Rav Pinson's Podcast (Rav Dovber Pinson)

Part of a lecture series on the Chovat HaLevavot /Duties of the Heart by Rabbeinu Bachya. Sha’ar HaBitachon, The Gate of Trust, from the classic text of Chovot Halevavot.

To learn more, please see: The Four Species: The Symbolism of the Lulav & Esrog and Intentions for the Lulav Movements https://www.amazon.com/Four-Species-S

Inner Wisdom of Pesach: Motzi/ Matzah מוציא מצה (Simonei HaSeder. Lecture 6)

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ZOHAR on Ki Teitzei: Queen Esther and her Demon. Being Fully Present to Life.

ZOHAR (for) Ki Savo. When We Slay the Snake We Receive the Daughter of the King.

ZOHAR on Chukas: Finding Light & Hope in Darkness. Moshe / Sun. Miriam/Moon. Aahron/Love.

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In this episode the Rav will be exploring the mystery of Shabbos through the rhythms of time.

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ZOHAR on Pinchas: Is Zealotry Appropriate? Discerning the Pulse, Healing &Deep Breathing.

A Fascinating Exploration into the World of Minhag / Custom: Connecting to Our Collective Love Song.

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Special PURIM Episode: Finding our Space / Makom within a Displaced World of Exile. 

This Episode was sponsored in honor of the complete healing of Schneur Zalman Hakohen Ben Elishevah 

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The Less We Need the More We Will Have: Attracting the Sparks of Our Soul by Living as the Light

ZOHAR: Vayishlach. Dust Rising to the Crown of Glory. Nothing is Superfluous or Small.

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Question: What are Angels? Are they real?

This episode was sponsored Leiluy Nishmas Yonah Ben Shmaryahu

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Question: There’s a lot of major chiddushim that arose in chasidus. A person should always be joyful. There’s divine providence in everything. Every action that a person does, however mundane, should be linked to divine purpose. What’s the common thread that links the various teachings of the Baal Shem Tov?

Today's episode was sponsored by Yaakov ben Rivka in honor of his mother's 5th yahrtzeit.

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Rav Pinson revealing a profound teaching of the Zohar on the Parsha of Yisro

The Avodah /Inner Work of Elul. We Emerge into Existence by Being Seen with the Open Eye of Hashem.

The Inner Secret of Purim. אור נפלא של פורים. Teachings AriZal &Baal Shem Tov.

Would you like to submit a question? Sponsor an episode? A series? We'd love to hear from you: ravpinsonpodcast@gmail.com  Question 1 - 00:30 - How do we express our immense gratitude in a way that is tangible?  Question 2 - 16:12 - Someone going on many business trips all the time, how can they turn these trips into opportunities for growth and spiritual exploration, and not just physical detached acts?  To submit a question or to sponsor an episode email ravpinsonpodcast@gmail.com

The Dreidel of Chanukah : A Deeper Understanding.

Rav Pinson revealing a profound teaching of the Zohar on the Parsha of Vayakhel

Sukkot: Why the Tremendous Joy on Simchas Beis Hashoeiva?

Why the Jews? The Roots & Mutations of Antisemitism: Hate of the Body, the Land of Israel & Moshiach

The King’s Treasures are OPEN & You are Busy Feeding Your Dog? The Baal Shem's Mashal. Rosh Hashanah

Three Ways How We Can Relate to Our Past. Rav Pinson explains

Part of a lecture series on the Chovat HaLevavot /Duties of the Heart by Rabbeinu Bachya. Sha’ar HaBitachon, The Gate of Trust, from the classic text of Chovot Halevavot.

CHANUKAH: Day 5. Flame/Soul. Wick/Body. Meditation on the Unity of Body & Soul.

Illuminated Prayer & Chanukah Meditations. Interview with Rav Pinson.

Why does Yoseph Take an Oath? כיבוד אב / מצווה לקיים דברי המת Parsha in Halacha. Vayechi.

Inner Wisdom of Pesach: Karpas /Yachatz /כרפס יחץ (Simonei HaSeder Lecture 3)

ZOHAR on Yisro: Authentic & Holy Spirituality: The Kohen / Priest of Kelipa vs. The Kohen of Kedusha.

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Rav Pinson speaking on Shushan Purim. Often the day "after" every holiday leaves us feeling down, empty maybe even disappointed. According to the Deeper Teachings of the Torah and Kabbalah the Day After Purim is a time we connect the holy "Silence" and tap into The Tree of Life.

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Question 1 - 00:31 - G-d created the Universe, but who created G-d? 

Question 2 - 14:15 - Are the Characters of the Torah Literal or Metaphorical and Embodiment of certain Qualities? 

