Kabbalah for Everyone

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  Kabbalah for Everyone - Lesson 19: The Three Ways Your Mind Serves You | Chochmah, Binah & Da’at — From Knowing to Living 14.10.2026 40min

  Send us Fan Mail Why is it that we can know something is true, understand it perfectly—and still struggle to actually live it? In this lesson of Kabbalah for Everyone, Rabbi Yisroel Bernath explores the three intellectual powers described in Kabbalah and Tanya: Chochmah, Binah, and Da’at. Chochmah is the flash of insight. Binah takes that insight apart, develops it, and understands it. Da’at connects you to the idea deeply enough that it begins to influence your emotions, choices, and actio...
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  Kabbalah for Everyone - Lesson 18: Truth, Plan, Power | Getting Your Whole Self on the Same Team 07.10.2026 1h 9min

  Send us Fan Mail What happens when one part of you knows what is right, another part is overthinking everything, and another part simply wants what it wants? In Lesson 18 of Kabbalah for Everyone, Rabbi Yisroel Bernath offers a simple, practical Kabbalah framework for understanding the G-dly Soul, Rational Soul, and Animal Soul: Truth. Plan. Power. The G-dly Soul helps us identify what is true. The Rational Soul turns that truth into a realistic next step. The Animal Soul provides the passion...
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  Kabbalah for Everyone - Lesson 17: The Destination, the Road, and the Fuel: How to Get Your Whole Self Moving in One Direction 30.09.2026 1h 8min

  Send us Fan Mail Download the PDF worksheet HERE https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/q8oy2i8fo6dg3f8j1xbfp/Lesson-17-Integration-of-the-Three-Souls.pdf?rlkey=nxq3ybh2okjepuml8dj1176wj&dl=0 What if spiritual growth is not about defeating the parts of yourself you struggle with? In this class, Rabbi Yisroel Bernath explores a powerful Chassidic model of inner transformation through the Nefesh HaElokit, Nefesh HaSichlit, and Nefesh HaBahamit, the G-dly soul, rational soul, and animal soul. The G-...
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  Kabbalah for Everyone - Lesson 16: The 101st Time | Why Being Good Is Not the Same as Growing | How the Three Souls Learn to Work Together 23.09.2026 1h 10min

  Send us Fan Mail You can download the PDF Worksheet HERE https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/kti2i04bd6rgxgcpsuzr7/Lesson-16-The-101st-Time-Why-Being-Good-is-Not-the-Same-as-Growing.pdf?rlkey=nm3er9rfzuf41sy9sg7m6zw6b&dl=0 In Lesson 16, Rabbi Yisroel Bernath brings together the ideas of the Animal Soul, Rational Soul, and G-dly Soul and asks one of the most practical questions in Kabbalah: How do we know when we are actually growing? The Alter Rebbe teaches that there is a profound difference ...
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  Kabbalah for Everyone - Lesson 15: The Part of You That Never Forgot: Discovering the G-dly Soul 16.09.2026 1h 10min

  Send us Fan Mail Download the PDF Worksheet HERE https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/gagsu8grekp6yowaaca65/Lesson-15-Nefesh-Elokit.pdf?rlkey=7azd1oa13zbj43al7t11w6m01&dl=0 What if the deepest part of you was never damaged, never lost, and never truly disconnected? In Lesson 15 of Kabbalah for Everyone, Rabbi Yisroel Bernath explores the Nefesh HaElokit, the Divine Soul. Drawing on Tanya, this class teaches that our Divine identity is not something we earn through spiritual achievement. It is s...
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  Kabbalah for Everyone - Lesson 14: The Mind in the Middle: Who Is Educating Your Inner Voice? 09.09.2026 1h 12min

  Send us Fan Mail In Lesson 14, Rabbi Yisroel Bernath explores the Nefesh HaSichlit, the Rational Soul, the part of us that thinks, analyzes, interprets, plans, and explains. But the mind is not automatically wise or holy. Sometimes it becomes the brilliant lawyer hired by our desires, constructing sophisticated arguments for what we already wanted to do. Kabbalah teaches that the rational soul can become something far more powerful: a bridge between the G-dly soul and the animal soul. It can ...
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  Kabbalah for Everyone - Lesson 13: Educating the Animal Soul 02.09.2026 1h 12min

