Rav Pinson's Podcast
Rav Pinson is a beloved and world-renowned scholar, teacher, author and lecturer. He has written over 50 books on Judaism and Jewish Mysticism, exploring the deepest concepts of Jewish scholarship in a manner that is clear, relevant and inspiring.
Joy Is the Secret Force That Moves the World Forward
The Four Negative Elements
Why You’re Depressed: The Trap of the Ego and the Search for Your True Self
Why You’re Depressed: The Trap of the Ego and the Search for Your True Self
Joy Is Our Natural State — So Why Have We Forgotten?
Joy is Our way of Being
The Evolution of Desire: What If Desire Is the Spiritual Path?
Water: The Deeper Nature of Desire
The Secret Is in How You Rise: What the Snake Teaches Us About Life. Month of Cheshvan
The Month of Cheshvan
Why Do We Desire? The Hidden Truth That All Desire Is One
The nature of Desire. Mayim / Water.
Why the Ruckus? The Hidden Joy of Simchat Torah & the Secret of Klal Yisrael
The Deeper Joy of Simchas Torah: Celebrating Klal Yisrael
This is How You Find Joy in an Unstable World: The Secret of Sukkos & Simchat Torah
Afar/ Earth. Based on the teaching of Sha'arei Kedusha, Rebbe Chayim Vital
Can Kabbalah Heal Us? Therapy, Trauma & the Path to Wholeness
Rav Pinson speaking about Therapy, Trauma and Healing with R Mendy Klein
Stop Looking for Symbols: The Deepest Embodied & Visceral Truth of the Lulav & Esrog
The idea is that a Mitzvah is not merely a symbol pointing toward some deeper spiritual truth. The act itself is the encounter.
We often ask, “What does the Lulav symbolize? What does the Esrog represent?” Those questions can be meaningful, but they can also subtly turn the Mitzvah into a metaphor for something else. Judaism asks us to go further: to take the Lulav, hold the Esrog, move the body, and enter the Mitzvah physically.
The meaning is not only something we understand. It is something we do. The physical act itself awakens, shapes, and...
The Secret of Sukkos: How to Feel at Home in the World
also speaking about the world of desire and water
There is Not Such a Thing as A Bad Desire
Mayim/ Water. Based on the teaching of Sha'arei Kedusha, Rebbe Chayim Vital
Rosh Hashanah on Shabbat: A Warning or a Year of Pure Gold? The Hidden Number 87
Rosh Hashanah on Shabbat: A Warning or a Year of Pure Gold? The Hidden Number 87
You’re Alive. But Are You Truly Living? | Rosh Hashanah.
You’re Alive. But Are You Truly Living? | Rosh Hashanah.
The Power of Silence: Awakening to a Higher Awareness
The Power of Silence: Awakening to a Higher Awareness
Stop the Chatter: The Secret of Silence in the Midst of Speech
Stop the Chatter: The Secret of Silence in the Midst of Speech
How to Quiet the Chaos in Your Mind: Master Your Thoughts, Master Your Words
How to Quiet the Chaos in Your Mind: Master Your Thoughts, Master Your Words
Hashem Sees a Greatness in You That May Not See in Yourself: Elul Fabreingen, 5786
Hashem Sees a Greatness in You That May Not See in Yourself: Elul Fabreingen, 5786
The Secret to Overcoming Anger: Separate the Feeling from the Story
The Secret to Overcoming Anger: Separate the Feeling from the Story
The Secret to Taking Nothing Personally: The Power of True Humility
Based on the teaching of Sha'arei Kedusha, Rebbe Chayim Vital.
Transformation Begins with Identity, Not Willpower
Based on the teaching of Sha'arei Kedusha, Rebbe Chayim Vital.
Sefer Yetzirah: Is Reality Real or a Mirage? The Radical Mystery of No-thingness (Lec. 15)
Explaining and Exploring one of the oldest and most mysterious works of Judaism and Kabbalah. Exploring the metaphysical architecture of the universe and the creative process through which The One brought existence into being.
Lecture 15. Advanced.
The 4 Temperaments: The Hidden Barriers Blocking Your Soul | Fire, Wind, Water & Earth.
