Torah from the Mystical Mountain

Rivky Kaplan

Torah from the Mystical Mountain is a weekly podcast from Tzfat, for my fellow travelers—Jewish women journeying through life together. This podcast is an invitation to pull up a chair at our weekly, live shiur, where we learn a Sicha from the Lubavitcher Rebbe and explore it in the context of the journeys we’re each on. This is text-based Torah study meeting sisterhood, connection, and the work of making Torah real in our lives.

Episodes

  1. 1D AGO

    Men are from Matzah, Women are from Wine | Pesach

    As Pesach approaches, this episode allows us to prepare for the Seder night. Drawing on a Sicha of the Lubavitcher Rebbe on the four languages of Geulah, we reimagine the four cups of wine as an inner journey through the Four Imaot: Sarah, Rivka, Rachel, and Leah. Each of them offers a distinct pathway into freedom, relationship, and gratitude at the Seder.  This is an invitation to arrive at the Seder with intention, access the strengths we’ve inherited, and step into Pesach as a lived experience of redemption. If you would like to explore the ideas from this class in the text, here is a link to the Sicha of the Rebbe that this class draws on. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yQVGVHokGd5PcPmgdoxqYELd2px37rZa/view  I’d love to hear how this episode landed for you, and what you’re taking into Pesach.  About Rivky: Rivky Kaplan is a Chabad Shlucha in the mystical city of Tzfat with her husband Rabbi Chaim and is blessed to have her children, and grandchildren, close by. An educator at heart, she teaches both locally and on the international stage, known for her ability to draw audiences into rich, text-based conversations that feel both timeless and deeply personal. Rivky has specialized training in Taharat Hamishpacha and fertility. She is the creative vision behind Otzar HaTaharah, Mikvah Chana's groundbreaking visitor's center. To learn more visit HaTaharah.org To get in touch, email Rivky at Rivky@hataharah.org This episode was produced by Rivka Mazal Tauber. She can be reached at Hello@rivkamazal.com

    57 min
  2. 6D AGO

    It’s Yours to Take | Beis Nissan

    In this class, we explore a sicha connected to the Rebbe Rashab, in honor of his passing on Beis Nissan. We look at the founding of Tomchei Temimim as a moment that reshaped how Chassidus is learned and lived. At the heart of the conversation is a subtle but transformative idea: Torah is not only something we are given, but something we are invited to take. Together, we reflect on what it means to move from passive learning into active ownership—and how that shift allows Torah to become truly our own. This is an invitation to step into the learning, and to begin making it yours. A PDF of the sicha can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1plf-Vz1QQP6yWU7JOetzlurHZGBLnih2  This class follows the Project Likkutei Sichos cycle, which is currently in its 7th year as it works towards completing the 39 volumes of the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Likkutei Sichos. You can learn more about the project and see additional resources (including English/Hebrew translation) for learning the Sicha in this class her https://projectlikkuteisichos.org/chelek-27-beis-nissan/  I’d love to hear how this episode landed for you, and what you’re taking from it. About Rivky: Rivky Kaplan is a Chabad Shlucha in the mystical city of Tzfat with her husband Rabbi Chaim and is blessed to have her children, and grandchildren, close by. An educator at heart, she teaches both locally and on the international stage, known for her ability to draw audiences into rich, text-based conversations that feel both timeless and deeply personal. Rivky has specialized training in Taharat Hamishpacha and fertility. She is the creative vision behind Otzar HaTaharah, Mikvah Chana's groundbreaking visitor's center. To learn more visit HaTaharah.org To get in touch, email Rivky at Rivky@hataharah.org This episode was produced by Rivka Mazal Tauber. She can be reached at Hello@rivkamazal.com

    1h 17m

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Torah from the Mystical Mountain is a weekly podcast from Tzfat, for my fellow travelers—Jewish women journeying through life together. This podcast is an invitation to pull up a chair at our weekly, live shiur, where we learn a Sicha from the Lubavitcher Rebbe and explore it in the context of the journeys we’re each on. This is text-based Torah study meeting sisterhood, connection, and the work of making Torah real in our lives.