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In this episode the Rav will be explaining - in a nutshell - the Root of the Soul of Converts.

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Rav Pinson revealing a profound teaching of the Zohar on the Parsha of Vaera

The World Speaking WITH You Not AT You: 10 Plagues Opens us up to the 10 Dibros. Vaera.

ZOHAR on Pikudei : Is Counting Positive or Negative? Bringing Blessings or the Evil Eye?

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Question 1 - 00:26 - If every Jew has a letter in the Torah, is it possible to figure out what my letter is? Can somebody else tell me what it is? And what's the significance of it? 

Question 2 - 23:17 - What is Gematria? And what is the significance of Hebrew letters being both letters and numbers? 

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Zohar on Va'eschanan: Hashem's LOVE Is the Root & Essence of All Reality. By Our Love for Hashem we Become a Being of Love & a Source of Blessings

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Question: How do we deal with Anger?  

This Episode was sponsored in honor of the complete healing of Schneur Zalman Hakohen Ben Elishevah

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Special Lecture giving (virtually) at the JCC in NYC on Feb, 13th, 2022. In honor of the Bahir.

ZOHAR Noach : Civilization Devoid of Spirituality. Dor Haflagah/ The Tower of Babel

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Elul: _Reorienting the Gestalt of Our Relationship with Hashem as We Prepare for the Chasuna on Yom Kippur_

Inner Wisdom of Pesach: הא לחמא עניא/This Poor Bread (Lec 5. Simonei HaSeder)

Chanukah: Overcoming Forgetfulness & Darkness. The Greeks vs. The Oral Torah. Rav Pinson הרב פינסאן שליט''א

Shiur - Lecture given at The IYYUN Kolel, in honor of the the Chanukah learning, 5780 /2019

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Question: Is there life on other Planets? What does the Torah have to say about it? 

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Moshiach : Awaiting a Future or/& Living the Future in the Present?

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Rav Pinson revealing a profound teaching of the Zohar on the Parsha of Tzav

Enjoy this meditation for Day 2 of Chanukkah: The Healing Visual Meditation by Rav Pinson

Would you like to submit a question? Sponsor an episode? A series? We'd love to hear from you: ravpinsonpodcast@gmail.com  Question 1 - 00:28 - Why is the Torah observant lifestyle so restrictive? what's so spiritual about that? Question 2 - 15:57 - Which mindset is healthier and will lead to better results: 1) Living in a way where you constantly are thinking about your flaws and your wrongdoings, and trying to improve yourself to be a better person? 2) Living from a space of your essence, in the sense that you are above all your wrongdoings and your past, and only living from this space of divinity?   To submit a question or to sponsor an episode email ravpinsonpodcast@gmail.com

Meditations on the Seder Plate: Lines, Circles & Infinity. An informal conversation

Rav Pinson revealing a profound teaching of the Zohar on the Parsha of Shemos.

We Are What we Eat: An In Depth Discussion on Kosher. Shemos מינקת שאכל טריפות במקום סכנה

Holding the Dreams of our Children & Our Children Will Dream Our Dreams. Vayeishev.

How did Yaakov Marry Two Sisters? איך נשא יעקב שתי אחיות . Parsha in Halacha. Vayishlach.

CHANUKAH: Day 6. Where is Your Inner Light? A Meditation on Existence.

Praying & Living from a Place of Joy & Certainty: Rav Pinson offering words of Chizuk in these Difficult Times.

Mastering Our Bodily Instincts, Emotions & Thoughts. Ayin. Chassidus: The Magid (Magid Devarav #2-3)

Would you like to submit a question? Sponsor an episode? A series? We'd love to hear from you: ravpinsonpodcast@gmail.com QUESTION 1: - 00:28 - How do we have a relationship with that which is unknown to us - Hashem? How can we have a connection with him? And how can we truly love Hashem and feel his love toward us when it's not something we can comprehend? QUESTION 2: - 17:08 - How do we cultivate authenticity and care less what others think of us? To submit a question or to sponsor an episode email ravpinsonpodcast@gmail.com

ZOHAR on Naso: See & Being Seen by the Eyes of Compassion / the Tzadik & Finding the Tzadik Within.

PURIM: The Humorous Customs of the Day & the Erasing of Amalek

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Topic: How can we change ourselves at any given moment?

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Every Thought that Falls into Our Mind is Hashem Talking to Us. Chassidus: The Magid.

