Yedidah December 10, 2012

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Rabbi Ashlag teaches us that a human being is considered as a small world. The elements of the Bible stories are to be found within each one of us. So inside each of us we have the element of the Children of Israel and the element of Pharoah. We have the element of Jacob and the element of Esau. Similarly for Chanukah we have within ourselves the element of the Greeks and the Maccabee within us. What do these parts of ourselves represent? Why do they battle?

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Chanukah: What is a Miracle?

by Yedidah December 5, 2012

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Rabbi Baruch Shalom Ashlag, in a letter written to a friend around the time of Chanukah asks the question, “What is a miracle? and in his answer we find that the Chanukah lights don’t just spread physical light but they point the way for our own personal miracle too. Spiritual exile and the miracle of […]

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Feelings: True or False?

by Yedidah November 22, 2012

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Feelings may mislead us. Sweet may be bad and bitter may be good. .Yet they form an important part of our decision-making. How can we get our feelings to be more accurate, and distinguish good from bad? Rabbi Ashlag teaches us from the Kabbalah.

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How do We Value Ourselves? The Paradox of the Human

by Yedidah November 11, 2012

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The psalmist ponders the value of man. How do we evaluate ourselves and why do we sometimes seem so worthless and other times so valuable? What are we really? From the Kabbalah of Rabbi Ashlag

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The Natural Forces of Creation and How Human Consciousness Affects Them: From the Zohar

by Yedidah October 31, 2012

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Hurricane Sandy hit the coast of America this week. The Zohar discusses Man’s relationship with nature and the forces of Creation, and we learn how the consciousness of the human being is a prime factor in influencing the behavior of natural forces. Keep safe. we’re thinking of you…. (Inspired by a talk given by Rabbi […]

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