Why do me make Brachot?

Why do me make Brachot?

In this lecture Rabbi Anava explains why we need to make blessings on the food we eat and other blessings as well.            

October 9, 2016 at 6:03 AM 0 comments

Is it possible to know our past?

Is it possible to know our past?

In this short powerful lecture Rabbi Anava explains if it is possible to know our past.            

October 9, 2016 at 4:29 AM 0 comments

Q&A about the coming of Moshiach

Q&A about the coming of Moshiach

This Is A Questions And Answers Series On A Lecture About Moshiach’s Imminent Arrival Given In Great Neck, NY            

October 9, 2016 at 12:58 AM 0 comments

why are things difficult becoming observant

why are things difficult becoming observant

In this lecture Rabbi Anava explains why it is when someone is becoming observant or returning to the right path suddenly everything in life becomes more difficult instead of easier.            

October 7, 2016 at 6:27 AM 0 comments

Moshe’s Retirement

Moshe’s Retirement

“….Assemble to me all the elders of your tribes and your officers, and i will speak these words into their ears…. (Devarim 31:28)

October 7, 2016 at 2:14 AM 0 comments

Are bad things really bad?

Are bad things really bad?

In this short powerful lecture, Rabbi Anava discusses are things that “appear” to be bad in reality really that bad?            

October 6, 2016 at 11:18 AM 0 comments

How to let go of the past and move forward

How to let go of the past and move forward

Often we tend to hold on to the past and find it hard to let go. In this short video Rabbi Anava is addressing this issue Duration of class: 14:51              

October 6, 2016 at 7:33 AM 0 comments

Is Moshiach really coming soon?? – The Kavanah Show on 101.9 ChaiFm

Is Moshiach really coming soon?? – The Kavanah Show on 101.9 ChaiFm

On September 28st 2016 Rabbi Alon Anava was interviewed on the Kavanah Show on 101.9 ChaiFm on the topic of Is Moshiach really coming soon??            

October 6, 2016 at 5:07 AM 0 comments

Two Last Instructions

Two Last Instructions

“Assemble the people… in order that they hear, and in order that they learn and fear Hashem, your G-d, and they will be careful to do all the words of this Torah. …and now, write for yourselves this song, and teach it to the children of Israel; place it into their mouths…” – Devarim 31:12-19 הַקְהֵל אֶת הָעָם . . […]

October 4, 2016 at 10:51 AM 0 comments

Hakhel: Bracing for Change

Hakhel: Bracing for Change

….Assemble the people: The men , the women and the children, and your strangers in your cities, in order that they hear, and in order that they learn and fear G-od, your G-od and they will observe to do all the words of this Torah…. (Devarim 31:12)   Hakhel is observed every seven years, in the year following Shemitah. Why […]

October 3, 2016 at 4:17 PM 0 comments

The Perfectly Timed Yartzeit

The Perfectly Timed Yartzeit

“….This day I am one hundred and twenty years old, I can no longer go or come…..”(Devarim 31:2) The Talmud (Kiddushin 38a) explains: ‘This day’ need not be stated; why then is it stated? It teaches that G-d sits and completes the years of the righteous from day to day and month to month. The Tanya (Igeres Hakodesh 27) teaches […]

October 2, 2016 at 8:09 PM 0 comments

Sensitive Time

Sensitive Time

“…On Rosh Hashana they will be inscribed…” – Rosh Hashana Liturgy בְּרֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה יִכָּתֵבוּן – תפילת מוסף דר”ה Rosh Hashana marks the start of the new Jewish year. Yet, the name of this holiday in Jewish tradition, Rosh Hashana, does not mean “the start of the year,” but “the head of the year.” As explained in Chassidus, this name demonstrates that […]

October 1, 2016 at 9:07 AM 0 comments

It’s Not Just the Jewish New Year

It’s Not Just the Jewish New Year

The name Rosh Hashana, meaning “head of the year”, tells us that this holiday is not only the day on which a new year on the Jewish calendar begins, and when our deeds of the last year are judged. If it were, names like “Start of the Year” or “The New Year” would be more appropriate than “Head of the […]

October 1, 2016 at 3:04 AM 0 comments

How to make our Shabbat meal/table holy and special

How to make our Shabbat meal/table holy and special

Is your Shabbat table a mess? are your kids not behaving around the Shabbat table how you would like them to? are all the conversations around the table about business? If you answered yes to at least one of the questions above you need to watch this video            

September 26, 2016 at 3:11 PM 0 comments

How can we really get ready for the New Year?

How can we really get ready for the New Year?

In this lecture Rabbi Anava teaches us the steps we must take to erase our wrongdoing for good thereby ensuring we are really ready for the New Year and all it’s blessings!            

September 26, 2016 at 2:58 AM 0 comments

What are the 613 Commandments

What are the 613 Commandments

The Talmud tells us (Tractate Makkot 23b) that there are 613 commandments in the Torah; 248 Positive Commandments (do’s) and 365 Negative Commandments (do not’s). However, the Talmud does not provide us with a list of these commandments. Several great Jewish scholars have compiled a complete listing of these commandments. Although they all agree on the vast majority of the […]

September 25, 2016 at 4:15 PM 0 comments

Dreams and Mazal – What do they really mean?

Dreams and Mazal – What do they really mean?

In this lecture Rabbi Anava explains what Dreams and Mazal really mean and what is actually happening in the spiritual realms and how it relates to us on a physical level!            

September 25, 2016 at 3:44 AM 0 comments

Parashat Ki Tavo – Graduation….

Parashat Ki Tavo – Graduation….

Parashat Ki Tavo “…..Yet until this day, g-d did not give you a heart to know, eyes to see, and ears to hear. i led you through the desert for forty years… you must safeguard the words that constitute this covenant….” (Devarim 29:3-8) …ולא נתן ה’ לכם לב לדעת ועינים לראות ואזנים לשמוע עד היום הזה; ואולך אתכם ארבעים שנה במדבר.. […]

September 23, 2016 at 2:52 AM 0 comments

Preparing a proper mindset for Rosh Hashana

Preparing a proper mindset for Rosh Hashana

In this lecture Rabbi Anava gives us the step by step tools in order to properly prepare the right way for Rosh Hashana!            

September 23, 2016 at 2:05 AM 0 comments

Patach Eliyahu

Patach Eliyahu

This mystical portion of the Zohar is recited by many chassidim before themincha prayer on Shabbat eve and by most Sephardi communities before the Shacharit and the Mincha prayers every day. (translation by AvrahamSutton) The prophet Elijah, of blessed memory, opened, and said: Eternal Hidden Master of the worlds! You are He whose Unity is infinite and absolute, and therefore indivisible. You are He [the First Cause], transcendent beyond all that is […]

September 22, 2016 at 9:26 AM 0 comments