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Reb Yaakov Lichtenstein

Daily Chassidus from the Parsha that will change your life. Live every morning from Koznitz Shteeble UWS, NYC.

  1. 6h ago

    10/08/2026 - Thursday - Bereshit

    look for something healthy, not just something good!!!Don't judge a book by its cover!!!!

  2. 7h ago

    Ohr HaChaim HaKadosh

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  3. 1d ago

    Oct 7 2026 - wednesday - Bereshit

    3 years after oct 7!!!!

  4. 1d ago

    Or HaChaim HaKadosh

    Heaven and earth were completed. We are not sure what this verse is meant to teach us. It appears that we must understand it in the context of the saying of our sages that God is the מקומו של עולם, God is the place of His universe (and not vice versa). We also find statements to the effect that God fills the universe, such as Isaiah 6,3: "The whole earth if full of His glory." God's light surrounds the entire globe and it fills the globe itself. We need to understand why God has arranged things in this manner. I have heard from Torah scholars (who were my teachers) that the reason God made the earth spherical is to enable its various parts to endure with equal ease. The rabbis meant that of all the desires, urges and feelings of love in the universe nothing matches in intensity the urge of the spirit which has recognized the light of God and its desire to cleave to God's light. Every living soul which has been fortunate enough to recognize even a small amount of that light longs to behold visions of the pleasantness that is God. Know that God has endowed each category of His creatures with a two-tiered intelligence. One tier is the power to perceive, the other tier is the power to analyse. Human beings, i.e. creatures who are endowed with the power of speech, as well as all lower forms of life or even the inert part of nature, all received a degree of intelligence commensurate with their status in the universe which enables them to recognize their Creator. By means of this intelligence we know that the globe continues to exist without faltering. God has revealed some of this secret to those who revere Him and by means of these explanations these facts became translated to our senses [as opposed to merely abstract intelligence. Ed.] The force holding up the globe is God's beautiful and all-embracing light which surrounds the globe in equal measure. Every section of the revolving earth derives additional strength from the power of the fiery urge that burns within it urging it to cling to the manifestations of God's spirit. This is why the globe remains in its position in the universe. [I have abbreviated the author's treatise on what he terms spiritual motivations for keeping "earth on track." I have no way of knowing if the author was familiar with Newton's theories about centrifugal forces, gravitation, etc. Even assuming that he had heard of them, the chances are he would have preferred to account for these movements as having been inspired at least also by spiritual considerations rather than as being merely laws of physics. According to the author the reason for the Torah telling us something at this stage which seemed obvious is to explain the fact that spherical earth which is not propped up by a visible force could remain in place throughout the millenia. We are dealing then with gravitation, etc. as a spiritual force. Ed.]

  5. 2d ago

    Or HaChaim HaKadosh

    ומקובלני מפי זקני תורה כי טעם שעשה ה׳ העולם כדורי הוא כדי שיעמוד ויתקיים בהשוואת כחי חלקיו. ופירושן של דברים הוא יש לך לדעת שאין תשוקה בעולם עריבה וחביבה ונחמדת ונאהבת ונתאבת ומקוות לנבראים ובפרט לחלקי הרוחני המכיר ויודע בחינת אור האלהות כהדבקות באורו יתברך ואליו יכספו כל נפש חיונית המגעת להכיר קצת מנועם אורו יתברך תצא נפשם לחזות בנועם ה׳. ולך לדעת כי כל אשר ברא ה׳ בעולמו יצר בו ה׳ בחינת ההשכלה וההבחנה כפי בחינתו בעלי חיים מדברים ובלתי מדברים וצומח ודומם יש לכל אחד כח מההשכלה להכיר יוצרו כפי השגתו. ובזה תשכיל לדעת העמדת העולם באיזה דבר הוא תלוי ועומד מבלי התנועעות כי ה׳ גילה סודו אל יראיו ובאמצעות ההערות הנאמרים הושג המורגש. והוא כי באמצעות אורו הנערב והמקווה אשר יסובב כדוריות העולם בהשוואה וכל חלק וחלק מהסובב של העולם יתעצם בכח אש התשוקה הבוערת בו להתקרב לבחינת כללות נצר המקווה ולהיות כי כל בחינת סיבוב העולם תשוה בו שיעור התשוקה בין מצד מה שממנו כי אין תאות חלק אחד רבה על חברו שבאמצעות זה יתרבה התעצמות החלק ההוא ויחלש שכנגדו בין מצד מה שאליו הוא האור הנעים כי אינו קרוב לחלק מהסובב יותר מחברו שבזה יגדל חלק מהעולם בכח התעצמותו יותר מחלק אחר אלא הכל בהשואה וכל חוט השערה מכל חלקי הסובב של העולם יתעצם להתקרב ומושך לצד הפונה אליו ובאמצעות התעצמות הנמשך מכל סביבות כדוריות העולם נמצא העולם עומד וקיים וכל חלק מעמיד את חבירו באמצעות האמור ונמצא כל העולם תקוע ביתדות ומסמרי חשק הבורא לצד כלות ונטות רוחניות שבו להתקרב להנערב יתעלה שמו. ובזה אתה משיג טעם שברא ה׳ העולם כדורי והבן. ובזה גם כן מצינו טעם למה העולם נרקע ונתקע בלי התנועעות כי ההתנועעות תתהוה לצד הגברת והחלשת חלק מחלקי המעמיד מה שאין כן במציאות זה אי אפשר להתנועע בשום אופן.

  6. 3d ago

    10/05/2026 - Monday - Bereshit

    A Blown-Away Story of the Ribnitzer Rebbe on His Yahrtzeit!!! Appreciate Your Wife Even When She’s Fighting With You

  7. 3d ago

    Or HaChaim HaKadosh

    We’re starting a brand-new cycle of learning the Or HaChaim HaKadosh, beginning with Parshas Bereishis! This is a beautiful opportunity to jump on the train and join us for just two and a half minutes a day. Bring the incredible light of the Or HaChaim HaKadosh into your life and experience the tremendous inspiration of his holy Torah. May we all be zocheh to see the tremendous yeshuos and miracles that come through learning this holy Torah, with bracha, hatzlacha, and endless simcha!

  8. 6d ago

    10/02/2026 - Friday - Hoshana Rabbah

    Get a deeper understanding the two holy days that are coming across us, Shemini Atzeres and Simchas Torah, and get to know what your power is these days

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Daily Chassidus from the Parsha that will change your life. Live every morning from Koznitz Shteeble UWS, NYC.

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  • Creator
    Reb Yaakov Lichtenstein
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    457
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Reb Yaakov Lichtenstein
  • Show Website
    The Biggest in Podcasts

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