Weekly Parsha Shiur

When you see the good in someone, you draw the good out of them. Noach faced an impossible situation - a corrupt generation and a coming flood - and it was Hashem focusing on his good that gave him the strength to rise to it. In this class, Rabbi Yoseph Vigler explains why lashon hara (speech that harms another person) hurts the speaker, the listener and the person spoken about, and why real, specific praise does the opposite. Through stories about Reish Lakish and Rabbi Yochanan, a father who never gave up on his son, and the Rebbe's answer about "Odessa," we see how what we choose to focus on shapes our children, our marriages and ourselves.#ParshasNoach #Noach #TorahClass #Torah #Chassidus #LashonHara #Tzaddik #JewishWisdom #WeeklyParsha #RabbiYosephVigler #JewishLearning #Shiur

Every year after Simchas Torah we make big resolutions, and every year a quiet voice asks the same question. If Hashem already decided everything on Rosh Hashana and His world is perfect, does He actually need me?Parshas Bereishis gives a surprising answer. We look at why a a perfect baby created by Hashem still needs a bris, what mushrooms have to do with it, why the Torah ends by praising the moment Moshe broke the luchos, and what last week's hijacked plane can teach us about miracles and the people who step up.If you've ever wondered whether what you do really matters, this one is for you.Source: Likkutei Sichos, Vol. 25, Bereishis, Sicha 2

In this shiur we look at what the day after Yom Kippur is really about. Why is the Hebrew word for forgiveness the same as the word for dancing? What did Adam figure out on the first Rosh Hashana, seeing himself as the weakest of all creation, that changed everything? And why might a long list of requests at Neilah miss the point entirely?We also hear the story of a 77 year old Vietnam veteran who went searching for meaning across Europe and Israel, ran out of money, slept in an airport, and finally found what he was looking for in the last place he expected.If you've ever walked out of Yom Kippur wondering whether any of it worked, this one is for you.#YomKippur #Sukkot #Torah #Judaism #Jewish #Chabad #Teshuvah #Simcha #Emunah #JewishInspiration #Hashem #Tefillah #HighHolidays #Parsha #JewishWisdom #Joy #Faith

Most people walk into Yom Kippur thinking it's about apologizing enough times to earn a good year.This week's shiur is about what it actually means to be disconnected from Hashem, and why anxiety, anger, and worry are symptoms of that disconnection rather than just things that happen to us. The goal of the day isn't forgiveness for its own sake. It's getting to a place where you can honestly say Hashem is running everything, the natural and the supernatural, and actually feel plugged in.So what does it look like to daven with that in mind instead of just running through a list of what went wrong this year? And what changes in a person once they stop thinking about their problems and start thinking about Hashem instead?

Every year on Rosh Hashana we wait to hear the shofar. This year, on Shabbos, there is none. The reason everyone gives is a technical one, a concern about carrying through the streets. But that answer only covers up something much bigger. Shofar is not just another mitzvah. It is the moment a person recognizes Hashem as King, the same moment Adam was created with the ability to choose. So why would something that important simply disappear over a worry about carrying? And if Shabbos was never missing anything, what was shofar actually giving us all along, and why don't we need it this year?