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Beginning within is all about repeatedly asking ourselves the one question that always matters, “What can I do about this situation?” Beginning within is about changing the one person we can change. Beginning within is about learning that by transforming ourselves we transform the world.
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JLI
Beginning Within's Booksmart course introduces Torah, Midrash, Talmud, Kabbalah, Halacha, Musar, and Hasidic philosophy as major Jewish works.
Jan 17, 2023·1h 27m·2 clips - 2
051_The_Practical_Tanya_-_Chapter_19.mp3
The candle flame would rather disappear into its source than preserve an independent identity.
Dec 1, 2022·41m·2 clips - 3
199 Life Lessons from a Spiritual Master 2
A rabbi reads and comments on three more letters from the Lubavitcher Rebbe covering wasting time, tuition for Jewish education, and illness and faith.
Mar 10, 2022·1h 11m·4 clips - 4
198 Life Lessons from a Spiritual Master 1
A rabbi reads and comments on letters from the Lubavitcher Rebbe covering four life challenges: lack of confidence, a verbal outburst requiring repentance, weakened trust in God during a business crisis, and anxiety.
Mar 3, 2022·1h 6m·4 clips - 5
082 The Practical Tanya - Chapter 27
Jan 24, 2022·1h 23m - 6
197 Is G-d's Nature Law
Oct 18, 2021·7m - 7
196 Don't Judge A Book
Oct 11, 2021·8m - 8
195 The Problem With Optimists
Oct 4, 2021·6m - 9
194 – Jungle Fever
Sep 27, 2021·7m - 10
193 – Are You Smarter Than A 5 Year Old?
Sep 20, 2021·8m - 11
Goodness In The Darkness
Sep 13, 2021·11m - 12
191 I AM HERE
Sep 6, 2021·7m - 13
190 Its Starts With Me
Aug 30, 2021·5m - 14
189 You Get To Choose
Aug 23, 2021·11m - 15
188 An Optimistic Realist
Aug 16, 2021·9m - 16
187 What Can I Do For You
Aug 9, 2021·8m - 17
186 Living In The Questions
Aug 2, 2021·11m - 18
185 Enough About Me
Jul 26, 2021·10m - 19
184 The Sound of Thought
Jul 19, 2021·8m - 20
183 The Long Short Way
Jul 12, 2021·7m - 21
182 Modern Worship
Jul 5, 2021·6m - 22
181 - Adjusting our Sails
Jun 28, 2021·9m - 23
180 Space For Two
Jun 21, 2021·9m - 24
179 Black Out Shades
Jun 14, 2021·10m - 25
178 Bowling With Bumpers
Jun 7, 2021·8m - 26
177 Do Stones Fly
May 31, 2021·10m - 27
176 My G-d Isnt Great
May 24, 2021·11m - 28
175 Why G-d Hides
May 16, 2021·8m - 29
174 So Nu, Is There Really A G-d
May 10, 2021·8m - 30
This_Can_Happen_3.mp3
Lesson 3 of a Chabad-based Jewish learning course examines what Mitzvot (commandments) actually accomplish spiritually, arguing that a Mitzvah is not a behavior that earns reward but the direct mechanism by which God's infinite radiance is integrated into physical matter.
May 4, 2021·1h 27m·5 clips - 31
173 Becoming Intimate with the Infinite
May 3, 2021·7m - 32
172 Foresight, Hindsight… Insight!
Apr 26, 2021·6m - 33
171 What Does HE Expect?
Apr 19, 2021·5m - 34
170 Can We Agree?
Apr 12, 2021·7m - 35
167 Excuse me, I am in my way
Apr 5, 2021·6m - 36
168 Fly Free
Mar 30, 2021·8m - 37
167 Liberation From Our Stories
Mar 22, 2021·17m - 38
166 How to Deal with Hatred
Rabbi Aryeh Weinstein answers a high school student's question about dealing with hatred by advocating for creating more love, drawing on Jewish teachings.
Mar 15, 2021·12m - 39
165 Perspective on Heaven and Afterlife
Mar 8, 2021·18m - 40
164 What Is Success?
Mar 1, 2021·13m - 41
163 Is Judaic Law Rational?
Feb 22, 2021·16m - 42
162 What Is Our Purpose?
Feb 15, 2021·19m - 43
161 True Reconciliation
Sep 24, 2019·10m - 44
160 Life Is a Workshop
Sep 16, 2019·11m - 45
159 Is Your Spouse Like G-d?
Sep 9, 2019·8m - 46
158 Is Equality Good?
Sep 2, 2019·10m