Week's Roundup - Gratitude is a moment by moment choice - when it's hardest, that's when it's the greatest opportunity
Highlights from this week's learning and events; An eternal message from the Torah about how G-d Al-mighty wants the Torah message of His Divine Wisdom to reach every single man, woman and child.
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 gratitude. Learn, take hope and take action, and share.
Excited to welcome Michael E. Gerber on the Rabbi Smith Podcast: For 80 Billion Premiere on YouTube on Sunday, June 11, 2023, at 2 pm Eastern. Here is the link. You will be able to live chat. The Podcast will also be available at 3 pm here on Substack, on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. If you missed the trailer, here it is.
Imagine that you were sent on a mission -
not to conquer foreign territory, not to build castles, but your mission is to choose to be grateful at every moment. Well that IS your mission and my mission in this world.
Watch here:
And with that, we can conquer and build anything and everything.
And, it ties in with not being afraid, knowing instead that G-d Al-mighty has been taking care of you, is taking care of you and will always take care of you:
Watch the full length video here.
Shoot your comments and questions below!
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 Yom Tov and Shabbos Candellighting times in your city around the world. Yom Tov and Shabbos Candlelighting time in New York City this week (6/9/23) is 8:06 pm and Shabbos ends at 9:20 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.
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Sunday Learning
👉 2023-06-04: Mitzvos Hashem: Rabbi Steif #63: Beware this terrible mistake with Kabbalah
Wednesday Learning
👉 Zecharia 8:23: Parshas Behaalotecha -Gratitude - the Greatest Spiritual Exercise - Real Time How To
Thursday Learning
👉 Emunah (Faith) in Action - Choose reality - the feeling that G-d Al-mighty is taking care of you
(Emunah (Faith) in Action Playlist)
👉🌟🌟🌟Parshas Behaalotecha - How Grateful are you?
👉Answering your questions about the complexity of conversion
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 lot of great activity on Notes. Check them out on my Substack Profile1 or at the The Rabbi Smith Bulletin.
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…
What’s going on in the Holy Land
Restarting the Rambam Mishnah Torah
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!
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Upcoming Learning:
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👉Yeshiva Shem V'Ever
Shabbos Afternoon (Saturday) 4 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 in Passaic, New Jersey, only.
👉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
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 - Not this coming week due to Shavuous
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:
Use every moment to make a choice to be grateful! Let me know how it goes!
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