Decoding the Universe - Part 24
"Lessons from a Snail"
With Rabbi Ari Sollish

Everything in our universe, from the loftiest celestial bodies to the lowest terrestrial creatures, is a product of Divine will and wisdom, powered by Divine light and energy. And everything in existence, by virtue of its spiritual origins, can teach us myriad lessons about higher truths.

Even a snail.

In this session of Kabbalah & Coffee we explore wonderful mystical lessons taught to us by various creatures -- including the secret of the snail.

Decoding The Universe - 24 - Lessons from a Snail

Decoding the Universe - Part 29
"Action!"
With Rabbi Ari Sollish

There are religions and philosophies that place belief and reason above all. They maintain that it is the imaginations of the mind that are most essential to personal goodness and integrity.

But not Judaism. Central to the Jewish Weltanschauung is that what we do is the most essential, far above what we profess to believe. "Action is key," say the sages of the Talmud.

There is a mystical underpinning to the action-oriented nature of Judaism. It stems from the uniquely Kabbalistic understanding of G-d. And it is magnificent.

In this session of Kabbalah & Coffee we explore the mysteries of G-d and come to understand why action makes all the difference in the world.

Decoding The Universe - 29 - Action!

Decoding the Universe - Part 30
"Anthropomorphism!"
With Rabbi Ari Sollish

Is G-d wise? Is G-d kind? Is G-d compassionate? Looking at Scripture and the many verses that describe G-s as being "wise," "kind," and "compassionate," the answer would seem to be yes.

But Jewish wisdom begs to differ.

The great scholar and philosopher Maimonides himself debunks this notions in his Thirteen Principles of Jewish Faith. He writes:

"We believe that this Oneness is neither a body nor a bodily force, nor is He subject to any bodily characteristics... For if He had a body, He could be compared to other bodies. All the corporeal terms used in the Scriptures to describe Him -- such as walking, standing, sitting, speaking etc. -- are metaphorical... This is the third Principle, as affirmed by the verse (Deuteronomy 4:15) 'You have not seen any image,' that is to say, you cannot conceive of Him as having any form because, as stated, He is neither a body nor a bodily force."

Why, then, does Torah speak of G-d in anthropomorphic terms? And what practical lesson can we learn from this?

In this session of Kabbalah & Coffee we explore these perplexing descriptions of G-d and discover their mystical meaning.

Decoding The Universe - 30 - Anthropomorphism

Decoding the Universe - Part 31
"Paradox"
With Rabbi Ari Sollish

There's an inherent tension when it come to studying Kabbalah. Sure, the more you study the more you know. But at the same time, the more you know the more you realize how much you don't know.

Take G-d's relationship with creation, for example. Kabbalah teaches us that G-d is so much "higher" -- loftier, transcendent -- than creation, to the point that the created realms cannot at all relate to G-d. That makes sense. But then Kabbalah teaches us that G-d is "one" with everything within creation, and that there is nothing outside of G-d. How can G-d be both "higher than" and "one with," at the same time?

Ah, one of the great paradoxes of G-d. And the subject of this session of Kabbalah & Coffee.

Decoding The Universe - 31 - Paradox

Decoding the Universe - Part 33
"Lucky No. 7"
With Rabbi Ari Sollish

Seven is a highly significant number in Judaism. It is a number that is part of the natural fabric of the universe.

The are seven colors of the rainbow.
There are seven musical notes.
There are seven foods with which Israel is blessed.
There are seven dimensions of heaven.
There are seven days of creation, and days of the week.
And there are seven Divine emotive attributes, known as sefirot.

The Kabbalists decode the numbers and reveal the dazzling connections between the seven mystical sefirot and the appearances of seven throughout our natural world.

In this session of Kabbalah & Coffee we explain some of the most essential features of our world in light of mystical math.

Decoding The Universe - 33 - Lucky No. 7

Decoding the Universe - Part 38
"Renewal"
With Rabbi Ari Sollish

Many of us think of the theme of renewal as the Jewish New Year approaches. With Rosh Hashanah comes a fresh energy -- in the language of the mystics, a "new light" that the world has never seen before.

In truth, we may experience a taste of this every day. One of the foundational teachings of the Baal Shem Tov is that existence is renewed at every moment of existence. Nothing is just because it is; it's constantly being made to be.

The ramifications of this worldview are staggering. In this session of Kabbalah & Coffee we explore the Kabbalistic notion of cosmic renewal and learn the full implication of this teaching.

Decoding The Universe - 38 - Renewal

Based on a teaching from the Alter Rebbe, we learn why is it we have such a difficult time when hearing of opposing views from someone else.

Widening Our Mind To Make Room For Everyone - Rav Shlomo Katz

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in this class, we delve deep into the statement of Rabbi Yochanan from the Gemara in Sanhedrin who says that Mashiach will come in a generation that is either fully worth or fully guilty.

Yemot Hamashiach (10) - Are We Waiting for the Whole Generation - Rav Shlomo Katz

Yud Tes Kislev
Finding Serenity: How Chassidus Offers Peace of Mind in a Stressful World
With Rabbi Ari Shishler
Recorded in Atlanta on Wednesday, December 18, 2025

Yud Tes Kislev - Rabbi Ari Shishler - Finding Serenity

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