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How do we access joy when the world feels heavy?How do we lean into joy amidst collective anguish, grief, and global uncertainty?As we enter the holiday of Sukkos, the time of our joy, we are asked to celebrate. But what does it look like to celebrate honestly, without ignoring the ache of our times?In this episode, we explore how Sukkos offers a model of Jewish joy that honors the emotional complexity of life. A joy that is not about denying our pain, but about making a courageous spiritual choice: to recognize the divine presence and be moved by it, to root more deeply into our communal spaces and our responsibility for one another, and to bring our sorrow to the dance floor, trusting in its ultimate healing.Sources:Chapter 33, Tanya by the Alter Rebbe "I Praised Happiness" by Rabbi Shagar "Catharsis" by Rabbi Joseph B. SoloveitchikLikutei Moharan, Part II 23:1:2Rabbi Isaac Luria, Pri Etz Hayim, Sukkot* * * * * * *To inquire about sponsorship & advertising opportunities, please email us at info@humanandholy.comTo support our work, visit humanandholy.com/sponsor.Find us on Instagram @humanandholy & subscribe to our channel to stay up to date on all our upcoming conversations ✨Human & Holy podcast is available on all podcast streaming platforms. New episodes every Sunday & Wednesday on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts.

1)       Does a door that is shorter than 10 Tefochim have bearing re. Heker Tzir?[1]2)      A Jewish man was married to a non-Jewish woman, and they had a daughter together. The man now wishes to provide food for his [biological] daughter. May he buy treif food? [2]3)      We have no local Shochet. What's preferred for Kaporos: fish or money?[3]4)      I was appointed to blow Tekios Meumad, but I daven slower than the congregation. Is it okay for me to blow the Shofar although I haven't reached the end of מלכיות etc.?[4]5)      The sequence in Shacharis is חמול, באין מליץ יושר, עוד יזכר לנו; in Musaf it is חמול, עוד יזכר לנו, באין מליץ יושר. Why the change?[5]6)      Regarding the primary mitzvah of Viduy for Yom Kipur, the Alter Rebbe[6] brings two opinions: a) On the eveof Yom Kipur; b) Just before the onset of Yom Kipur. There are, however, several additional minor changes between the first and second opinions. To be discussed: 7)      Feedback on keeping track of Shabbos & Yom Tov pledges using slips of paper: a) Boirer? b) Aren't we forbidden to prepare on Shabbos for weekday?[7]8)      For Erev Yom Kippur: A man who lights candles should say שהחיינו  when lighting or with the [male] congregation, right after Kol Nidrei?[8][1]  בס' שערי המזוזה (פי"א ס"מ) מביא שאינהנחשבת כדלת לחייב במזוזה למאן דמצריך דלת. ונ"ל דה"ה לנדו"ד. [2] הרמ"א (יו"ד קיז:א) אוסרלקנות מאכל איסור בכדי להאכיל לפועליו שהם נכרים. אבל הש"ך מתיר הדבר. וה"הבנדו"ד.[3] נטעי גבריאל – יוה"כפ"י סי"ז.[4] בשוע"רסי' תקצב ס"י מצדיק התקיעה לש"ץ תוך כדי תפלתו "לפי שהתקיעה אינההפסק כלל בתפלה כיון שצריך לתקוע על סדר התפלה, א"כ הוא צורך התפלה".מקורו במג"א סי' תקפה סק"י. משמע שכאשר אין התקיעה נדרשת לו עתה, הויהפסק.באם איןאחר שיתקע יש להקל – כדין ש"ץ שהוא כהן, במקום שאין כהן אחר (ראה הדעות בזהבשוע"ר סי' קכח סל"ג).[5] [6] ריש סימן תרז. [7] נזר ישראל - ליקוטי רימ"א סי' יד הע' ט.[8] גברים רגילים לעשות מלאכה אחר זמן ההדלקה. אםיברך 'שהחיינו' שוב ייאסר עליו לעשות שום מלאכה.​ 