  Send us Fan Mail What if the parts of yourself you struggle with most are not meant to be destroyed, but redirected? In Lesson 13 of Kabbalah for Everyone, Rabbi Yisroel Bernath moves beyond simply identifying the Nefesh HaBahamit, the animal soul and discovers the deeper Kabbalistic vision: the goal is not to become less human, less passionate, less ambitious, or less emotional. The goal is to educate the enormous energy already inside us. Drawing from Tanya, we explore itkafya, the ability ...
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  Kabbalah for Everyone - Lesson 12: The Two Kings Within: Meeting the Animal Soul 26.08.2026 1h

  Send us Fan Mail How Tanya teaches us to understand our inner conflict without shame and choose who gets to rule the city. Download the PDF worksheet here https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ueahmlvp3pptfisjb3a22/Lesson-12-Animal-Soul.pdf?rlkey=dmspfv7j4b4tzlfol97awgyd0&dl=0 Why can one part of us sincerely want holiness, meaning, kindness, and growth, while another part wants comfort, recognition, revenge, or simply five more minutes in bed? In this lesson, Rabbi Yisroel Bernath introduces on...
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  Kabbalah for Everyone - Lesson 11: The Map Behind the Map What Kabbalah Really Is, Where It Came From, and Why It Matters 19.08.2026 1h 7min

  Send us Fan Mail After ten classes exploring the language and ideas of Kabbalah, we finally step back and ask the most basic question: What is Kabbalah? In this lesson, Rabbi Yisroel Bernath traces the inner tradition of Torah from Avraham and Sinai through the Zohar, the Ramak, the Arizal, the Baal Shem Tov, and Chabad Chassidus. More importantly, we uncover the common thread running through it all: Kabbalah teaches us that reality has an inside. The visible world is real, but it is never th...
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  Kabbalah for Everyone Lesson 10: Dirah BiTachtonim - Why the Highest Essence Wants to Live in the Lowest Place. 12.08.2026 1h 4min

  Send us Fan Mail Download the PDF handout HERE: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/05t6vd3goxbg6iz9iiwsg/Lesson-10-Dirah-Bitachtonim.pdf?rlkey=5854kgstayu6p2rzyyxitawtd&dl=0 In Lesson 10 of Kabbalah for Everyone, Rabbi Yisroel Bernath explores one of the most central teachings in Kabbalah: Dirah BiTachtonim, G-d’s desire for a dwelling place in the lowest world. After Lesson 9 introduced Atzmut, the Absolute Essence of Hashem, this lesson asks the next question: Where does G-d want G-d’s Ess...
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  Kabbalah for Everyone Lesson 9: Atzmut - Beyond Nature and MiraclesFinding G-d in the Ordinary Moments of Life 06.08.2026 1h 10min

  Send us Fan Mail In this lesson, Rabbi Yisroel Bernath explores one of the deepest ideas in Kabbalah: Atzmut, the Absolute Essence of Hashem. After learning about Mimaleh, the Divine energy that fills the world, Sovev, the Divine energy that transcends the world, and Ratzon and Ta’anug, will and delight, this class goes deeper still. What is beyond nature? What is beyond miracles? What is beyond what we understand, feel, or experience? Kabbalah teaches that Hashem is not only found when the s...
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  Kabbalah for Everyone Lesson 8: Ratzon and Ta’anug: What Your Soul Really Wants 29.07.2026 57min

  Send us Fan Mail You can download the PDF worksheet here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/oy2ioeforqhuspaxj2cz6/Lesson-8-Ratzon-and-Taanug.pdf?rlkey=7bkm55v1r9xwpujfy535uih7z&dl=0 What is the difference between doing what is right and actually loving what is right? Kabbalah teaches that two powerful forces shape our inner lives: Ratzon, the power of will, and Ta’anug, the deeper experience of delight. Ratzon gives us the strength to act even when we do not feel inspired. Ta’anug is t...
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  Kabbalah for Everyone Lesson 7: Memaleh and Sovev: Finding G-d Within and Beyond 22.07.2026 44min

  Send us Fan Mail PDF Worksheet https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/x2tyitbgce3vgau5jdk0z/Lesson-7-Sovev-and-Mimaleh.pages?rlkey=pw1kjroso872vevz9hp74yh2w&dl=0 How can an infinite G-d be present in the ordinary details of our lives? Kabbalah teaches that we experience Divine energy in two ways: Memaleh, the light of G-d that enters our world in a form we can understand and absorb, and Sovev, the Divine presence that remains larger than anything we can fully comprehend. In this lesson, Rabbi Yis...
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  Kabbalah for Everyone Lesson 6: When Hidden Truth Becomes Visible Life 15.07.2026 58min

