Most Recent Posts
Sparks – by Rabbi David Aaron
Beating Jealousy Jealousy, that dragon which slays love under the pretence of keeping it alive. –Havelock Ellis In this week’s Torah portion Korach, a member of Moses’ tribe the Levites and other communal leaders challenge Moses’s leadership and the appointment of priesthood to Moses’ brother Aaron. Motivated by …Read More »
Small Tastings of Torah, Judaism and Spirituality from Rav Binny Freedman – Korach
Sometimes, the most powerful experiences are the ones you least expect. Such was the case on a recent trip to Poland. Tucked in between our visits to the Lodz Ghetto in the morning and the Warsaw Ghetto in the afternoon, we made a brief stop in a town …Read More »Sparks – by Rabbi David Aaron
From His-tory to Her-story Is G-d male or female? One day my son Ananiel and my two daughters, Leyadya and Ne’ema, burst into my study. They had obviously been fighting over something and were very upset. I could see that I was chosen to be the lucky arbitrator …Read More »Small Tastings of Torah, Judaism and Spirituality from Rav Binny Freedman – Sh’lach
Perhaps one of the most important aspects of training to be a Rabbi and a teacher is to have spent time in the presence of great Torah scholars; it allows you to appreciate how little you really know. Having had the privilege of pursuing rabbinical studies in a …Read More »
Explore Our Media Library
Browse through our extensive collection of recorded classes from Rabbi David Aaron and Rabbi Binny Freedman recorded over the past several years at Isralight. Find the classes that ignite your soul – whether on Chumash, Mishneh Torah, Chassidut, Machshava, or more. Check out some of our favorites in the menu to the left.
Jewish Philosophy & Mysticism with Rabbi David Aaron
This is Rabbi Aaron’s classic foundation series that has formed the backbone of the Isralight curriculum to this day. These classes are the gateways into Torah, into life, into the self, into relationships, and into relationship with Hashem.
Click to listen to the first class in this series:
The Journey of the Soul
According to the Kabbalah, G-d’s absolute perfection has the possibility for two types of simultaneous perfection – static and dynamic. The subject of this class is the dynamic perfection. How are imperfect humans like us necessary vehicles for the expression of Divine perfection?
Click here to see the rest of this series, or click here to see more classes with Rabbi David Aaron.
Hilchot Deot with Rabbi Binny Freedman
Join Rabbi Binny Freedman as he takes us through a series of classes exploring the Rambam’s approach to personal development outlined in Hilchot Deot. Hilchot Deot, part of the Rambam’s magnum opus on Jewish law, Mishneh Torah, details the Rambam’s approach toward balancing different character traits, relating to others, and leading healthy lives.
Click to listen to the first class in this series.
Click here to see the rest of this series, or click here to see more classes with Rabbi Binny Freedman.
Prayer with Rabbi David Aaron
Here, Rabbi David Aaron speaks about a variety of prayer topics, including introductory classes as well as more specific classes tailored to various prayer opportunities and experiences throughout your Jewish week.
Click to listen to the first class in this series:
The Exercise of Will
Rabbi Aaron presents a new, yet ancient way of seeing Jewish prayer as an exercise of will. The word ‘prayer,’ as translated from Hebrew to English, is incorrect, and does not reveal to the Jew how to approach the incredible opportunity we have to ‘fill our heart to think the thoughts and to dream the ultimate dreams.
Click here to see the rest of this series, or click here to see more classes with Rabbi David Aaron.
Burning Questions with Rabbi Binny Freedman
In these classes, Rav Binny addresses the most difficult and burning questions of our day, and gives us the depth and breadth of the Torah perspectives on the issues. Try a class or two from this collection:
Removing the Rote from Ritual
Rituals can easily become lifeless if no relationship is developed between the do-er and the ritual. Rav Binny takes us on a meaning-building journey through a seemingly ‘ridiculous’ mitzvah and gives us a goal to strive for: to work hard on building real relationships with the mitzvot.
Immortality and the Soul: Life After Death
How do the questions about life after death help to change our lives? Do we believe in an afterlife? What is the soul and what does our soul really need? Rav Binny explores these questions through the lives and deaths of some of the most well-known Biblical personalities
Click here to see other classes in this collection, or click here to see more classes with Rabbi Binny Freedman.