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Why does Rosh Hashana offer us new opportunities and possibilities? Erev Rosh Hashana • Why is it customary to visit the gravesite of the righteous before Rosh Hashana? • Please describe how to write a letter to the Rebbe at the Ohel. Or do you write to G-d in merit of the Rebbe? • What is the connection to the Tzemach Tzedek's birthday on Erev Rosh Hashana? Chassidus Applied to Rosh Hashana • What is the personal significance of this day? • What is the connection between Rosh Hashana being the birthday of the human race and it being the Day of Judgment? • What does Judgment mean? • What does it mean to be written in the Book of Life? • Why don't we always see the fulfillment of our prayers? • How can we create the proper containers for G-d's blessings? • Are we allowed to ask for physical success and wealth? • Is there one prayer to focus on? • Why do we read on Rosh Hashana the story of Chana praying for a child? • What do we learn from Chana about how to pray? • Why is praying for our needs not a lack of faith in G-d's plans for us? • How do we balance both extremes of focusing on coronating G-d as King and our own needs? • How can we mere mortals crown G-d as our King when G-d is completely beyond us and our comprehension? • Is there truth to the story with the Rebbetzin asking that blessings for the new year should be directed to Klal Yisroel instead of to her personally? • What is the meaning of the Alter Rebbe saying that he davened on Rosh Hashana with his “shtender”? • Why is parnasa for the year determined during the reading of the "Mizmor L'David" recited on Rosh Hashana evening? • Can I dip my apple in sugar? Rosh Hashana 5786 • What is the significance of Rosh Hashana falling on Tuesday? • What acronym can be suggested for the year Tov Shin Peh Vav? Shofar • Is there a connection between the commandment to make and sound trumpets to the shofar that we blow today on Rosh Hashana? • What is the difference between a regular shofar and "the great shofar"? • Why does the sounder of the shofar look at the community after blowing the shofar? • Was it important to look at the Rebbe when he sounded the shofar? • What is the connection of Rosh Hashana with the Baal Shem Tov hearing that Moshiach will come when his wellsprings are spread outward?What can we do to ensure that Hashem will have mercy on the remaining hostages and have them all safely freed?What is the connection of Rosh Hashana with the Baal Shem Tov hearing that Moshiach will come when his wellsprings are spread outward?

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“In the place where penitents stand, even the completely righteous cannot stand.” Berakhot 34B Last week we encountered this Talmudic teaching which privileges the struggle, the growth, the journey, the learning, of the person who realized they were not living their best life, and they embarked upon teshuvah to live a better life. This week we are going to double click on this teaching that prizes struggle and growth in two ways. One, what are the ideas behind it? We will see the perspectives of an arch rationalist (Maimonides), the Hasidic master Rebbi Nachman of Bratslov, and the founder of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, the Alter Rebbe, who authored a work called The Tanya. Each has a different interpretation as to why struggle and growth are prized. Two, what does artwork that celebrates this kind of struggle and growth look like? We will examine works of Yoko Ono, Wish Tree, Frida Kahlo, The Two Fridas, and Yayoi Kusama, Infinity Mirrors. What do each of these works of art say about the journey of the soul that is teshuvah? May Shabbat Shuvah, and the teshuvah we each do in this season, bring us ever closer to the person we hope to become.

Author of best selling 'Practical Kabbalah' (Random House) available on Amazon.Rabbi's Wolf's work has been lauded by spiritual leaders including Rabbi Lord Sir Jonathan Sacks OBM, the Dalai Lama, and Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu OBM, the Chief Rabbi of Israel from whom Rabbi Wolf received his Rabbinical ordination.

Extends blessings for a sweet new year, acknowledges received writings, and clarifies that the Alter Rebbe's dispute was not with R. Shlomo of Karlin, who died earlier, but possibly the Kozhnitzer Maggid. Notes omissions in Archei Kabbalah and the author's unusual editorial choices, while valuing the work for promoting study of inner Torah. https://www.torahrecordings.com/rebbe/igroskodesh/015/013/5772

In this episode, we are introduced to Reb Schneur Zalman, the Alter Rebbe.We find out about his birth, and the fascinating directives that the Baal Shem Tov gave to his parents about him.

