The Neshamah Project

Rabbi Ben Newman

Rabbi Ben is a teacher of esoteric Wisdom, kabbalistic and musical.

  1. The Neshamah Project Episode 110: A Taste of Reenchantment

    5 DAYS AGO

    The Neshamah Project Episode 110: A Taste of Reenchantment

    This week on The Neshamah Project, Rabbi Ben Newman explores a visionary teaching from the Meor Einayim, in which Shabbat becomes far more than a day of rest. The Me’or Einayim teaches that Shabbat is a foretaste of the world to come — a glimpse of a future reality in which divine awareness fills everything, even the “lowest” parts of existence. What if our moments of stopping — Shabbat, silence, meditation, music, stepping away from constant productivity — are not escapes from the world, but rehearsals for the reenchanted world that is slowly emerging? What if rest itself is preparing us to experience reality differently? Blending Hasidic wisdom, mindfulness, and contemporary reflection, this episode explores how Shabbat offers us practice for a future rooted not in endless striving, but in awareness, delight, connection, and the rediscovery of the sacred hidden within ordinary life.

    29 min
  2. Neshamah Project Podcast- Episode 109: Same Letters, Different World

    30 APR

    Neshamah Project Podcast- Episode 109: Same Letters, Different World

    Ephraim on the spiritual power of letters, language, and perception. Drawing on a story of the Baal Shem Tov transforming a harsh decree into “only a trace of fear,” the episode reflects on how the same letters can spell nega, affliction, or oneg, delight. The teaching invites us to ask: what word is our life spelling right now, and can we rearrange the letters into something more whole, healing, and true?

    29 min
  3. Neshamah Project Podcast Episode 108: Inner Freedom

    7 APR

    Neshamah Project Podcast Episode 108: Inner Freedom

    During the week of Passover, this episode explores the Exodus as an inner journey rather than a distant story. Drawing on Hasidic and mystical teachings, Rabbi Ben guides listeners through reflections and short meditations on constriction, trust, voice, and the possibility of change in real time. Instead of focusing on ritual alone, this conversation asks: Where are we still in our own narrow places? What does it mean to begin moving toward freedom, even if nothing is fully resolved? Includes guided practices and journaling prompts for use throughout the holiday.

    29 min
  4. Neshamah Project Episode 107: The Architecture of Illumination

    27 FEB

    Neshamah Project Episode 107: The Architecture of Illumination

    In this episode we will dive into two comments from the Degel on Parshat Tetzaveh. The Degel reads tetzaveh not only as “command,” but as tzavta — connection — teaching that the purpose of creation itself is conscious relationship: from the world, to Israel, to the tzaddik, to the Divine. He then turns to the image of “pure olive oil, crushed for illumination.” Olive oil represents wisdom. When we speak with awareness, we can elevate the hidden sparks within even painful or constricted experiences. What feels crushed in life can become a source of light. The goal is to raise a ner tamid, a continual lamp — symbolizing both the Shekhinah and the human soul — transforming inner darkness into steady illumination through wisdom and connection.

    17 min
  5. The Neshamah Project-Epsiode 106: Taking the Infinite Home

    19 FEB

    The Neshamah Project-Epsiode 106: Taking the Infinite Home

    In this episode of The Neshamah Project, Rabbi Ben Newman explores the deeper meaning of “Vayikchu li terumah” — not as giving something to God, but as taking the Divine into our own lives. Drawing on Hasidic and kabbalistic teachings, we look at how Torah, sacred language, and sustained practice can shape us over time, like the forty-day formation of both the human body and the revelation at Sinai. What might it mean to build an inner sanctuary where the Shekhinah can truly dwell?

    19 min
  6. Neshamah Project Epsiode 105: The Hidden Ledger

    11 FEB

    Neshamah Project Epsiode 105: The Hidden Ledger

    A mystical reading of Mishpatim that reframes justice as part of a longer soul-arc. Drawing on the Degel Machaneh Ephraim and the Zohar, this episode explores how moments that feel unfair may be part of a deeper reckoning, not punishment but completion. For modern seekers, it becomes an invitation to loosen certainty, release resentment, and see conflict as a doorway to spiritual maturity.

    10 min
  7. Neshamah Project Episode 104: Redemption Is Singular, Power That Lifts

    4 FEB

    Neshamah Project Episode 104: Redemption Is Singular, Power That Lifts

    his episode of The Neshamah Project explores a Hasidic teaching that insists liberation happens one person at a time, each according to their own inner awareness and capacity. We reflect on Moses as a figure of parental love—one who carries others forward and, like The Giving Tree, gives so deeply that he does not enter the land himself. Alongside this, we consider a vision of power rooted not in harm or domination, but in chesed: elevation, presence, and freedom you can actually taste.

    17 min
  8. Neshamah Project: Tu Bishvat Special | The Great Chain

    2 FEB

    Neshamah Project: Tu Bishvat Special | The Great Chain

    For Tu Bishvat, I recorded a special episode of The Neshamah Project Podcast that moves from soil to soul. A spoken-word meditation on the four layers of being: doing, feeling, thinking, and simply being. From dirty hands and daily obligations to emotion, insight, and the quiet fire underneath it all. No climbing, no escaping, no bypassing. Just roots, trunk, branches, and breath. One chain. One tree. One life, fully inhabited.

    10 min
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Rabbi Ben is a teacher of esoteric Wisdom, kabbalistic and musical.

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  • Creator
    Rabbi Ben Newman
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2026
  • Episodes
    500
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © All rights reserved
  • Show Website
    The Neshamah Project

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