“…..This day is the start of your handiwork, a remembrance if the first day…..” (Musaf prayer of Rosh Hashana) ״…זה היום תחילת מעשיך זכרון ליום ראשון….״ The first day of creation was not on Rosh Hashana, but five days earlier, on the 25th of Elul (see Vayikra Rabba 29). Only the 6th day of creation, the day that the first […]

Quick overview of what we need to focus on during the month of Elul and better to learn that before the month starts so we get the full power of the month of Elul and are able to give our work the full attention! Duration of class:43:52                

Every month has a special blessing and a special power that we can tap into and enjoy this G-dly blessing. In this video Rabbi Anava is explaining about the month of Menachem AV   Duration of class:1:00:44                

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The secret how to bring Mashiach is very simple, but why can’t we do it? Duration of class:59:55                

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In the morning of Shavuot when dawn starts a very special light comes down to the world and the 50th gate of holiness opens and we want to know how to tap into this power. In this video and much more! Duration of class: 47:14          

How to prepare for the night of Shavuot – Tap into Ohr Ein Sof Once a year a great shine from Ohr Ein Sof comes down to the world. 3300 years ago this light delivered the Torah on mount Sini and since then every year we get to tap into this light. This is done on the night of the […]

Have you ever wondered why we count the 49 days of the Omer? what is the spiritual reason we do so and what should I focus on? Duration of class: 48:55            

The 49 days of the Omer are not just counting days rather self growth and climbing higher in ones spiritual level. Duration of class: 40:59              

We all wish for ourselves to have a smooth life, but unfortuantly we constantly meet distractions in our path. Where do they come from and how can I avoid these distractions? Duration of class: 36:06              

Every year we go crazy before the holiday of Pesach (Passover) cleaning every speck of dust thinking it’s Chometz (Leaven). The real Pesach cleaning is an internal cleaning of our own Chometz, our Ego. So how do I do that?       Part 1     Part 2          

 The Torah commands us to structure the calendar in a manner that ensures a spring arrival for the 14th of Nissan, the day Pesach begins. The emphasis placed on the timing of this holiday for the springtime highlights the uplifting message conveyed by the season of spring. During the months of winter, there are almost no visible signs of plant […]

“…If He had brought us out from Egypt and had not carried out judgments against them, it would have sufficed for us!….” (The Haggadah) אִלּוּ הוֹצִיאָנוּ מִמִּצְרַיִם, וְלֹא עָשָׂה בָהֶם שְׁפָטִים דַּיֵּנוּ… – הגדה של פסח It is our custom to recite the fourteen stanzas of the Dayeinu hymn without interruption, discussing its commentary and explanation only beforehand or afterward. […]

“…A seven-day feast in the courtyard of the king’s palace garden. White, green and blue fabrics, embroidered with cords of linen and purple wool, were draped on silver rods and marble pillars. There were couches of gold and silver on a pavement of green, white, shell, and onyx marble…” – Esther 1:5-6 …מִשְׁתֶּה שִׁבְעַת יָמִים בַּחֲצַר גִּנַּת בִּיתַן הַמֶּלֶךְ: חוּר […]

“…Therefore, they called these days Purim, named for the pur…” – Esther 9:26 עַל כֵּן קָרְאוּ לַיָּמִים הָאֵלֶּה פוּרִים עַל שֵׁם הַפּוּר – אסתר ט, כו A central theme in the Purim miracle is the procedure and process through which Mordechai and Esther orchestrated the salvation of the Jewish people. “Mordechai sat at the king’s gate” (2:19 et al), a […]

Some maintain that one is obligated to feast and rejoice on the 14th of Adar I. This is not our custom. Nevertheless, one should dine somewhat more than usual, in order to fulfill his obligation according to those who are stringent. “And the glad of heart, feast constantly (Mishlei 15:15)”. – Rem”a, OC 697 יש אומרים שחייב להרבות במשתה ושמחה […]

The Oral laws (Halachot) of Chanuka. Everything you need to know           Part 1 Duration of class: 1:08:23     Part 2 Duration of class: 59:43     Part 3 Duration of class: 44:11            

“….It is a mitzvah to place the Chanukah lamp by the door of one’s house one the outside… in times of danger, one places it on the table and that is sufficient….” Talmud, Shabbat 21b ״תנו רבנן, נר חנוכה מצוה להניחה על פתח ביתו מבחוץ….ובשעת הסכנה מניחה על שולחנו ודיו….״ – מסכת שבת כא/ב It is rare for the Talmud to […]

Kindling the menorah was one of the many daily activities performed in the Beis Hamikdash. In the Chanukah story, however, it was specifically this avodah, service – and not a more central avodah, such as the daily offering of sacrifices upon the Altar – that was “singled out” for miraculous intervention to ensure that it could be done properly. This […]