Chanukah

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Oros HaTorah

Ready for a riddle? Here goes: What do halachos, Olam Haba, blood, tzeddakah, speech, truth, birth, praise, legs, the moon, a backward flowing stream, Shabbos Kodesh, joy, Noach, oneness, carobs, lungs, and kingship have to do with one another?

You guessed it - they all come together to form the kaleidoscopic revelation presented by Rebbe Nachman in his life-changing and enormously foundational lesson on Chanukah, Likutei Moharan Tinyana 2. 

Join together with R' Yaakov Klein for a four-hour marathon shiur as we dive into the deep waters of the tzaddik's consciousness, emerging not only with brilliant insight into the essence of Chanukah, but with lucid clarity into our essential mission as members of the Jewish nation. 

We hope you enjoy, and please remember to share with family and friends! Ashreinu! How fortunate that we merited to Torah like this!

Rebbe Nachman's Chanukah Lesson - Likutei Moharan Tinyana 2

An amazing kumzitz with the Chicago chevra on "Zos Chanukah", the stunning crescendo of the incredible chag of Chanukah with Torah from R' Moshe Shechter, R' Ephraim Twerski and R' Tzvi Hersch Unger

Zos Chanukah Kumzitz at Mekor HaChaim (2017) - Niggunim and Incredible Torahs!

Preparing for the exalted days of Chanukah with great music and the deepest Torahs. Thank you Darchei Torah Alumni for an incredible night!

00:00 - Hinei Kel Yeshuasi
3:12 - Introduction
7:05 - Ki B'shem Kodshecha
11:50 - Ani Ma'amin
16:11 - "Chassidish Harmony" - Haneiros Halallu/Lighting Chanuka candles in Auschwitz
26:40 - Berditchover Niggun
31:24 - Chanuka: The Fixing of the Eyes
42:00 - V'haeir Eineinu
44:15 - Eliyahu Hanavi
46:15 - Orech Yamim
47:13 - Hashiveinu

Enjoy!

To book Yaakov for your event in Yerushalayim, please email sparksfromberditchov@gmail.com

The Soul of Chanukah: Preparing for the Chag with Darchei Torah Alumni (Music, Story, and Torah)

A segment from an incredible Chanukah Kumzitz with the chevra at Rabbi Fischer's Yeshiva in Moshav Matisyahu. What a privelage to play at this incredible Yeshiva!

Find YOUR Light: Segment from Chanukah Kumzitz @Rabbi Fischer's Yeshiva

An amazing Chanukah story about a Chassid's love for his rebbe. Recorded at an amazing kumzitz @Rabbi Fischer's yeshiva.

The Vanishing Flame - A Chanukah Story

The Essence of Jewish Living: Words of Torah @Chanukah Kumzitz with R' Yosef Karduner

Oros HaTorah #1: Torah SheB'Ksav and Torah SheB'al Peh: Where Heaven and Earth Kiss

Oros HaTorah #2: "Am Segulah": The Inherent, Super-Rational Holiness of the Jewish Soul

Oros HaTorah #3: "Torah Lishmah" - Finding Hashem in Halachic Intricacy

In this class, we discuss two ways in which it is possible to encounter the all-inclusive light of Hashem's transcendence within each detail of halachic intricacies. In addition, we discuss the soul's anatomy, the difference between being reincarnated into a human or an animal/plant, and the sole scenario where it is possible for a human being to know exactly what he is intended to rectify in this lifetime.

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Oros HaTorah #4: Two Paths to Encountering the Soul of the Torah

In this class, we learn another interpretation of Torah Lishmah: "L'shem HaShechinah", for the sake of strengthening the national soul of the Jewish nation through which Hashem's light shines to the world. We discuss the importance of acting mercifully to creatures and the manner in which giving to them is, in fact, a form of receiving - the greatest mercy from heaven. We also learn about the mechanism through which Hashem's light can filter through the window of our soul to illuminate all of existence.

Oros HaTorah #5: "B'shem Kol Yisrael": Torah Sustains the Collective Soul of Our Nation

In this class, we study teachings on Torah study from the Ba'al HaTanya, Rebbe Nachman of Breslov, the Me'or Einayim, the Degel Machaneh Ephraim, and Reb Nosson of Nemirov. In their own unique way, each of these sources stress the paramount importance of engaging with Torah from a place of humility, simplicity, awe, wonder, and desire to become filled with the light of Hashem's Wisdom - never arrogance or personal gain.

Oros HaTorah #7: "Ner L'ragli Devarecha": Achieving the Deepest Intimacy with Hashem

In this shiur, Part One of a special LPI mini series to help us delve into the inner depth of Succos, we explore Torah 51 in Likutei Moharan. In this glorious lesson, Rebbe Nachman treats the concept of Singularity and its relationship with truth, goodness, faith, and holiness; reframing our understanding of bechira and charting a path toward drawing the light of Hashem's unity into our lives in a world of polarization and multiplicity. 

Stay tuned for Part Two! Ashreinu!

LPI Succos Mini-Series Part One: Truth, Unity, Purity, and Spiritual Sight

In this shiur, Part Two of a special LPI mini series to help us delve into the inner depth of Succos, we explore a discourse from Rav Eliyahu Dessler in Michtav M'Eliyahu. In studying Rav Dessler's incredible teaching, we demonstrate the manner in which the ideas he discusses are drawn from Torah 51 in Rebbe Nachman's Likutei Moharan (studied in part one of this series) - even pointing out a hidden reference to that lesson embedded in the piece. Take a listen and discover how the Succah embodies the singularity, peace, holiness, and emotional freedom we discussed last night. Ashreinu!

LPI Succos Mini-Series Part Two: The Inner Meaning of the Succah

Divrei Torah on behalf of The Shlomo Katz Project.

"Succas David Hanofales": This World is Part of Hashem's Name

The no complaining challenge that will lead to miracles on Chanukah.

Yaakov Klein is a lecturer, musician, and the author of "The Story of Our Lives", "Sparks from Berditchov", and "Sunlight of Redemption"(Feldheim). He lives in London with his wife Shira and their three children, where he heads Eilecha, an organisation dedicated to fostering greater religious depth and spirituality in the local community and beyond through classes, immersive events, and trips.

Oros HaTorah #7: "Ner L'ragli Devarecha": Achieving the Deepest Intimacy with Hashem

R' Yaakov Klein/Eilecha