Torah of Awakening Jewish Meditation Podcast

Rabbi Brian Yosef Schacter-Brooks
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Rooted in Kabbalah and Hasidism with an Integral lens, this podcast features transformative teachings, Hebrew chanting and guided meditations with meditative piano improvisations. Beneath your thoughts and feelings there is a radiant field of awareness, free from negativity and connected to the aliveness of the present moment - otherwise known as the Divine Presence.  Learn about our classes and events for both children and adults, or become a member and join us for learning and meditation 5 days a week on Zoom – visit: TorahOfAwakening.com.

  1. 4d ago

    Holy Land of Presence | Parshat Shelach

    The fruit of meditation could be described as a homecoming into the place you already are: the Holy Land of Presence. But there are obstacles. In Parshat Sh’lakh L’kha, the Children of Israel send out spies to check out the Holy Land. They bring back delicious fruits, but they’re too afraid of the giants they encountered there to give a good report. And just as the spies are fearful of the giants, for us fear and anxiety ARE the giants. How do we overcome these obstacles so that we can partake of the spiritual fruits? Learn how as we explore Parshat Shelach, and then put into practice with a guided meditation on the Hebrew letter Lamed, which actually contains the secret. Join the community for meditation 5 days a week, as well as classes for both children and adults: https://www.torahofawakening.com Teaching and guided meditation with Rabbi Brian Yosef Schachter-Brooks.  Opening song Hashkiveinu and piano improvisation also by Brian. Hashkiveinu is from the album Ayn Od by BRIAH, and features the vocals of Jeannette Ferber and Bon Singer, along with Sam “Shmully” Markewich on drums, Joshua Miele on bass, and Lior Tzarfaty on guitar.   00:00 Opening Excerpt 00:54 Intro 02:35 Teaching 16:35 Guiding into Presence 22:00 Lamed Kavanah (Affirmation) and Chant – Eizeihu Hakham? HaLomed Mikol Adam – Who is wise? One who learns from every person. (Pirkei Avot 4:1) 25:18 Guided Meditation: Three Portals of Presence 32:05 Silent Meditation: Atah Hu 36:25 Closing: Three Portals #jewishmeditation #kabbalah #torah

    39 min

  2. Jun 5

    Arriving into Stillness | Jewish Meditation on GIMEL ג

    Rabbi Brian Yosef Schachter-Brooks guides Hebrew chanting and meditation on the Hebrew letter ג gimel, awakening the sense of Wholeness and Completeness in the still field of awareness beneath your thoughts and feelings. This inner Stillness is sometimes called the Nefesh Elokit, your Divine Nature. Join the community for meditation 5 days a week, as well as classes for both children and adults: https://www.torahofawakening.com   #jewishmeditation #kabbalah #hebrewletters

    21 min

  3. Jun 5

    Unbroken Light | Torah & Meditation on Beha’alotcha

    Psychologically speaking, most of our lives are spent oriented toward the future, even if we’re not aware of it. As we go through our days, nearly all our activities are aimed at producing some result in the future, and whether were aiming at the next moment, the next week or ten years from now, the psychology is the same: we’re motivated to act for the sake of some future fulfillment. And of course that’s fine and necessary. But there’s also something we can do which is its own fulfillment. In other words the fulfillment that we’re aiming for, is not in the future, but is in the act itself. And not only is this something you can do at practically any moment, but the fulfillment that you’ll feel is at a much deeper level than anything we seek to accomplish in time, and by deeper I mean that it relates directly to our sense of purpose and reason for being. And it’s incredibly simple. What is this incredibly simple thing? Learn the answer in this teaching on Parshat Beha’alotkha and a guided meditation on the Hebrew letter Gimel, which represents that sense of Wholeness we can find not in some imagined future, but in the present moment. Teaching and guided meditation with Rabbi Brian Yosef Schachter-Brooks.  Opening song Hashkiveinu and piano improvisation also by Brian. Hashkiveinu is from the album Ayn Od by BRIAH, and features the vocals of Jeannette Ferber and Bon Singer, along with Sam “Shmully” Markewich on drums, Joshua Miele on bass, and Lior Tzarfaty on guitar.   Join the community for meditation 5 days a week, as well as classes for both children and adults: https://www.torahofawakening.com   #jewishmeditation #kabbalah #torah

    33 min

  4. May 29

    Guided Jewish Meditation | "Resting in Silence" | SAMECH

    Rabbi Brian Yosef Schachter-Brooks guides Hebrew chanting and meditation on the Hebrew letter ס samech, pointing you toward the foundational support of your inner silence to set you free from inner noise and emotional reactivity. Join the community for meditation 5 days a week, as well as classes for both children and adults: https://www.torahofawakening.com #jewishmeditation #kabbalah #hebrewletters

