The TORAH Lab
13 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago -Torah Insights with Rabbi Shmuli Kagan brought to you by the Beit Mordechai Campus Kollel
This podcast is brought to you in loving memory of Joshua Yitzchak Swartz יהושע יצחק בן שאול ראובן הלוי May his Neshama have an Aliyah from these words of Torah
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Episodes
The Simcha Lab 13 - finding inner peace contributes to outer peace.
June 11, 2020 15:40 - 33 minutes - 16 MBThis shiur discusses two ideas from two parshiot. Naso and the Birchat Kohanim regarding the blessing of peace. Secondly parshat Behalotcha and how we must learn never to give up
The Simcha Lab 12 - the Simcha of sharing
June 03, 2020 08:28 - 28 minutes - 10.9 MBDoes one experience greater joy when sharing an experience with others? Looking at the Mitzvah of making sure others are also rejoicing on the Festivals and how it teaches us to intensify our own simcha
The Simcha Lab 11 - rejoicing on the Festivals
June 03, 2020 08:23 - 31 minutes - 14.7 MBUnderstanding the Mitzvah of experiencing Simcha on the Chagim, with special insight into Shavuot
The Simcha Lab 10 - Hineini - being mindful and present
May 21, 2020 20:50 - 34 minutes - 16.4 MBLearning from the Omer how to be more mindful
The Simcha Lab 9 - true unity
May 21, 2020 20:47 - 31 minutes - 14.8 MBLearning from the tragedy of the death of Rebi Akiva"s students what true unity is
The Simcha Lab 8 - Gratitude is an attitude
May 21, 2020 20:38 - 32 minutes - 15.2 MBLearning from Yom Haatzmaut and Yom Yerushalayim how to thankful
The Simcha Lab 7 - self distancing and the Metzorah
May 21, 2020 20:35 - 35 minutes - 17 MBLearning from Metzorah's isolation how to use talk to on self as another
The Simcha Lab 6 - the joy of community
April 21, 2020 13:11 - 35 minutes - 16.9 MBThe challenge of the Corona pandemic is that when needing community, we need to distance ourselves from them. What is the power of community and how can we utilise technology to connect for the sake of connecting
The Simcha Lab 5 - the Simcha of Socialising
March 24, 2020 17:15 - 34 minutes - 16.7 MBPeople often think that being alone can bring one calm and happiness but in fact research shows how being sociable is the most influencing force to being happy. We study the Metzorah, the one who is isolated outside of the camp, and others who like the Metzorah are considered as if they are dead and how connecting to others brings a sense of being alive.
The Simcha Lab 4 - everything is for the best
March 09, 2020 03:21 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBNachum Ish Gam Zu would say "Gam Zu Letovah" - this is also for the good. His student Rebi Akiva followed in his ways albeit with slightly different phrase. Their attitude to life is what makes Purim and the month of Adar such joyous times.
The Simcha Lab 3 - our ability to adapt
March 09, 2020 03:11 - 45 minutes - 42.5 MBWe learn from Akeidat Yitzchak (the binding of Isaac) how Avraham passed this test through his ability to adapt to Hashem's request. We use this natural coping mechanism to process experiences of hardship realising we can adapt to the sadness. Similarly, euphoric sensations of happiness will also discipate through the same character trait of adaptability.
The Simcha Lab 2 - Happiness depends on you
February 12, 2020 11:09 - 2 hours - 117 MBDo you really know what will make you happy? What if happiness really depends on you and not on some external criteria or circumstance? How does being happy with our lot make us rich? In this episode we explore the Mishna in Pirkei Avot of who is wealth and wise and analyse how we predict what will make us happy or sad.
The SIMCHA Lab 1: Happiness is hard work
February 04, 2020 20:27 - 44 minutes - 21.1 MBLiving our lives with simcha is an obligation - but that means it's a choice. It isn't easy but it's possible. It's also very rewarding.