התוכן [מסרו לכ"ק אד"ש שטענדער מ"בית ספר למלאכה – כפר חב"ד"] פעם שאל אדה"ז את בנו אדה"א "במה התפללת בר"ה העבר", וענה ש"התבונן במאמר וכל קומה לפניך תשתחוה, בהביטול של הקומה דא"ק". והביאור: "א"ק" הוא ר"ת "אדם קדמון" שקאי על כל סדר השתלשלות, ומכיון שבר"ה מתחדשת הבריאה דכל סדהשת"ל, ולכן התבונן איך שכל סדהשת"ל מתבטלת בתכלית – "לך תשתחוה". וזה פועל שה' מקבל את בקשת בנ"י בר"ה "מלוך על העולם כולו". אח"כ שאל אדה"א את אדה"ז "במה התפללת", וענה "מיט דעם שטענדער". והביאור: למרות שה"שטענדער" אינו אלא "דומם", ה"ה מסייע לאדם בעבודת התפילה (וכד'), ההתחברות של המתפלל עם ה', ע"י שמניח עליו את הסידור וכד', וכן ברוחניות – הביטול שע"י ההתבוננות בזה ש"אין עוד מלבדו" גם ב"שטענדער" הוא יותר מע"י ההתבוננות של "בעל ציור" בהשכל ש"וכל קומה לפניך תשתחוה"! ההוראה: גם לאחרי העבודה של חודש אלול, אי"ז מגיע לנקודה העיקרית – הקב"ע של ר"ה שהיא ביטול והנחת עצמותו לגמרי שלא לפ"ע השכל ומדות, אלא ע"ד ה"שטענדער"!ג' חלקים משיחת אור לכ"ט אלול ה'תשכ"ב, ער"ה ה'תשכ"ג ל"הנחה פרטית" או התרגום ללה"ק של השיחה: https://thedailysicha.com/?date=21-09-2025 Synopsis [At the farbrengen, the Rebbe was presented with a shtender produced at the vocational school in Kfar Chabad.] The Alter Rebbe once asked his son, the Mitteler Rebbe, “With what did you daven last Rosh Hashanah?” The Mitteler Rebbe replied that he had meditated on the words, “And every being of stature shall prostrate itself before You” – the bitul of the komah of Adam Kadmon, which refers to the entire Seder Hishtalshelus; since on Rosh Hashanah the creation of the entire Seder Hishtalshelus is renewed, he meditated on how the entire Seder Hishtalshelus is completely nullified, it “shall prostrate itself before You,” which causes Hashem to accept the request of the Jewish people on Rosh Hashanah to “Reign over the entire world.” The Mitteler Rebbe then asked the Alter Rebbe, “With what did you daven?” and he replied, “With the shtender (lectern).” The explanation is as follows: Although the shtender is only an inanimate object, it assists a person in his service of tefillah, connecting the person to Hashem by holding the siddur etc. Similarly, in the spiritual sense, the bitul attained by meditating on the idea that “There is nothing besides Him” even in a shtender is greater than the bitul attained by a person's intellectual meditation on the idea that “every being of stature shall prostrate itself before You.” The lesson is that even after the service of the month of Elul, one has not yet reached the essential point – the kabbolas ol of Rosh Hashanah, which is absolute bitul and setting oneself aside, not in accordance with the intellect and emotions, but like the shtender.3 excerpts from sichah of Thursday night, 29 Elul 5722, Erev Rosh Hashanah 5723 For a transcript in English of the Sicha: https://thedailysicha.com/?date=21-09-2025 לזכות דבורה לאה בת מושקא שתחי' ליום ההולדת שלה כ"ח אלול - לשנת ברכה והצלחה, ואריכות ימים ושנים טובות*לע"נ הרב משה יצחק בן הרב לוי ע"ה פארסט – שלוחו של הרבי למדינת הולנד – ליום היארצייט שלו כ"ח אלול. תנצב"ה.

