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AVODAH ALIVE
by Rabbi Levi Lebovits
With Rabbi Levi Lebovits, you will explore Torah from different and non conventional angles, opening new questions and new avenues which you may have never approached before. It's not looking at Judaism from the same place anymore. So allow yourself the space to discover the joy of learning and exploring Torah in an exciting and stimulating way, yet never wavering from the fact that you are an essential part of Chal Yisroel,
Episodes
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BELIEF IN PRAYER
There's a deeply held belief, throughout Judaism, that no matter what, Hashem will always be there for us. Doesn't matter how dark the storm clouds seem to be, we know Hashem is there. Now, discover where this inherent belief comes from, as Rabbi delves into the basis of why we believe and what...
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A MEANINGFUL YOM KIPPUR
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are bound by the way we approach how we want to change as the year goes on. We ask Hashem's help in bringing us another year of life, but we also have to figure out just how our davening and repenting helps both us, and the Jewish world in general. Listen, then create…
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BECOMING FREE FROM YOURSELF
The High Holy Days are an awesome, special time to connect with Hashem. But not just for yourself - if you look at it as an opportunty to connect with the Jewish world as a whole, you open new doors which lead to incredible levels of spiritual growth. This could change everything for you, moving...
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FOCUS OUTSIDE YOURSELF, NOT INSIDE
As we continue to steam full power towards the Days of Awe, Rabbi continues his discussion of why it is better to look outside your own needs, to determine how you can best make the Jewish people stronger, and more unified., all while also becoming more complete personally. Truly, a one…
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IDENTIFY YOUR NEED
Rabbi looks at the upcoming Yom Tov's and answers the simple question - how do you know what you need to work on? It turns out free will choice allows us to examine where we think there's a need for the Jewish people and then it offers us a path to dedicate ourselves to helping to fill that need....
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WE NEED EACH OTHER
Rabbi continues discussing this amazing paradigm shift, from improvement as a personal issue to it becoming an issue to benefit Klal Yisroel first. Challenging and remarkable, you'll enjoy this idea.
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WE ARE ALL CONNECTED
It is not only important to improve you, for you. It's important for you to improve, as a part of the whole of the Jewish people. This is truly a life changing idea. Enjoy.
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YOU, AS A BAIS HAMIGDASH
Rabbi begins the transition from Tisha B'Av to Rosh Hashanaha discussing the loss of the Bais HaMIgdash, and how it relates to each of us at a very personal level. This is a must-hear discussion.
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WHY DO WE MOURN?
Tisha B'Av is a special day on the Jewish calendar. But Rabbi has a different take on it which should give you a new way to approach the fast day, and achieve growth from it as well.
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APPRECIATE YOUR CONNECTION
Tisha b'av will be here shortly and Rabbi wants it to be more than just feeling bad about things that happened hundreds of years ago. Sure, we mourn our losses from long ago, but this is also a time to make a connection, and make our tears count towards something today, something that helps us…
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THE POINT OF TEARS
What's the point of crying over events 2000 plus years in our past? Because the tears themselves, are incredibly valuable to our spiritual and personal growth. Rabbi explains in a powerful podcast that will have you rethinking how you approach the three weeks.
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EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN
Rabbi explains why growth does not come from learning something new all the time. Growth comes from taking what you know, what already have in your world, and exploring it again and again and again. It's the repetition that brings us to the place we want to be and helps unlock doors for us to…
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BUILDING A HOME FOR TORAH
Rabbi continues to show the parallel between marriage and learning, and it'll make you shake your head and wonder why no one ever uncovered this for you before. But that's why Rabbi's insights are so important to our daily life. Enjoy the next step ijnto developing a strong Torah bond than ever...
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QUESTIONS KEEP THE CONNECTION ALIVE
Today, Rabbi discusses how answers don't stimulate growth. Only when you question and continue to question, can you unlock the many layers the Torah has to offer. It's similar to a marriage - by asking questions, you deepen the relationship and learn more and more about each other. Same when you...
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SHAVUOS CREATES OUR MARRIAGE
Some look at the holiday of Shavuos not only as our receiving the Torah, but more like a bridegroom and a bride coming together in marriage. The Torah is more than just our rules and laws - it's the fabric that holds Jews together. Rabbi elaborates on this and the idea that Shavuos is also a time...
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SHARING YOUR WORLDVIEW
It's not about learning until your comfortable. Learning is an ongoing situation, and in this discussion. Rabbi explains that, if you're comfortable and filing information away, you're not growing. Come take a journey and listen as Rabbi changes the way your learn Torah and perform mitzvahs
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INTERNALIZING YOUR LEARNING
We have a tendency to learn something, and then store it away in a box somewhere in our mind. And that's OK for about 99% of what we do on a daily basis. Rabbi wants you to look deeper when it comes to Torah study and understand, unless you internalize and stop trying to put Torah learning in a...
