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Z Talks

by Rabbi Zalmen Mindell

Reb Zalmen takes situations from everyday life and explains how Torah can help guide you through.

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Episodes

  1. Why Self Respect Matters

    Recorded live 2017

  2. Chanukah and the 4 Exiles

    Chanukah and the 4 Exiles

  3. Curb Your Narcissism and Insecurity

  4. Why the 10 Commandments are Important

    Why the 10 Commandments are Important

  5. The Mitzvah of "Telling Over" the Leaving of Egypt

    Audio taken from 4:30pm Zoom Class

  6. What's So Special About Leaving Egypt?

    Recorded 3-22-17 NYC

  7. Purim and the Art of Simplicity Main Class

    Purim and the Art of Simplicity Main Class - Recorded 3-7-17 NYC

  8. The Connection Between Growth and Talmud

  9. What is Shavuos?

    What is Shavuos?

  10. National State of Mourning

    Lag B Omer 5779

  11. Passover 5778

    Recorded live 3-26-18 Staten Island, NY

  12. Purim 5779

  13. Curb Your Fear

  14. Bitachon Vs. Fear

  15. Judaism Has Nothing to do With Victimhood Culture

  16. What Does the Name Chanukah Actually Mean?

  17. Chanukah 5779 (2018) Class 2

  18. Chanukah 5779 (2018) Class 1

  19. Erev Yom Kippur 5779

  20. What is Rosh Chodesh?

    Recorded Live in Los Angeles California, 2018

  21. Happiness is Song

  22. Purim 5778

    Recorded live 2-26-18

  23. Simcha of a Mitzvah

    The Talmud says "The Divine Presence only dwells in a person who's in the state of happiness (Simcha) of a Mitzvah". I spoke at Waterbury Yeshiva last week. Before I spoke, they sang a song they wrote, incredibly moving. Worth listening to, my talk starts about 4 minutes in.

  24. Mistakes are Ideal

    Understanding Curb's Bill Buckner episode

  25. It's All Good

  26. Curb Talk - Victimization and Jewish Identity

  27. Curb Talk: Palestinian Chicken and Jewish Identity

  28. You're Dating Wrong (Video Clips)

    Recorded 7-12-17 NYC

  29. Oz - True Happiness

    Recorded 4-19-17 NYC

  30. What's the Point of Matzoh?

    What's the Point of Matzoh? Recorded 4-4-17 NYC

  31. What's the Point of the Seder?

    What's the Point of the Seder? Recorded 3-26-17 NYC

  32. Purim and the Art of Simplicity Introduction

    Purim and the Art of Simplicity - Recorded 3-7-17 NYC

  33. Priorities

    Priorities Recorded 1-11-17 NYC

  34. The Opposite of Fear is Trust (Fear and Power class 1)

    The Opposite of Fear is Trust (Fear and Power class 1) Recorded 1-10-17 NYC

  35. How To Start A Resolution

    Reb Z gives insight on how to start a resolution. Recorced 1-11-16 NYC

  36. The Real Story Of Dreidel

    The Real Story Of Dreidel - Recorded 12/21/16 NYC To support this podcast you can make your tax deductible donation here, Thanks! https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=8BVTX6PQUPKVQ

  37. Respect - Its Not About The Bow

    Respect - Its Not About The Bow

  38. Rich Is Happy

    Rich Is Happy: Recorded 12-7-16 NYC

  39. Strength is Converted Anger

    Strength is Converted Anger Recorded 11-15-16 NYC

  40. Don't Fear Mistakes - The Real Meaning of Tshuva

    Reb Z talks about the real meaning of Tshuva. Recorded in NYC 10-5-16

  41. Rosh Hashana is Shofar

    Rosh Hashana is Shofar Recorded 9/27/16 at JEC

  42. Closer part 3 - Come Closer

    Here is a mash-up of parts 1 and 2 to show how its all connected. Special thanks to Michael Lacher for assembling this mash-up.

  43. Closer part 2 - The Land Of Israel

    R' Z has counterintelligence expert Steve Gar talk about the land of Israel.

  44. Lag B'omer Part 2

    Part 2 of the Lag B'omer discussion

  45. Closer Part 1 - What is Jerusalem?

    Closer series part 1 of 3: What is Jerusalem? R' Zalmen Mindell speaks during a trip to Israel.

  46. Lag B'omer Part 1 - Respect For Life

    Lag B'omer series part 1 - Respect For Life

  47. Hagadah 5776

    Reb Z discusses Hagadah 5776

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Reb Zalmen takes situations from everyday life and explains how Torah can help guide you through.

HOSTED BY

Rabbi Zalmen Mindell

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Reb Zalmen takes situations from everyday life and explains how Torah can help guide you through.

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