Author of best selling 'Practical Kabbalah' (Random House) available on Amazon.Rabbi's Wolf's work has been lauded by spiritual leaders including Rabbi Lord Sir Jonathan Sacks OBM, the Dalai Lama, and Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu OBM, the Chief Rabbi of Israel from whom Rabbi Wolf received his Rabbinical ordination.

Mountains of Infinite Love: I Can Be Religious My Entire Life But Never Experience TeshuvahThis text-based class is the fifth and last in a series on Likkutei Torah Maamar "Atem Nitzavim," a discourse said by the Alter Rebbe on Shabbos Parshas Nitzavim, 28 Elul, 5662/1802, and was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Thursday, 18 Elul, 5785, September 11, 2025, Parshas Ki Savo, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. This class was presented on Friday, 26 Elul, 5785, September 19, 2025, Parshas Nitzavim, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9770

The Final Chapter of Tehilim: When I Ask What's the Benefit of Connection, It's Because I'm Not Experiencing ConnectionThis text-based class is the fourth in a series on Likkutei Torah Maamar "Atem Nitzavim," a discourse said by the Alter Rebbe on Shabbos Parshas Nitzavim, 28 Elul, 5662/1802, and was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Thursday, 18 Elul, 5785, September 11, 2025, Parshas Ki Savo, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. This class was presented on Thursday, 25 Elul, 5785, September 18, 2025, Parshas Nitzavim, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9768

In My Outer Heart, I Want Stay in Flow; In My Inner Heart, It Can't Get More Perfect This text-based class is the third in a series on Likkutei Torah Maamar "Atem Nitzavim," a discourse said by the Alter Rebbe on Shabbos Parshas Nitzavim, 28 Elul, 5662/1802, and was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Thursday, 18 Elul, 5785, September 11, 2025, Parshas Ki Savo, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. This class was presented on Monday, 22 Elul, 5785, September 15, 2025, Parshas Nitzavim, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9766

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התוכן ענינו המיוחד של יום ג' דסליחות הי' בגדר "סוד". ביום זה הי' אדה"ז אומר מאמר דא"ח, אבל רק בפני ממלאי מקומו כ"ק אדהאמ"צ והצ"צ. וכך נהגו שאר הרביים. והודיעו שלא יגלו זאת. וצ"ל היתכן שכ"ק מו"ח אדמו"ר גילה ענין זה לכולם?! ויובן עפ"י מה שמצינו דוגמתו בכל עניני התורה, שדוקא בדורות האחרונים נתחדשו ענינים בתורה שלא היו בדורות הקודמים, דורות נעלים יותר! המשל שנותנים ע"ז הוא מ"ננס ע"ג ענק" שרואה רחוק יותר מה"ענק". אבל צריך להבין היתכן שנשמות נמוכות יותר יראו "רחוק יותר" בעניני התורה?! והביאור: דוקא בגלל שהיא נשמה נמוכה, הנה כדי שגם היא תוכל למלא תפקידה בעולם וכו', צריכה היא לידיעות ו"אמצעי לחימה" יותר! ועד"ז מצד גודל היוקר הענין של ג' דסליחות לא גילו זה ע"ע. ודוקא מצד התגברות החושך בדורות האחרונות גילו ענין זה כדי שיהי' במה להתגבר על החושך. ומכיון שכ"ק מו"ח גילה ענין זה, שזה קשור עם אמירת דא"ח וכו', מוכח שעל כאו"א לנצל ענין זה כדי למלא שליחותו בעולם ע"י פנימיות התורה וכו'.ב' חלקים משיחת יום ב', כ"ה אלול, ליל ג' דסליחות, ה'תשל"ה ל"הנחה פרטית" או התרגום ללה"ק של השיחה: https://thedailysicha.com/?date=15-09-2025 Synopsis My father-in-law revealed that the third day of Selichos is a special day, on which the Alter Rebbe would deliver a maamar, but only in the presence of those who would become his successors, the Mitteler Rebbe and the Tzemach Tzedek. The subsequent Rebbeim did the same, and they instructed that it be kept a secret. How then could my father-in-law reveal it to everyone? This can be understood based on the answer to a similar question: we find that regarding Torah study in general, there are greater innovations in Torah in later generations, even though the souls of previous generations were greater. It is explained that this is like a dwarf situated upon on a giant's shoulders, where the dwarf, while smaller than the giant, sees farther than the giant. But the question remains – why did Hashem make it that the lower souls would be able to see further in Torah than the greater souls? The answer is that specifically because it is a lower soul, it needs greater knowledge and better “ammunition” to fulfill its mission of transforming and lighting up the world. Similarly, because the third day of Selichos is so previous, its quality was not revealed in earlier times, but it was revealed specifically in later generations to equip us so that we can overcome the intensified darkness of these times. And since my father-in-law the Rebbe revealed this to us, and it has to do with delivering a maamar etc. – it is clear that everyone must use this information and the special quality of the day to fulfill his mission in the world through the inner dimension of the Torah etc.2 excerpts from sichah of Monday, 25 Elul, 5735. For a transcript in English of the Sicha: https://thedailysicha.com/?date=15-09-2025 לזכות מרת חנה בת שרה תחי' ליום ההולדת שלה כ"ב אלול - לשנת ברכה והצלחה, ואריכות ימים ושנים טובותנדבת בעלה ר' דוד שי' יוניק