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TORAH AS A GIFT
When something is a go9ft, learning it becomes a joy, not a chore. Once Moshe was gifted the Torah at Mount Sinai by Hashem, it was easy to learn, and for the rest of us to carry inside us. Take a listen and discover a new way to access what's already inside you
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BEING THE TORAH, NOT JUST DOING
Shavuos is coming, a celebration of the Jewish people accepting the Torah some 3300 plus years ago. So once we received the Torah, why do we celebrate every year? Surely, we have all the laws and decrees - what more is there? Plenty - and Rabbi is about to bring you a few thoughts on the idea…
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HASHEM IS BEHIND THE PESACH MIRACLE
The story is amazing - what's more amazing is Hashem's love for his people. Listen as Rabbi explains the hidden miracle of Hashem and a history of promises kept
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LIVE THE STORY, NOT THE FACTS
It's a great story - the Exodus from Egypt. So why are we worried about turning i into a class each year? Rabbi takes the time to explore this phenomenon and why you need to step back and remember why we were touched by the story to begin with. One of Rabbi's most important and meaningful...
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FOCUS ON GROWTH NOT GOALS
It's the Rabbi's turn to take on a huge issue in the Jewish world - that, of motivation. It may be the number one factor that causes Jewish people to doubt their connection to G-d. How do you motivate and stay motivated..? Rabbi discusses how it's not about setting or even reaching goals . It's…
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RATZON AS THE BIGGER PICTURE
If Judaism has become nothing more than checking boxes, you're missing the point. In this podcast, Rabbi explores how ratzon offers a different, more vibrant approach to everything in Judaism, from celebrating Pesach to every day davening. If you're looking for a better way to develop meaning in...
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PURIM QUESTION - HAVE YOU SEEN MY FATHER?
On one hand, we're told to eliminate Amalek from our thoughts. And yet, the Torah then instructs us to remember what Amalek did to us. So which is it? Well, Rabbi digs into all that, along with the connection to Purim and Haman and how deep your belief level could actually leave you short. A…
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SEDER IS NOT JUST FOR PESACH
In his continuing pursuit of das, Rabbi explores the idea of seder, or order as it's defined. By brining order to your world, from davening to personal relationships, you create more understanding of everything around you, and imbue your world with a new level of holiness.
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IT'S INSIDE OF YOU
The Torah is a tool. And it may seem overwhelming to try to learn. But as Rabbi explains in this segment of AVODAH ALIVE, the beauty of Torah already exists inside you. You will connect because it's in your Jewish DNA. Listen and hear what that all means.
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GROWTH THROUGH DAS
We fall into a rut. And that means we stop 'listening' to the messages G-d is sending to us everyday. That red car you passed on the highway was a message. So was who you sat next to in shul last Shabbos. Listen, as Rabbi explains that the messages you need and seek from G-d are all around - we...
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CHANUKAH FROM THE INSIDE
We grow up learning about and celebrating the military victory of the Maccabee against the Greeks - and of course, the miracle of the oil. But Chanukah is more about the battle of Torah versus the Greek way of life . It's developing from the outside versus from the inside. Come discover a…
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LIFE WITH DAS
Das is loosely translated as knowledge. Letting your das take over and guide your movement forward is the true way to allow your spirituality to expand, and grow stronger. One can be doing the right things, but operating on autopilot. Living with das means becoming engaged at a whole new level.
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EMBRACING TENSION
If we just get into a routine and stay there, where's the growth? Once you get into a rut, it's hard to get out. So in this installment, Rabbi Lebovits challenges you to escape the rut - by adding tension to your world. Tension, in the form of decisions, or alternatives, of making choices instead...
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REBOUNDING PROCESS
How can a process of separation actually draw you closer to Hashem and your own feeling of spiritual connection? Rabbi Lebovits explains how four simple steps can change everything for you, and get you out of your routine.
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REJECTING ROUTINE
It would be so nice if life were smooth sailing everyday and we were never challenged by obstacles in the way. But Rabbi Lebovits brings down teachings, along with his own view of growth, that simply states, if you're happy with routine, and you go through life without paying attention, you're...
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HISLAMDOS
Seeking out new wisdom and then applying that wisdom to our lives'. That is one definition of Hislamdos, and in this segment, Rabbi Lebovits explains how this thought process is essential if you want to grow and expand your spiritual understanding.
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WANTING MORE
When you have 100, you want 200. When you have 200, you want 400. Some tell us wanting more is not good thing. But why? In this segment , Rabbi Lebovits brings down ideas about why wanting more is good -and then injects his own original thoughts to help you understand why that is, Come along for...