    22 min

  5. May 29

    Don’t React & Be Free | Torah, Meditation: Nasso

    Learn how meditation frees us from negative reactivity, especially when you’re feeling attacked or accused by others. True spiritual strength is not the force of an ego defending itself, but rather, the capacity to rest in the silence and be aware of reactive feelings without needing to become them. Followed by a guided meditation on the Hebrew letter ס samech, which represents the foundational support of this inner silence to set you free from emotional reactivity. Teaching and guided meditation with Rabbi Brian Yosef Schachter-Brooks. Opening song Hashkiveinu and piano improvisation also by Brian. Hashkiveinu is from the album Ayn Od by BRIAH, and features the vocals of Jeannette Ferber and Bon Singer, along with Sam “Shmully” Markewich on drums, Joshua Miele on bass, and Lior Tzarfaty on guitar. Join the community for meditation 5 days a week, as well as classes for both children and adults: https://www.torahofawakening.com 00:00 Intro 01:26 Torah Teaching: Parshat Nasso 15:26 Guided Presence 17:59 Kavanah/Affirmation 19:04 Chant 23:08 Guided Meditation: Three Portals 30:20 Silent Meditation with Piano Improvisation 35:25 Closing #jewishmeditation Chant: Somekh סוֹמֵךְ לְכָל־הַנֹּפְ֒לִים רוֹקַע הָאָֽרֶץ עַל הַמָּֽיִם Somekh L’khol HaNof’lim (4x) Roka HaAretz Al HaMayim (2x) The One Who supports the fallen Who spreads out the earth on the waters! - Ashrei and Morning Blessings Liturgy (Scale b2, #4, b6, b7) #jewishmeditation #kabbalah #torah

    37 min

  6. May 21

    Receive Revelation: Shavuot Meditation

    Explore a gorgeous teaching from the Tanya on the connection between the messianic prophesies in Isaiah and the festival of Shavuot, and how they hint at the inner dimension of spirituality: perceiving the Divine in whatever is before us in the moment. And even deeper: recognizing our innermost selves as the boundless field of Divine consciousness that perceives. Followed by an experiential guided meditation of the sephirah of Binah from the Tree of life with Rabbi Brian Yosef Schachter-Brooks. Opening song Hashkiveinu and piano improvisation also by Brian Yosef. Hashkiveinu is from the album Ayn Od by BRIAH, and features the vocals of Jeannette Ferber and Bon Singer, along with Sam “Shmully” Markewich on drums, Joshua Miele on bass, and Lior Tzarfaty on guitar.   Join the community for meditation 5 days a week, as well as classes for both children and adults: https://www.torahofawakening.com #jewishmeditation #kabbalah #torah

    33 min

  7. May 19

    Awaken Your Inner Torah | Shavuot, Malchut

    The Baal Shem Tov gives a simple and practical method to conect with the source of Torah within your own being. Beneath your thoughts & feelings is a radiant field of awareness, free from negativity and connected to the aliveness of the present moment. This is the heart of Judaism: Sh’ma – Listen! Through paying attention, you will come to know the Divine Oneness that permeates everything, from which you are not separate. Torah of Awakening with Rabbi Brian Yosef Schachter-Brooks cuts through the vast complexity of the Jewish tradition to this simple, experiential core of Jewish spirituality — revealing the inner meanings of Jewish texts you can find within your own experience. Our practice, Integral Jewish Meditation, draws from Kabbalah and Hasidism yet is accessible to everyone. No religious background or extensive Jewish knowledge required. Visit: https://www.torahofawakening.com

    6 min

  8. May 8

    10 Minute Jewish Meditation | Open Heart, Radiant Body, Inner Space

    Meditate with the "Three Portals of Presence" which help you transcend inner obstacles and experience your essence as spacious awareness, radiant, creative and free. “Spiritual Awakening” is the experiential realization that you are infinitely more than your thoughts and feelings. Beneath your personality is a vast field of awareness, free from negativity and connected to the aliveness of the present moment. Discover inner freedom through Integral Jewish Meditation with Rabbi Brian Yosef Schachter-Brooks. Find classes for both children and adults and join as a member to meet virtually for chanting, learning and meditation five days a week. Visit: https://www.torahofawakening.com/

    11 min
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Rooted in Kabbalah and Hasidism with an Integral lens, this podcast features transformative teachings, Hebrew chanting and guided meditations with meditative piano improvisations. Beneath your thoughts and feelings there is a radiant field of awareness, free from negativity and connected to the aliveness of the present moment - otherwise known as the Divine Presence.  Learn about our classes and events for both children and adults, or become a member and join us for learning and meditation 5 days a week on Zoom – visit: TorahOfAwakening.com.

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