Soul Life Sruli Fruchter

To be misunderstood is to not be known at all.
The hidden responsibility and secret faith of Aharon in Parshat Tetzaveh reveal how our own, inner worlds live as our private secrets—known only to ourselves and to God. What does this tell us about faith?
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What stories are you telling yourself about yourself?

Our narrative identity—how we understand our life story—can define the quality of our lives. If your story is not serving you, then it's time to write a new one.

We learn about Yosef's reveal to his brothers and how, in that tense moment, he breaks the fourth wall and thinks about his life from God's perspective.

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Where can we find God?

Spiritual experiences can enliven and transform us, but they feel so hard to come by. This week, we discuss Yaakov's mysticism and break down what it means to be a Jewish mystic—and how we can all become one.

Join us as we search for the doorway to the Divine.

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Questions can make or break our faith.

In the case of Rivka, our second Matriarch, we find her existentialism dealing with pressing, intense, and scary questions—to the point where she seems to question life altogether.

Join us as we dive further into her inner life.

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What would you do if you weren't afraid? If you believed in the possibility of your dreams? If you didn't limit yourself?



This shiur explores Sarah—our first Matriarch—and the question of limiting beliefs, that which prevents us from the life we want.



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Why learn Torah? Why read about Patriarchs and Matriarchs, biblical failures and triumphs, God's anger and delight? What could possibly draw a modern person into its ancient words?

Dr. Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg — a renowned biblical scholar who weaves Midrash, biblical commentaries, Hasidic thinkers, and psychoanalysts, literary giants, and more — explores such questions with us. When a soul encounters God's word in the text, something is experienced. The narratives, stories, and lessons in the Torah are meant to touch us—to shatter, comfort, awaken us to the full depths of life.

If you are seeking a new mode of connecting to religious texts, religious living, and God, then you will find endless spiritual enrichment from Dr. Zornberg's resonant words.

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