Based on the teaching of Sha'arei Kedusha, Rebbe Chayim Vital.
Sefer Yetzirah: Good & Evil, Light & Darkness: The Secret of Wholeness vs. Lack (Lec. 14)
Nothing Higher than Oneg/ Pleasure Nothing Lower than Negah.
Explaining and Exploring one of the oldest and most mysterious works of Judaism and Kabbalah. Exploring the metaphysical architecture of the universe and the creative process through which The One brought existence into being.
Lecture 14. Advanced
Tisha B'Av : Exploring the Kinos / Kinnot, Ninth of Av. Rav Pinson Live, 5786
Tisha B'Av : Exploring the Kinos / Kinnot, Ninth of Av. Rav Pinson Live, 5786
Tisha b'Av. Opening Words from Rav Pinson before reading Eichah. 5786
Tisha b'Av. Opening Words from Rav Pinson before reading Eichah. 5786
Sefer Yetzirah: Beyond the Observable Lies Sound | 5 Roots & 5 Primary Vowels (Lec. 13)
Explaining and Exploring one of the oldest and most mysterious works of Judaism and Kabbalah. Exploring the metaphysical architecture of the universe and the creative process through which The One brought existence into being.
Lecture 13. Advanced. Rav Pinson
Good & Evil: Exploring the Nature of Good vs. Evil. Rav Pinson Live with Q@A
Good & Evil: Exploring the Nature of Good vs. Evil. Rav Pinson Live with Q@A
The Secret of the Infinite Now: The Context Beyond the Content of the Moment
The Secret of the Infinite Now: The Context Beyond the Content of the Moment
Sefer Yetzirah : The Torah as One Divine Name & Where All Reality Is Rooted
Sefer Yetzirah : The Torah as One Divine Name & Where All Reality Is Rooted
Rav Pinson Live: The Power of Choice & The Secret of Equanimity
Rav Pinson Live: The Power of Choice & The Secret of Equanimity
GIMEL TAMMUZ Fabrengen
GIMEL TAMMUZ Fabrengen with Rav Pinson
Think Big, Take Small Action: How the Outside Reflects & is a Projection of Our Inside
Think Big, Take Small Action: How the Outside Reflects & is a Projection of Our Inside
Sefer Yetzirah: Between Sound & Silence, Being and Non-Being. Aleph, Mem, Shin (Lec. 11)
Sefer Yetzirah: Between Sound & Silence, Being and Non-Being. Aleph, Mem, Shin (Lec. 11)
Why Is There an Upside-Down Backward Nun in the Torah? The ZOHAR Reveals. Ba'alosecha.
Why Is There an Upside-Down Backward Nun in the Torah? The ZOHAR Reveals. Ba'alosecha.
Rav Pinson speaking about Free Choice & The Power to Choose
Rav Pinson speaking about Free Choice & The Power to Choose
Sefer Yetzirah: Decoding the Script of Your Life & Exploring the Mother Letters (Lec. 10)
What are the Mother Letters. Aleph / Mem / and the Balance Shin. Explaining and Exploring one of the oldest and most mysterious works of Judaism and Kabbalah. Exploring the metaphysical architecture of the universe and the creative process through which The One brought existence into being.
Lecture 10. Advanced. Rav Pinson
Sefer Yetzirah (Chap 2:1) The Power of the Hebrew Letters & the Light Beyond Them (Lec. 9)
Explaining and Exploring one of the oldest and most mysterious works of Judaism and Kabbalah. Exploring the metaphysical architecture of the universe and the creative process through which The One brought existence into being.
Lecture 9. Advanced.
Prophecy: From the Head to the Whole Being: The Secret of Prophetic Consciousness
Prophecy: From the Head to the Whole Being: The Secret of Prophetic Consciousness
Striving Without Anxiety. The Secret of True Bitachon / Trust & Faith.
Anxiety comes from the illusion that existence rests entirely upon our shoulders. Bitachon means recognizing that we participate in life, but we are not carrying the universe alone. There is a deeper flow moving through reality.This does not weaken ambition. It purifies it.A person can then work with tremendous passion, discipline, and creativity, but without becoming internally shattered by uncertainty, failure, delay, or the need to control every result.
