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By: Rabbi Simon Jacobson

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Samach Vav Part 142: "those who wait for him" are those who exert themselves in in-depth Torah study
Samach Vav Part 142: "those who wait for him" are those who exert themselves in in-depth Torah study episode artwork
Today at 5:02 PM

Yaaseh l'mechakeh lo (hope) is the performance of mitzvos that generates ratzon and taanug ha'atzmi
Yaaseh l'mechakeh lo (hope) is the performance of mitzvos that generates ratzon and taanug ha'atzmi episode artwork
Today at 4:59 PM

Ratzon and taanug ha'atzmi in mitzvos; today the ratzon is revealed and the taanug concealed
Ratzon and taanug ha'atzmi in mitzvos; today the ratzon is revealed and the taanug concealed episode artwork
Last Wednesday at 5:04 PM

Samach Vav Part 139: How taanug and ratzon interact with each other
Samach Vav Part 139: How taanug and ratzon interact with each other episode artwork
Last Wednesday at 5:02 PM

Ratzon expresses the depths of the etzem; taanug ha'atzmi remains fundamentally concealed
Ratzon expresses the depths of the etzem; taanug ha'atzmi remains fundamentally concealed episode artwork
Last Monday at 5:01 PM

Samach Vav Part 137: Ratzon, mesiras nefesh reaches Atzmus, deeper than revealed pleasure
Samach Vav Part 137: Ratzon, mesiras nefesh reaches Atzmus, deeper than revealed pleasure episode artwork
Last Sunday at 6:04 PM

Samach Vav Part 136: Taanug and ratzon's role in creating an interface between Atzmus and existence
Samach Vav Part 136: Taanug and ratzon's role in creating an interface between Atzmus and existence episode artwork
06/12/2026

Samach Vav Part 135: Ratzon expresses the intense drive of the soul, unlike conscious taanug
Samach Vav Part 135: Ratzon expresses the intense drive of the soul, unlike conscious taanug episode artwork
06/11/2026

Samach Vav Part 134: Ratzon is expressive; taanug -- non-expressive
Samach Vav Part 134: Ratzon is expressive; taanug -- non-expressive episode artwork
06/11/2026

Samach Vav Part 133: Taanug ha'atzmi remains concealed and unexpressed
Samach Vav Part 133: Taanug ha'atzmi remains concealed and unexpressed episode artwork
06/10/2026

Samach Vav Part 132: Every ratzon has concealed taanug within
Samach Vav Part 132: Every ratzon has concealed taanug within episode artwork
06/07/2026

Samach Vav Part 131: Ratzon reaches higher than taanug, causing the soul to be in a state of shuv
Samach Vav Part 131: Ratzon reaches higher than taanug, causing the soul to be in a state of shuv episode artwork
06/04/2026

The baal teshuva's transformation and mesiras nefesh is greater than that of the tzaddik's
The baal teshuva's transformation and mesiras nefesh is greater than that of the tzaddik's episode artwork
06/03/2026

Samach Vav Part 129:Difference between a tzaddik and a baal teshuva's repulsion to worldly pleasures
Samach Vav Part 129:Difference between a tzaddik and a baal teshuva's repulsion to worldly pleasures episode artwork
06/03/2026

Samach Vav Part 128: Ratzon has the power to turn pleasure into pain and pain into pleasure
Samach Vav Part 128: Ratzon has the power to turn pleasure into pain and pain into pleasure episode artwork
06/03/2026

Samach Vav Part 127: How do we explain taanug and ratzon?
Samach Vav Part 127: How do we explain taanug and ratzon? episode artwork
06/01/2026

Samach Vav Part 126: Ratzon -- the inner driving force of mitzvos, and taanug its outer expression.
Samach Vav Part 126: Ratzon -- the inner driving force of mitzvos, and taanug its outer expression. episode artwork
06/01/2026

Samach Vav Part 125: Taanug and ratzon are one -- the level of etzem
Samach Vav Part 125: Taanug and ratzon are one -- the level of etzem episode artwork
05/28/2026

A second, opposite mode: ratzon is the inner driving force, and taanug is its outer expression
A second, opposite mode: ratzon is the inner driving force, and taanug is its outer expression episode artwork
05/17/2026

Samach Vav Part 123: Pleasure is the inner driving force of the outer expression of desire
Samach Vav Part 123: Pleasure is the inner driving force of the outer expression of desire episode artwork
05/15/2026

