
Healthy Humility Brings Moshiach
An insightful deep-dive into why the Talmud argues thathumility and fear of sin never ceased, despite the Mishna declaring that they did cease after the passing of Mishnaic sage Rabbi Yehuda Hanasi.

Hosted by Zalman Lewis · 🇺🇸 US · EN-GB · 26 episodes
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Bagels contain holy energy. As does all Kosher food!The podcast seeks to enrich ourselves with the awareness that the Oneness of G-d must be experienced in every part of our mundane daily lives, including in a delicious bagel.
Zalman Lewis hosts Holy Bagel Theory, a religion show with 26 episodes published.

An insightful deep-dive into why the Talmud argues thathumility and fear of sin never ceased, despite the Mishna declaring that they did cease after the passing of Mishnaic sage Rabbi Yehuda Hanasi.

We each hear verbal messages through our own individual,subjective lens. On Rosh Chodesh Sivan, when the Jewish people arrived atMount Sinai, Moses didn't communicate any message. Only on the subsequent days,in the lead

*DELAYED UPLOAD: This class was recorded on Wed 29th April - Parshat Emor* Facilitating powerful, positive outcomes, by verbally amplifying positive bias. Another radical teaching from the Rebbe, in which he flips the sc

Inspiring lessons on how to be a 'Mountain', with no risk that it'll feed your ego.

The Torah explicity instructs us to 'Be Holy'. While some commentaries interpret this as an instruction to maintain basic standards of Jewish moral ethics, others understand this as an instruction to strive for the highe

When diagnosing someone with Tzara’at – the leprosy-type ailment described in this week’s Parsha, both an expert and a Kohen were required. Inspiring lessons on the vital involvement of a Kohen, notwithstanding that he m

If all antisemitism disappeared, what would our Judaism look like? In this session, we do a deep-dive into the key themes of the last Chassidic 'Mamaar' Essay that the Rebbe edited, in which he urges us to discover the d

An analysis of two key verses in this week's Parsha - Terumah: 1. "Take for Me" = For My Sake 2. "Make for Me" = For My Sake A close look at Rashi's commentary on these verses gives us insight into two stages in the proc

We can and should make perfect logical sense of intensely lofty ideals. A wonderfully inspiring insight from a Farbrengen of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. (27 Shevat 1975)

In this special Yud Shevat Farbrengen Episode, we explore the deeper philosophical idea behind Chabad's outward looking agenda.

"When your child asks you Machar". While the literal meaning of Machar means 'tomorrow', Rashi tells us that tomorrow is a relative term, that should better be read as 'in future times'. A closer look at Rashi's comment

Yaakov (Jacob) returns home intact, in 3 unique and distinct areas. And so will we.

Yaakov's primary occupation was in raising sheep. In fact, the Torah itself, as well as comments in Rashi, seem to push the 'sheep business' even beyond the basic reading of the text. Why so sheepish? Inspiring lessons i

Avraham influenced the world with an outward approach, inspiring as he traveled. Yitzchok stayed put in the Holy Land. A closer glance shows that he had an equally important impact in his influence on the world. And perh

In the autumn of 1974, the Rebbe launched the 5th of his 10 Point Mitzvah Campaign - Pre-Shabbat Candle Lighting. The campaign focused on inspiring every Jewish women to embrace this Mitzvah, and to perform it at the cor

"Pray for mercy for another..."In this lesson - based on a talk from the Lubavitcher Rebbe in 1982 - the Rebbe urges us to be (a little) more like Avraham Avinu, and develop genuine concern and love for another. Can we r

Our concern for another person's discomfort cancels any personal distress we might have had. A fascinating lesson on Ahavat Yisrael, with deeper insight into why in Israel the prayer for rain is postponed 15 days, until

The process of Tzoraat - Leprosy, including the pain, discomfort and isolation, is a key feature in the re-making of the whole person. Just as the laborious toil and the isolationism of exile is a key feature in the rede

The 8th Day of Pesach is "Moshiach Day". This episode, delivered as a talk at the Brighton & Hove Hebrew Cong. Pesach learning programme, explores how to make this concept relatable and meaningful

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