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How Love Evolves: Your Deepest Love Flows Exquisitely from Your Connection with Self This text-based class is the second in a series on Likkutei Torah Maamar "Atem Nitzavim," a discourse said by the Alter Rebbe on Shabbos Parshas Nitzavim, 28 Elul, 5662/1802, and was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Thursday, 18 Elul, 5785, September 11, 2025, Parshas Ki Savo, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. This class on the second chapter of the discourse discusses covenantal love vs. transactional love, and why people make a "covenant of love," inviting the connection to graduate to a space that is supra-rational. He discusses the love of David and Yonoson, and the love that Moshe engendered after the sin of the golden calf. We discuss the meaning of love that flows from your truest essence and becomes the most exquisite extension of your self-love. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9765

*Chai Elul: Yom HaHoledes of The Baal Shem Tov and The Alter Rebbe.   This audio file includes facts and stories about Chai Elul. This file is comprised of 4 short voice files which were originally posted in our Zichronos of the Rebbe whatsapp Group. Listening time is about 26 min. Due to its length you may need to download it to a computer.  *Gut Yom Tov!* 

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Season Six is live! In today's episode, I share my vision for this new season of the podcast, some Torah about the birthday of the Baal Shem Tov and Alter Rebbe, and the ways our diversity is a reflection of the inherent oneness woven through G-d, Torah, and the Jewish people.Source: a talk on Chai Elul given by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, recorded in Likutei Sichos, Vol. 24* * * * * * *If you believe in Human & Holy's work, consider partnering with us! To inquire about sponsorship & advertising opportunities, please email us at info@humanandholy.com. To support our work, visit humanandholy.com/sponsor.Find us on Instagram @humanandholy & subscribe to our channel to stay up to date on all our upcoming conversations ✨Human & Holy podcast is available on all podcast streaming platforms. New episodes every Sunday & Wednesday on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts.

The Pyramids vs. the Menorah: How Do I Know When to Trust a Leader?This is the first of a series of text-based classes on Likkutei Torah, Maamar "Atem Nitzavim," a discourse said by the Alter Rebbe on Shabbos Parshas Nitzavim, 28 Elul, 5662/1802, and was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Wednesday, 17 Elul, 5785, September 10, 2025, Parshas Ki Savo, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. This class explores the true meaning of unity, how on Rosh Hashanah all the sparks of all the souls return to their singular source. We explore how in holiness there is never an absolute hierarchy, only a functional one, because holiness recognizes the singular source of all and the interconnectedness of everyone and everything. The class also discusses the true meaning of leadership, how the true leader sees himself or herself merely as a channel, never hijacking the energy for themselves and their ego.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9762

