Week's Roundup
Highlights from this week's learning and events; An eternal message from the Torah about real leadership.
Did you know that the Torah has an eternal Divine Message that applies to every single human being? Authentic Torah learning grounds us in reality, both what we can observe and what is beyond our observation, grasp and even understanding, and leads to practical positive action. Positive for us and positive for those around us. Torah reveals our Divine Innate Spiritual Compass and brings our Spiritual Backbone to the forefront of life.
If you have adopted some or all of Enlightenment thinking, learning Torah will challenge everything you believe and hold dear.
In each Week’s Roundup, you will find a special topic, links to this week’s learning, the Torah perspective on current events, upcoming learning and action suggestions. This week we embrace real leadership. Learn, take hope and take action, and share.
We are seventeen days into the month of Adar. It’s a month of increasing joy every day and the joy increases every day even though Purim was earlier this week. Dance with your family!
Thank you for all who joined us for the Purim Fabrenghens.
What is real leadership? This answer will surprise you:
Purim 5783 - A REAL LEADER has NO followers!
Modern leadership teaching is based on managing as many people as possible so they stay loyal and compliant.
Torah leadership is about being so far ahead of the pack, that you have no real followers.
Shabbos is coming, a reminder for every human being that they are an intentional creation of G-d Al-mighty right now and a continuing beneficiary of His Love, His Joy and His Abundance! What an incredible moment to increase even more in joy!
Action: Use the link above to check Shabbos Candellighting times in your city around the world. Shabbos Candlelighting time in New York City this week (3/9/23) is 5:35 pm and Shabbos ends at 6:38 pm.
Here is some of the learning we did this week:
These videos are available in the content library at RabbiSmith.org (in parentheses) and also on YouTube by clicking the name of the learning. When you watch on YouTube please like, share and subscribe so the message of hope reaches more and more people. See below at the end of this article a list of upcoming classes both in person and on Zoom.
After Shabbos Learning
👉🎯Tanya Shaar HaYichud v'HaEmunah Ch 7 - SOLUTION to DECREES: KNOW there is nothing but G-d Al-mighty (Yeshiva Shem v'Ever Playlist).
Sunday Learning
👉 2023-03–05 - Mitzvos Hashem - Rabbi Steif #51 - DON'T surrender your children to the priestly cults (Playlist - Mitzvos Hashem of Rabbi Steif for Bnai Noach).
Wednesday Learning
👉 Zecharia 8:23 - Parshas KiSisa - G-d Al-mighty forgives us for looking elsewhere for security (Zecharia 8:23 Playlist).
Thursday Learning
👉 Emunah (Faith) in Action 42 - Beis HaLevi 29 - Trust saves us from jealousy against our fellow man (Emuna (Faith) in Action Playlist)
👉 Gate of Oneness - Definitions of Chassidus #6 - מדריגה - Places Your Soul Resides in Your Body (Gate of Oneness Playlist).
👉🌟🌟🌟 Parshas Ki Sisa - Looking to Outside Sources for Reassurance Brings CHAOS - instead rely on G-d Embrace the uncomfortable and unknown and seek to rely on G-d Al-mighty and all prior distractions will be forgiven. (Torah Lessons Playlist).
On Substack this week:
On Substack, I write about the practical implications of Torah learning, and how to keep our thinking clear, grounded in honesty and common sense. Here’s The Rabbi Smith Bulletin for this week:
A Torah perspective on the world around us…
Ask in the comments below about topics and news you would like the Torah perspective on.
A peek ahead…
Passover (Pesach) is less than a month away. You can watch the Pesach video series on the Pesach Playlist. Topics include:
A thought in concluding for now…
Thank G-d, we live in the most inspiring and incredible times in the history of the world. We have a great and beautiful mission before us. The need in the people is great, time is of the essence and the undertaking is massive, but eminently doable with the help of G-d Al-mighty. Please consider a generous gift to bring this message of hope to thousands more people, by clicking here.
May G-d Al-mighty bless you and Gut Shabbos!
See more actions further down. Torah learning and positive actions are the key to our future.
Upcoming Learning:
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👉Yeshiva Shem V'Ever
Moitzai Shabbos (After Shabbos) (Saturday night) 8 pm Eastern
We will be learning Torah relevant to non-Jews with Jews and non-Jews.
Tanya: Sha'ar Hayichud v'HaEmunah - the Gate of Oneness and Faith
In person with pizza and fries in Passaic, New Jersey, and on ZOOM.
👉Rabbi Steif Mitzvos Hashem
SUNDAY 7 am Eastern (1 pm Germany time)
Rabbi Steif wrote this holy book to avert the Holocaust by making sure that both Jews and non-Jews should know clearly G-d Al-mighty's rules for non-Jews.
👉Zecharia 8:23 - Weekly Torah Portion, Prayer and Talmud
WEDNESDAY 8:00 pm Eastern
Learn the week's Torah Portion (parsha) as it is relevant to every man, Prayer for every man and portions of the Talmud that are relevant to non-Jews
👉Emunah (Faith) in Action
THURSDAY 10 am Eastern - Note New Time
Only with tranquility of the soul can we hear G-d Al-Mighty's voice clearly, know what to do and have the strength to do it effectively
👉Gate of Oneness
Words on the Torah Portion
The Torah Experience - Life Fully Lived
THURSDAY 8:00 pm Eastern
Study the Gate of Oneness (Sha'ar HaYichud) by the Mittler Rebbe which teaches us how to think clearly. Delivered by Rabbi Shimon Chyrek. Rabbi Smith speaks on the weekly Torah portion at the end of the class.
Actions:
Turn off the news. Dance with your loved ones. Dance by yourself. Sing a happy song and let go the thoughts of doubt and despair. They tend to come back testing us repeatedly so feel free to skip a few rounds of the negative thinking.
Gift generously to propel this message to more people. The need is great and time is of the essence. The mission is monumental, but with G-d Al-mighty’s help it eminently possible. Your generous gift shares your G-d given resources with everyone you help reach with this message of hope. May G-d Al-mighty bless you for your generosity.
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