Dear Readers,This newsletter is not dead, and work has not ceased on upcoming posts. In fact, the thing about Mount Sinai, the one that was next according to that incredibly optimistic schedule I published near the beginning of 2023 (this serie

Repentance is the True Optimism - #RepentanceWithTzvi | Episode 10

Sep 2nd, 2020 1m

Dear Listener,Episode ten of “Repentance w/Tzvi”.Idea: "Repentance with Tzvi", one minute per day Elul vlog (until September 18) on the joys and subtleties of returning to G-d in the Jewish fashion Listen in audio form like the regular po

Morality Needs You, Not Vice Versa - #RepentanceWithTzvi | Episode 9

Aug 31st, 2020 1m

Dear Listener,Episode nine of “Repentance w/Tzvi”.Idea: "Repentance with Tzvi", one minute per day Elul vlog (until September 18) on the joys and subtleties of returning to G-d in the Jewish fashion Listen in audio form like the regular podc

Shame vs Guilt vs Teshuva - #RepentanceWithTzvi | Episode 8

Aug 28th, 2020 1m

Dear Listener,Episode eight of “Repentance w/Tzvi”.Idea: "Repentance with Tzvi", one minute per day Elul vlog (until September 18) on the joys and subtleties of returning to G-d in the Jewish fashion Listen in audio form like the regular podc

Is Repentance Selfish at a Time Like This? - #RepentanceWithTzvi | Episode 7

Aug 27th, 2020 1m 1s

Dear Listener,Episode seven of “Repentance w/Tzvi”.Idea: "Repentance with Tzvi", one minute per day Elul vlog (until September 18) on the joys and subtleties of returning to G-d in the Jewish fashion Listen in audio form like the

#RepentanceWithTzvi - 6 - Only the Creator Can Truly Forgive

Aug 26th, 2020 1m

Dear Listener,Episode six of “Repentance w/Tzvi”.Idea: "Repentance with Tzvi", one minute per day Elul vlog (until September 18) on the joys and subtleties of returning to G-d in the Jewish fashion Listen in audio form like the regul

#RepentanceWithTzvi - 5 - Better to Change than Cry

Aug 25th, 2020 1m

Dear Listener,Episode five of “Repentance w/Tzvi”.Idea: "Repentance with Tzvi", one minute per day Elul vlog (until September 18) on the joys and subtleties of returning to G-d in the Jewish fashion Listen in audio form like the re

#RepentanceWithTzvi - 4 - We Can Repent for Our Good Deeds

Aug 24th, 2020 59s

Dear Listener,Episode four of “Repentance w/Tzvi”.Idea: "Repentance with Tzvi", one minute per day Elul vlog (until September 18) on the joys and subtleties of returning to G-d in the Jewish fashion Listen in audio form like the regul

#RepentanceWithTzvi - 3 - Behind the Game

Aug 23rd, 2020 1m

Dear Listener,Episode three of “Repentance w/Tzvi”.Idea: "Repentance with Tzvi", one minute per day Elul vlog (until September 18) on the joys and subtleties of returning to G-d in the Jewish fashion Listen in audio form like the regular

#RepentanceWithTzvi - 2 - We Approach the King by Letting Go

Aug 21st, 2020 56s

Dear Listener,Here it is, episode two of “Repentance w/Tzvi”.Idea: "Repentance with Tzvi", one minute per day Elul vlog (until September 18) on the joys and subtleties of returning to G-d in the Jewish fashion Listen in audio form like the

#RepentanceWithTzvi - 1 - The King is in the Field

Aug 20th, 2020 57s

Dear Listener,It’s been forever. But I had an idea!Idea: "Repentance with Tzvi", one minute per day Elul vlog (until September 18) on the joys and subtleties of returning to G-d on the Jewish fashion So here it is. Listen in audio form like th

Why Smart People Worship Idols

Jan 20th, 2020 17m 58s

Dear Listener,I write to you from the cold of winter, which surely parallels the cold detachment of worldly intellect. True, the mind is powerful enough to know that it cannot know everything, but in general, when not acting as a vessel for fai

Incorruptible Jewish Identity

Dec 26th, 2019 13m 17s

Dear Listener,Has the whole world gone mad?Let me start over: The whole world is mad, as the Jews have often suspected. But has the illness grown so severe that the Jews themselves have started accepting it?Left and right, Jews bequeath Jewish

The Connection

Dec 15th, 2019 24m 37s

Dear Listeners,It’s been a while! First, I was on vacation. And then, I wasn’t. But that’s neither here nor there. Just like the purpose of our universe’s creation. We’re not here to pick a side, nor to pretend that the sides are not separate,

What is a Soul?

Nov 17th, 2019 11m 55s

Dear Listeners,It’s hard to zero in on what the soul is, despite being a soul. So much of our lives are spent pulling away from ourselves, investing our energies in things patently external to us, and, usually, in the aspects of those things ex

The Challenge of Unity

Nov 8th, 2019 5m 33s

Dear Listeners,I hope the Fall finds you well! I myself have spiritually scraped my knee, which reminded me of something I wrote a few years ago that I decided to record for you. The Chassidic Masters teach that unity is a most fundamental prin

Now For Something Completely Different

Oct 27th, 2019 17m 53s

Dear Listeners,For the third episode of this little enterprise, I present to you something truly different — a discussion on the nature of different-ness. This is an episode I recorded freestyle, as it were, with a little preparation but no not

Answers for Every Question; Questions for Every Answer

Oct 20th, 2019 11m 19s

Dearest listener,We have here another episode connected with the holiday of Sukkos. The connection this time is less explicit. It doesn’t talk about the Lulav or the Sukkah or even the book of Koheles. No, this episode is connected with Sukkos

On the Mysteries of King Solomon and Koheles

Oct 13th, 2019 8m 29s

Since I published the book, people have been asking for audio. “When will you turn your classes into a podcast?” “I don’t read, but I do listen.” “Your essays should publish in audio form for my commute.” Ladies and gentlemen, your prayers are

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