Have you ever considered that while Hashem makes Himself extraordinarily accessible during Elul, we still need to make the effort to meet Him? This profound question sits at the heart of our exploration of the Alter Rebbe's famous "King is in the Field" teaching.The concept, originated by Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi (founder of Chabad Hasidism), presents a beautiful metaphor for understanding divine accessibility during the month of Elul. Just as a king might leave his palace and venture into the fields where his subjects can approach him directly without formal protocols, Hashem becomes more approachable during this special time. But the challenging question remains: if the King is in the field, are you?We delve into where exactly this "field" might be found, drawing on the Talmudic teaching that Hashem is found within the "four cubits of halacha" – approximately 80 inches according to Rav Moshe Feinstein's calculation. This suggests that our meeting place with Hashem exists within the framework of Torah study, prayer, and Jewish practice. The quiet moments of nighttime learning create particularly fertile ground for authentic spiritual connection.The Alter Rebbe, a Torah genius who authored a Shulchan Aruch before turning 25, understood how to make profound spiritual concepts accessible. His teaching challenges us to wake from spiritual slumber this Elul through honest Torah study that illuminates our hearts and reconnects us to our divine source. Will you accept the challenge to step into the field where the King awaits?Support the showJoin The Motivation Congregation WhatsApp community for daily motivational Torah content!---------------- SUBSCRIBE to The Weekly Parsha for an insightful weekly talk on the week's Parsha. Listen on Spotify or 24six! Access all Torah talks and listen to featured episodes on our website, themotivationcongregation.org ----------------Questions or Comments? Please email me @ michaelbrooke97@gmail.com

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: What should be our focus as we begin the third week of Elul?  What is unique about the month of Elul? Why is the entire month of Elul not a holiday due to the revelation of the Divine compassion during this month? Why does Elul include V'Dodi Li (from above), which seems to be primarily during the holidays in Tishrei? Why am I not seeing the blessings that I asked for from the “king in the field”? What else can I do to help reveal these blessings?Did the Rebbe say that the parable of the “king in the field” teaches us that influential people need to go into the fields to greet regular people and make sure they have everything they need physically and spiritually? Is there a correlation between the king leaving his palace and going into the field to the concept of dira b'tachtonim, the king leaving the higher worlds and dwelling in the lower worlds? If we are meeting the “king in the field” why do we wait an entire month to coronate Him? Is there a connection between Elul and education? How can an emotionally unhealthy person prepare for the New Year?What can be done about the dissonance between being extremely religious in certain areas and despicable in human relationships? What is the significance of this day? How did Chassidus come to address the abovementioned dissonance? How does Chai Elul infuse more life into Elul to help us get ready for the new year? Do we know of other “new” souls besides the Alter Rebbe? What lessons can we learn from this week's Parsha? Chai Elul Ki Tavo 

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: What should be our focus as we begin the second week of Elul?  How can Elul practically help us in our daily struggles? Since we can do teshuva in the “blink of an eye” why do we need thirty days of Elul and ten days of teshuva? How do we apply the Alter Rebbe's example of the “king in the field” in our daily lives? What did the Rebbe add to this example? Is there value in just wanting to be better, even if no action is taken? How can we ensure that we are creating the proper containers in Elul to receive the Divine blessings? Can we tap into Elul's energy all year round? How does sof maaseh b'machshava techila relate to the month of Elul as the last month of the year leading into the new year? What personal and global lessons can we learn from this week's Parsha in how to fight our life battles? How do we explain the Torah allowing taking a “beautiful woman” captive during war? What are the practical applications of remembering what Amalek did to us? Can we apply Amalek to the war against Hamas? Why aren't more religious Jews joining this war? Why are sin offerings brought in the holy temple relevant for us to read today, as well as after the geulah when evil will be eradicated? Are we davening properly? What impact should prayer have on us and our emotional intelligence? How can we make davening a more transformative experience? Ki Teitzei Prayer What can Chassidus teach us about trichotillomania (hair pulling)? As a non-Jew, will learning Hebrew and studying Torah make my life happy?