Torah On My Mind with Rabbi Yosef Marcus

How the Rebbe Returned Rambam to the People - Welcome to a 3 year journey

The new cycle of traversing the entire breadth of Torah law began today Sunday, April 23, 2023. Get on the train and take a journey through the body of divine wisdom. 20 minutes a day (if you listen on hi speed) will give you the entire corpus of Jewish law in under three years. Welcome on board!

Chanukah Laws part III

Laws and Customs of Chanukah part II

Chanukah Laws and Customs part I

Vayeitzei 2: Jacob Meets Rachel

Hechaltzu, part I

Why Was it an Angel that Stopped Abraham, not G-d Himself?

The Akedah is uncomfortable subject. Trigger warnings abound. Yet it is a foundational story of our people. Here's part II of our series reading the text.  Genesis chapter 22, verses 6-12.

What’s it like to be a soul of Atzilut?

Tonight we got rather kabbalistic. What is the world of Atzilut? What's it like to be a soul of Atzilut? Who in history were the souls of Atzilut? What is the function of Malchut in Atzilut? Why is Shechinah, the Divine presence, also called G-d's word, mother and queen?
From Epistle 25 of Igeret Hakodesh by the Alter Rebbe, founder of Chabad.

Anger=Idolatry. Why?

From Epistle 25 of Igeret Hakodesh by the Alter Rebbe, founder of Chabad, part I.

The Tower of Babel -- Lessons in Patience, Gratitude, and Unity

The builders of the Tower wanted to wage war directly with G-d. Yet G-d treats them with kids gloves, especially in comparison to the generation of the flood. Why?

Turns out G-d is more concerned with how we treat each other than how we treat Him (!).

In this portion we also learn from G-d how to be patient judgment, even when you hear that someone's building a tower to fight G-d. 

Text: Genesis chapter 11, verses 1-9