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SEARCHING AND SEEKING
Taking on challenges is fine and that's a way to attain a certain growth. But by searching and seeking out ways to improve yourself spiritually, you're really on a path that will bring the most dramatic results. Growth is not about checking boxes and checking off 'things to do', it's about…
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Consistent Growth
Small steps. If you want to grow and you want to make an impact, take on small projects. Expand your davening. Go to Daf Yomi. Choose small, doable projects that won't dissuade you from continuing, even if they're hard for you to do. Big projects that fail mean it's too easy to give up totally.…
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Conversation Regarding Podcast 82
Rabbi and his producer sit down and discuss the ideas from Podcast 82 in a bit more depth. Rabbi fields some specific questions and delves a bit more into how it's possible to maintain the spirituality you achieve during your High Holy Day davening. A more relaxed format than the usual one…
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Maintaining The High
Rosh Hashannah and Yom Kippur bring us to an amazing spiritual high, that slowly fades as they days and weeks pass. So, how do we maintain that level and build on it? Rabbi says, treat it like a business. A business?!? How are we supposed to do that? This is the place to learn what that means.
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Respecting Will
No one wants their will to be disrespected. But what about a will that's not like others. Nonetheless, Rabbi explores how respecting a person's will is tantamount to respecting yourself, and the only way for you to move forward.
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Tisha B'av
This promises to be one of the most thought-provoking podcasts you're going to hear. Rabbi not only discusses the whys of Tisha B'av but brings down some commentary that I promise you have not heard before. Prepare to be challenged.
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Loving Your Fellow Jew
People have many motivations that drive their actions. But there's more to it than that - there's will. The will to do something is what helps people decide how they want to do things in life. Rabbi explains a little about will in this podcast and begins to determine it's a persons will be have…
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Living Like the Kaddish
Kaddish is more than just a prayer - it's a key to making this world a closer vision of what Hashem wants. Because Kaddish opens the door to ask the question, 'Instead of fighting with those who don't agree with me, what if I could find a way to get them to help bring kiddusha, or holiness into…
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Kiddusha
Kiddusha is more than holiness. Kiddusha is a way to see the world through an incredible new lens, one not available to everyone. An every mitzvah that you perform, bring you a higher and higher level of kiddusha. Finish this podcast and you will not look at your world the same way, ever again.
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Inspired By A Higher Source
Why do we say brochos..? What value do they have? Is it for Hashem that we do this? No, it's for us. In this podcast, we explore why the brochos are there for us, what they mean ad how they are designed to inspire us to a greater, more meaningful connection to Hashem.
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Becoming The Torah
The Torah is a transformative experience. That means just studying the Torah is not enough. The Torah becomes a living parchment when you assume Torah principles and allow them to guide you in life. Learn more about this idea and how it can happen for you.
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Internalizing the Torah
It's time to understand that Shabbos should be the centerpiece of your week, the time you cherish instead of counting the minutes until it's over so you can resume your every day life. Let's talk more about it now.
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The Way of Our Existence
There are two paths to take - the one that makes things easy because we don't take on life to its fullest. And then there's the way of bringing G-d's existence into this world, through the Torah. It's a struggle we face every day, Here are some ways to go bigger, strive better and bring holiness…
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What Is This
Why do we celebrate the exodus on Seder night instead of just waiting for Shavuos? Rabbi Lebovits explains why it is the seder night that celebrates the Jewish people coming into being
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PESACH SEDER THREE - INSERTING YOU INTO THE HAGADDAH
You're searching for meaning again in the story of the Exodus. But maybe your expectations are a bit askew. Instead of seeking NEW information, maybe you need to remind yourself, that while reading the Hagaddah, it's speaking to YOU, as if YOU are the one who is leaving Egypt in a hurry. Explore...
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PESACH SEDER ONE
How do you find fresh meaning each year when it comes time to discuss the story of Passover with family and friends? Here is a way to look at the events of the Exodus which you may not have ever thought of.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
With Rabbi Levi Lebovits, you will explore Torah from different and non conventional angles, opening new questions and new avenues which you may have never approached before. It's not looking at Judaism from the same place anymore. So allow yourself the space to discover the joy of learning and exploring Torah in an exciting and stimulating way, yet never wavering from the fact that you are an essential part of Chal Yisroel,
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Rabbi Levi Lebovits
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With Rabbi Levi Lebovits, you will explore Torah from different and non conventional angles, opening new questions and new avenues which you may have never approached before. It's not looking at Judaism from the same place anymore. So allow yourself the space to discover the joy of learning and...
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