Samach Vav Part 122: Pleasure is the inner motive and vitality behind will
Samach Vav Part 122: Pleasure is the inner motive and vitality behind will episode artwork
05/14/2026

Samach Vav Part 121: Mitzvos reach and generate ta'anug ha'atzmi, the level which no eye has seen
Samach Vav Part 121: Mitzvos reach and generate ta'anug ha'atzmi, the level which no eye has seen episode artwork
05/14/2026

Action-based Mitzvos in Asiya draw the etzem into the written and oral Torah (beriya and yetzira)
Action-based Mitzvos in Asiya draw the etzem into the written and oral Torah (beriya and yetzira) episode artwork
05/14/2026

Samach Vav Part 119: How souls reach the etzem, re'usa d'liba, and then reveal it in giluiim
Samach Vav Part 119: How souls reach the etzem, re'usa d'liba, and then reveal it in giluiim episode artwork
05/11/2026

Re'usa d'liba's impact on mitzvos. Reaching re'usa d'liba through avodah with the revealed faculties
Re'usa d'liba's impact on mitzvos. Reaching re'usa d'liba through avodah with the revealed faculties episode artwork
05/09/2026

Samach Vav Part 117: Souls are connected with the Divine on a core level, like a child to a parent
Samach Vav Part 117: Souls are connected with the Divine on a core level, like a child to a parent episode artwork
05/08/2026

Samach Vav Part 116: The love of re'usa d'liba is due to the soul's core connection with Atzmus
Samach Vav Part 116: The love of re'usa d'liba is due to the soul's core connection with Atzmus episode artwork
05/07/2026

Samach Vav Part 115: Levels of contemplation in prayer that generate love, but cannot grasp Atzmus
Samach Vav Part 115: Levels of contemplation in prayer that generate love, but cannot grasp Atzmus episode artwork
05/06/2026

Atzmus Ohr Ein Sof is completely beyond existence and all forms of comprehension, including negation
Atzmus Ohr Ein Sof is completely beyond existence and all forms of comprehension, including negation episode artwork
05/05/2026

Samach Vav 113: No thought can grasp You at all. Two types of comprehension: Positive and negative
Samach Vav 113: No thought can grasp You at all. Two types of comprehension: Positive and negative episode artwork
05/04/2026

Samach Vav Part 112: The primary element in mitzvos is kabolas ol, which generates the ratzon atzmi
Samach Vav Part 112: The primary element in mitzvos is kabolas ol, which generates the ratzon atzmi episode artwork
05/03/2026

Samach Vav Part 111: The difference between sovev in creation and that revealed through mitzvos
Samach Vav Part 111: The difference between sovev in creation and that revealed through mitzvos episode artwork
05/01/2026

Samach Vav Part 110: Mitzvos draw the core essence of ohr ein sof into existence
Samach Vav Part 110: Mitzvos draw the core essence of ohr ein sof into existence episode artwork
04/26/2026

Difference between the inherent structure of creation and the desired structure of mitzvos
Difference between the inherent structure of creation and the desired structure of mitzvos episode artwork
04/24/2026

Samach Vav Part 108: The parameters of mitzvos are only a result of the divine desire, not inherent
Samach Vav Part 108: The parameters of mitzvos are only a result of the divine desire, not inherent episode artwork
04/23/2026

Samach Vav Part 107: Difference between the desire for creation and the desire for mitzvos
Samach Vav Part 107: Difference between the desire for creation and the desire for mitzvos episode artwork
04/23/2026

Samach Vav Part 106: Review of the three levels in the Kav HaMidah
Samach Vav Part 106: Review of the three levels in the Kav HaMidah episode artwork
04/23/2026

Samach Vav Part 105: Three levels in the kav ha'midah. The etzem can change the structure entirely.
Samach Vav Part 105: Three levels in the kav ha'midah. The etzem can change the structure entirely. episode artwork
04/20/2026

Root of medidah in the pre-tzimtzum desire for existence that envisions all that will be actualized
Root of medidah in the pre-tzimtzum desire for existence that envisions all that will be actualized episode artwork
04/18/2026

Samach Vav Part 103: The partitions throughout the cosmic order, which conceal the divine light
Samach Vav Part 103: The partitions throughout the cosmic order, which conceal the divine light episode artwork
04/17/2026