Our Animal Parts: Breaking Patterns Through Animal Sacrifice

Every dad in my groups says the same thing: I know what I should do, I just can't do it. This week I explore why, through an unexpected collision between modern parts-based psychology and what Chassidic philosophy has been teaching about the animal soul for centuries. Parshas Vayikra opens with the laws of animal offerings, and the Hebrew word korban doesn't mean sacrifice: it means bringing close. What if the ancient practice of bringing an animal to the altar is really a protocol for approaching the parts of ourselves that hijack us as parents?