Among the many works of Rav Pinson on Meditation are: "Meditation and Judaism: Exploring the Jewish Meditative Paths" "Breathing and Quieting the Mind" "Towards the Infinite" "Visualization and Imagery: Harnessing the Power of Our Mind's Eye" "Sound and Vibration: Tuning into the Echoes of Creation"

Would you like to submit a question? Sponsor an episode? A series? We'd love to hear from you: ravpinsonpodcast@gmail.com   Question: Why is Moshiach and Redemption such a fundamental part of Jewish Faith? Today's Episode was sponsored by Catherin - in honor of her husband Michael son of Lillian who is recovering from a stroke. He should have a complete and speedy recovery.   To submit a question or to sponsor an episode email ravpinsonpodcast@gmail.com

Inner Wisdom of Pesach/ Seder : קדש / Kadeish. (Simonei HaSeder: Pehsat-Sod. 1)

Lecture 4. Teachings of the Magid of Mezritch. Magid Devarav #4

ZOHAR Re'eh: Open Secret. The Deepest Mystery is in the Literal. Embodied Spirituality.

ZOHAR Ekev: Life Feeds of Death but Blessings Replenish Life. What is a Bracha/ Blessing?

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The Inner Wisdom of the Haggadah and Hei Lachma Anya

This episode was sponsored by Shlomo Aryeh Ben Alexander Zev in honor the Rav

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Oath to Acquire an Intangible. אין אדם מקנה דבר שלא בא לעולם. Parsha in Halacha. Toldos.

Ayin Hara / Evil Eye. Its Power & Source of and How to Protect Oneself. Balak /Bilam

Rav Pinson revealing a profound teaching of the Zohar on the Parsha of Titzaveh

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Question 1 - 00:28 - How do we tap into Rosh Chodesh in general and this month of Cheshvan in particular? 

Question 2 - 26:05 - What does "ve'yaakov holach ledarco" mean? And what does it say about the time we're in? 

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Presence/Process: Women & The Four Cups. Parsha & Halacha - Vaera. נשים וטעמי ד׳ כוסות.

Would you like to submit a question? Sponsor an episode? A series? We'd love to hear from you: ravpinsonpodcast@gmail.com  Question 1 - 00:31 - Is it a coincidence that Sukkot - a time of joy, falls out right after Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah, which are days of awe? How does one flow into the other?  Question 2 - 16:20 - What do the four Minim represent? And how do these awaken joy within us? To submit a question or to sponsor an episode email ravpinsonpodcast@gmail.com

The World of Colors in Halacha, Machshava and Sod. Shiur / Lecture given at The IYYUN Kolel, in honor of the Gevanim learning, Shevat, 2020

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ZOHAR on Balak: Living Prepared & Authentically. Kedusha/Holiness vs. Sitra Achar/The Other Side.

Words Have the Power to Transform Our Chomer / Substance. Chassidus: The Magid (Magid Devarav#98)

Choosing to Live as a Master & Not a Victim: The Real Challenge are the Small Stuff.

Words of Encouragement & Chizuk in light of the Current Events in the Holy Land.

The Mystery of REINCARNATION. Consciousness & the SOUL. Rav Pinson being Interviewed

ZOHAR Vayeilech: Divine Retribution or Loving Covenant. The Absoluteness of Truth /Moshe.

Rav Pinson revealing a profound teaching of the Zohar on the Parsha of Tazria

Do Not Argue with the Time or Space You Are In. Living Fully Every Moment in Every Place.

ZOHAR on Mishpatim: The SECRET of REINCARNATION

Chanuka Explained: The Hidden 36 Lights Revealed.

To be Alive & Engaged with Life We need Both Movement & Stillness. Avraham & Moshe. Rav Pinson explains

Inner Wisdom of Pesach: ורחץ/כרפס /Urchatz /Karpas (Simonei HaSeder. Lecture 2)

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Topic: Pesach - Two Forms of Existence connected to Joy & Gratitude

This episode was sponsored by Shlomo Aryeh Ben Alexander Zev in honor the Rav

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Moving from the Peshat to the Sod. Rav Pinson explains deep concepts behind the person/idea of Lot, the Darkside, Shadow Side of Spirituality and the World of Imagination.

Revealing the Hidden Mystery of Asara B'Teves /10th of Teves & The 3 Harsh Days.

Unifying Light with Life. Ohr v'Chayus. The Alter Rebbe, the Arizal & the Baal Shem Tov. 19 Kislev

Inner Wisdom of Pesach:Tzfon /Beirach. Cup of Eliyahu/Elijah /צפון ברך (Lec 7)

Part of a lecture series on the Chovat HaLevavot /Duties of the Heart by Rabbeinu Bachya. Sha’ar HaBitachon, The Gate of Trust, from the classic text of Chovot Halevavot.

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Today's episode is a conversation on Near Death Experience & the Afterlife 

This episode was sponsored Anonymously in honor of Rav Pinson 

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The Power to Create Time : Counting the Omer & the Various Dimensions of Time /Weeks/Months/Years/ Shemita/Yovel.