  Send us Fan Mail PDF Handout for Lesson 6 https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/j1g9pqz4m12xww0h5i8yi/Lesson-6-When-Hidden-Truth-Becomes-Visible-Life.pdf?rlkey=7umxy3kyctvtxj8hy4gxjx0zt&dl=0 In Lesson 6 of Kabbalah for Everyone, Rabbi Yisroel Bernath continues the journey into Becheyn, the practical result of everything we learn. This class explores how the deepest hidden truths of Torah are not meant to remain hidden. They are meant to become visible in our speech, relationships, choices, mitzv...
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  Help Us Keep the Light Going: A Special Message from Rabbi Yisroel Bernath 14.07.2026 9min

  Send us Fan Mail Support the raffle at www.ndgraffle.com. In this special episode, Rabbi Yisroel Bernath opens his heart to the worldwide community that has grown around the podcast. The podcast is more than a weekly teaching. It is part of the larger mission of Chabad NDG: creating spaces of belonging, supporting students and families, helping people through crisis, and bringing Torah, healing, hope, and Jewish wisdom into everyday life. With the annual Chabad NDG raffle now 80% of the way t...
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  The Gift of Feeling Too Much: Why Your Sensitivity Is Not Your Weakness 09.07.2026 47min

  Send us Fan Mail In this special class in honour of his birthday, Rabbi Yisroel Bernath explores one of the most misunderstood human traits: sensitivity. While the world often tells us to toughen up and grow thicker skin, Chassidus teaches that the goal is not to suppress our emotions but to refine them. Drawing from Tanya, Torah Or, Likkutei Torah, and the teachings of the Rebbeim, Rabbi Bernath explains that some souls are created to feel more deeply because they are called to illuminate mo...
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  Kabbalah for Everyone Lesson 5: Becheyn: When Truth Becomes Real Life 01.07.2026 48min

  Send us Fan Mail Download the PDF worksheet here https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ufwb7djkxo78pr3mvfyd6/Lesson-5-Becheyn-The-Practical-Result.pdf?rlkey=62pr1zyzfyx2ijazuda5d60hc&dl=0 In Lesson 5 of Kabbalah for Everyone, Rabbi Bernath explores the Chabad idea of becheyn, the practical result, the bottom line, the moment when an idea stops being “beautiful” and starts becoming life-changing. The lesson teaches that authentic spiritual growth is not complete when we understand something, or e...
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  Kabbalah for Everyone Lesson 4: When the Heart Finally Listens. How to Turn What We Know Into What We Feel 24.06.2026 1h 6min

  Send us Fan Mail Download the PDF worksheet here https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/iy4yhwcp9c0yj10sq3t3p/Lesson-4-Kabbalah-for-Everyone-Lesson-4-How-the-Mind-shapes-the-Heart.pdf?rlkey=3dr82wh93x6kyhkj1o7k2tl0x&dl=0 In the last lesson, Rabbi Yisroel Bernath introduced the Chassidic teaching of Sechel and Middot, the mind and the heart and how the mind can teach the heart how to feel. In this Lesson 4, we go deeper. This class explores one of the most honest human struggles: Why do we often k...
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  Kabbalah for Everyone Lesson 3: Sechel & Middot - When the Mind and Heart Learn to Work Together 14.06.2026 47min

  Send us Fan Mail PDF WORKSHEET HERE https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/euwxk4fy1yzrnskwp3vx2/Lesson-3-Kabbalah-for-Everyone-Sechel-Middot.pdf?rlkey=d8c74r14gkmqmtxidzdwtx9gu&dl=0 In Lesson 3 of Kabbalah for Everyone, Rabbi Yisroel Bernath explores one of the most practical ideas in Kabbalah: the relationship between Sechel and Middot — the mind and the emotions. We all know the struggle. Sometimes our mind knows the right thing, but our heart is not interested in attending the meeting. Othe...
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  Kabbalah for Everyone Lesson 2: Halbashah & Hafshotah in Real LifeHow to Bring Deep Truth Down and Uncover the Essence Beneath the Noise 06.06.2026 53min

  Send us Fan Mail Download a PDF worksheet for this class here https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jb129gcn2kkv7nnoyhjd4/kabbalah_for_everyone_halbashah_hafshotah_part2_handout.pdf?rlkey=godgbfmvxitvxdq5ch699h6wp&dl=0 In Lesson 1, we introduced the Chassidic concepts of Halbashah and Hafshotah, how a deep idea becomes clothed in language, story, metaphor, and practical form, and how we can strip away the outer layers to uncover the essence within. In Lesson 2, Rabbi Yisroel Bernath takes these ...