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Clearing the Mud
by Clearing the Mud with Chavie Bruk
Clearing the Mud with Chavie Bruk is a weekly Tanya class about fusing the raw, messy human experience with the age old teachings of the Torah. We are all born imperfect; this is inherent to the human condition. The novelty is how we repair. By normalizing struggle we accelerate the process of healing.
Episodes
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Tanya Igeres Hateshuva Chapter 6a
In this week’s episode of Clearing the Mud, we talk about how the Jewish people are a collective. Our actions don’t only impact our individual bodies and souls but affect the entire Jewish body. When we transgress or bring negative energy into the world it affects the whole Jewish body as a...
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Tanya Igeres Hateshuva Chapter 5e
In this week’s episode of Clearing the Mud, we talk about how God’s all-encompassing energy is what allows us to return and do teshuvah.
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Tanya Igeres Hateshuva Chapter 5d
In this week’s episode of Clearing the Mud, we talk about how Hashem channels two types of energies. One is an energy that we internalize and the other is an all-encompassing energy. The internalized energy is measured according to our actions. The encompassing energy remains steady and is not...
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Tanya Igeres Hateshuva Chapter 5c
In this week’s episode of Clearing the Mud, we talk about how nothing can happen in this world without G-d’s stamp of approval. Nothing can exist without G-d. The purpose of evil is to allow us free choice and as humans, we have free choice. When we transgress, we cause a separation between us…
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Tanya Igeres Hateshuva Chapter 5b
In this week's episode of Clearing the Mud, we explore the idea that G-d can indeed be found everywhere. However, we also know that disconnection can occur through sin. Nonetheless, this disconnection does not mean that G-d has departed, but rather that the person is unready to receive G-d’s...
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Tanya Igeres Hateshuva Chapter 5a
In this week's episode of Clearing the Mud, we discuss how our soul originates from Hashem’s breath. Breath is the deepest part of who we are, so we come from the deepest part of Hashem. Every breath we take is Hashem breathing with us. It is through Hashem’s continuous act of breathing life into...
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Tanya Igeres Hateshuva Chapter 4e
In this episode of Clearing the Mud, we talk about how we have the internal part of our soul and the external manifestation of our soul. The most crucial aspect of our service is to bring the internal to the external. Thus, we aim to translate our thoughts and emotions into action, shaping the…
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Tanya Igeres Hateshuva Chapter 4d
In this episode of Clearing the Mud, we talk about how Hashem created the world with the twenty-two letters of the Aleph-Beis, each symbolizing a distinct energy flow to create something from nothing. This explains why our service of Hashem is inherently individual and unique. Within each of us...
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Tanya Igeres Hateshuva Chapter 4c
In this week's episode of Clearing the Mud, we talk about how the Tetragrammaton consists of four letters and serves as a representation of energy flow within the Divine realm. This flow finds a parallel in the movement of intellect and emotions within one's soul. The interconnectedness of these...
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Tanya Igeres Hateshuva Chapter 4b
In this week’s episode of Clearing the Mud, we talk about how our souls are a literal piece of the innermost part of Hashem that’s reflected in the name Havayah. We must know where our souls come from so we know where they return to.
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Tanya Igeres Hateshuva Chapter 4a
In this week’s episode of Clearing the Mud we talk about how Teshuva is effective in every case, even for sins that the Zohar states teshuva cannot rectify. For we know that teshuva is one of G-d’s commandments and G-d does not ask of us the impossible.
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Tanya Igeres Hateshuva Chapter 3b
In this week's episode of Clearing the Mud, we are finally wrapping up the subject of fasting, yay!! Nowadays, we don't use fasting as a means to establish a stronger connection to Hashem. Instead, a common substitute is tzedakah, charity. Just as we wouldn't restrict how much we spend on our...
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Tanya Igeres Hateshuva Chapter 3a
In this week's episode of Clearing the Mud, we talk about how taking upon oneself additional fasts beyond those already on the calendar is not recommended because the generations have weakened. Instead of fasting, one should redirect that resolution toward serving Hashem with an added measure of...
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Tanya Igeres Hateshuva Chapter 2b
In this episode of Clearing the Mud we talk about how fasting is a way of showing Hashem that we don't just want His forgiveness after we sin, but that we love and respect Him deeply and want to be in His good graces. You can forgive someone and still not want to hang out with them. We want a...
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Tanya Igeres Hateshuva Chapter 2a
In this episode of Clearing the Mud we talk about how when we repent for our transgressions and receive atonement, we are granted a clean slate and are no longer held accountable for that deed. In the World to Come, it won’t even be mentioned. However, atonement alone does not fully restore our...
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Tanya Igeres Hateshuva Chapter 1g
In this episode of Clearing the Mud we talk about how although verbally confessing our wrongdoings and seeking forgiveness can aid us in achieving atonement, it is not the core aspect of the Teshuva process. The fundamental mitzvah of Teshuva is oriented towards the future and entails accepting...
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Tanya Igeres Hateshuva Chapter 1f
In this episode of Clearing the Mud we talk about how Teshuva should be inspired by love, the desire to be closer to God. When one repents out of love rather than social pressure or fear of punishment, then one is essentially expressing their love for Hashem. This expression of love elicits a...
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Tanya Igeres Hateshuva Chapter 1e
In this episode of Clearing the Mud we talk about how the mitzvah of Teshuva is to focus on the future. Even though Teshuva is a process of return and repentance, the essence of it is simply to stop the negative behavior and resolve to do something different in the future. Remorse, confession…
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Tanya Igeres Hateshuva Chapter 1d
In this episode of Clearing the Mud we talk about how we relate to challenges/suffering. It is probably the most complex issue we face and the hardest to accept. We do not seek out suffering, yet when it comes, and come it will, we work to accept it with love and by seeing it as part of our…
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Tanya Igeres Hateshuva Chapter 1c
In this episode of Clearing the Mud we talk about how humans can affect so much change. Think about it. When we fulfill a positive command we bring divine light and positive energy to the world and the worlds above. When we transgress, negative energy comes into the world.
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Tanya Igeres Hateshuva Chapter 1b
In this episode of Clearing the Mud we talk about how a mitzvah is an act of intimacy with G-D, resembling the intimacy of a marriage.
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Tanya Igeres Hateshuva Chapter 1a
In this episode of Clearing the Mud we talk about how positive commandments benefit the universe by stimulating the embodiment of energies in the upper worlds, resulting in a more tangible flow to us.
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Intro to Igeres Hateshuva
In this episode of Clearing the Mud we talk about how self reflection is the key to Teshuva; repairing the relationship with oneself, with God, and with others.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Clearing the Mud with Chavie Bruk is a weekly Tanya class about fusing the raw, messy human experience with the age old teachings of the Torah. We are all born imperfect; this is inherent to the human condition. The novelty is how we repair. By normalizing struggle we accelerate the process of healing.
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Clearing the Mud with Chavie Bruk is a weekly Tanya class about fusing the raw, messy human experience with the age old teachings of the Torah. We are all born imperfect; this is inherent to the human condition. The novelty is how we repair. By normalizing struggle we accelerate the process of...
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