The Book of Life and Living with Reb Mimi Feigelson

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S1:E4

S1:E3 Reb Mimi prepares for the yamim noraim with this powerful section from Rebbe Nachman's Likutei Tefillot 2:1:13. These days require true work and effort, but which ways do we go -- high or low? Through Reb Mimi's embodied teaching and stories, we learn how we might choose the words--or how we say the words--which allow us to stand before the Divine "as is fitting."

S1:E2 Reb Mimi continues sharing the prayers of Rebbe Nachman and questions of free will, desire, and sincere aspiration to fully serve God while fully remaining human.  From Likutei Tefillot 129: רִבּוֹנוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם אֲדוֹן כּל, אַתָּה הוֹדַעְתָּנוּ בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ שֶׁעִקַּר כּחַ הַבְּחִירָה שֶׁל יִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁקִּבְּלוּ אֶת הַתּוֹרָה עַל יְדֵי משֶׁה רַבֵּנוּ עָלָיו הַשָּׁלוֹם, הוּא רַק עַל יְדֵי שֶׁלֹא דִּבַּרְתָּ עִם יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּעַצְמָם אֲלֵיהֶם לְנכַח, רַק כָּל דְּבָרֶיךָ הָיָה עִם משֶׁה רַבֵּנוּ עָלָיו הַשָּׁלוֹם, וְהֵם שָׁמְעוּ בְּדַבֶּרְךָ עִמּוֹ, וּמֵחֲמַת זֶה יֵשׁ לָנוּ כחַ הַבְּחִירָה עַל כָּל דִּבְרֵי הַתּוֹרָה הַזּאת כִּי כָל אֲשֶׁר יְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֶל הָאָדָם בְּעַצְמוֹ הוּא מֻכְרָח לַעֲשׂוֹתוֹ בְּלִי בְּחִירָה, וּמשֶׁה רַבֵּנוּ לֹא הָיָה לוֹ כחַ הַבְּחִירָה עַל מִצְוֹת הַתּוֹרָה רַק כָּל בְּחִירָתוֹ הָיָה בְּעִנְיַן משֶׁה הוֹסִיף יוֹם אֶחָד מִדַּעְתּוֹ דְּהַיְנוּ בַּמֶּה שֶׁלֹא בֵּאַרְתָּ לוֹ בְּפֵרוּשׁ, וְהָיָה מֻכְרָח לְהָבִין מִדַּעְתּוֹ אֵיךְ לְהִתְנַהֵג, וּבָזֶה הָיָה כָּל כּחַ בְּחִירָתוֹ וְהִנֵּה אָנכִי בְעָנְיִי אֲשֶׁר הַתַּאֲוֹת וְהַמִּדּוֹת מִתְגַּבְּרִים עָלַי כְּמוֹ שֶׁמִּתְגַּבְּרִים וְרוֹדְפִים אוֹתִי מְאד בְּכָל עֵת, וְיֵשׁ לִי בְּחִירָה גְדוֹלָה עַל כָּל דִּבְרֵי הַתּוֹרָה וַאֲנִי צָרִיךְ הִתְחַזְּקוּת גָּדוֹל וִישׁוּעָה וְרַחֲמִים גְּדוֹלִים מֵאִתְּךָ תִּתְבָּרַךְ שֶׁאֶזְכֶּה לְהַטּוֹת כּחַ בְּחִירָתִי לַחַיִּים לִבְחֹר בַּטּוֹב וְלִמְאס בָּרָע וְעַתָּה מָה אֶעֱשֶׂה אֲשֶׁר נוֹסַף לְכָל זֶה אֲנִי מְסֻפָּק הַרְבֵּה בְּכַמָּה דְבָרִים אֵיךְ לְהִתְנַהֵג בָּהֶם, וְדַעְתִּי וַעֲצָתִי חֲלוּקָה מְאד בְּהַרְבֵּה דְבָרִים אֲשֶׁר אֵינִי יוֹדֵעַ כְּלָל לְכַוֵּן בָּהֶם רְצוֹנְךָ בֶּאֱמֶת אֵיךְ לְהִתְנַהֵג בָּהֶם, וְנִדְמֶה לִי שֶׁאִם הָיִיתִי יוֹדֵעַ רְצוֹנְךָ בֶּאֱמֶת הָיִיתִי מִתְנַהֵג כִּרְצוֹנְךָ בְּוַדַּאי תתשיא "וְעַתָּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ אָבִינוּ אַתָּה אֲנַחְנוּ הַחֹמֶר וְאַתָּה יוֹצְרֵנוּ וּמַעֲשֵׂה יָדְךָ כֻּלָּנוּ", הוֹרֵנִי וְלַמְּדֵנִי מָה אֶעֱשֶׂה וּמָה אֶפְעַל, כִּי משֶׁה רַבֵּנוּ וְשַׁאֲרֵי צַדִּיקִים גְּדוֹלִים וְנוֹרָאִים שֶׁהָיָה לָהֶם בְּחִירָה בְּעִנְיָנִים כָּאֵלֶּה שֶׁהָיוּ מְסֻפָּקִים בָּהֶם אֵיךְ הוּא רְצוֹנְךָ, הָיָה לָהֶם כּחַ וּגְבוּרָה גְדוֹלָה כִּי הָיוּ "גִּבּוֹרֵי כחַ עוֹשֵׂי דְבָרוֹ" דְדָמְיָן לְמַלְאָכִים מַמָּשׁ, וּכְבָר שָׁבְרוּ כָּל הַתַּאֲווֹת לְגַמְרֵי וְלֹא הָיָה לָהֶם בְּחִירָה מִצַּד הַתַּאֲוָה בְּשׁוּם דָּבָר שֶׁבָּעוֹלָם, וְעַל כֵּן הָיָה רָאוּי שֶׁיִּהְיֶה לָהֶם בְּחִירָה, בִּבְחִינַת משֶׁה הוֹסִיף יוֹם אֶחָד מִדַּעְתּוֹ

S1:E1 On this first episode of the Book of Life and Living, Reb Mimi introduces us to Rebbe Nachman's Likutei Tefillot. This work is a direct line to to Rebbe Nachman’s soul and relationship with God. We will learn together the teachings of Likutei Moharan as they were transformed by his student, Rebbe Natan of Nemirov, into prayers.

S3:E5 ***** This podcast is made possible in part from a grant from the Hadar Institute. The music is provided by Joey Weisenberg and the Hadar Ensemble. Shefa's logo is the "Returning Light Meditation" by Avraham Loewenthal.

S3:E1 ***** This podcast is made possible in part from a grant from the Hadar Institute. The music is provided by Joey Weisenberg and the Hadar Ensemble. Shefa's logo is the "Returning Light Meditation" by Avraham Loewenthal.

*****  This podcast is made possible in part from a grant from the Hadar Institute.  The music is provided by Joey Weisenberg and the Hadar Ensemble.

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***** This podcast is made possible in part from a grant from the Hadar Institute. The music is provided by Joey Weisenberg and the Hadar Ensemble.

*****  This podcast is made possible in part from a grant from the Hadar Institute.  The music is provided by Joey Weisenberg and the Hadar Ensemble.

*****  This podcast is made possible in part from a grant from the Hadar Institute.  The music is provided by Joey Weisenberg and the Hadar Ensemble. Learn more about their work here.