Coldness for kedusha and for tumah
Question: What did the Rav mean in the recent response about corona virus that it is coming because of all... Read more
Category: "Avodah"
122 questions
Women On Purim
Question: 1) What is a woman’s avodah on Purim? What specific points should a women focus on Purim? 2) And... Read more
Ways of Litvaks, Chassidim & Sefardim
Question: 1) What is the difference between the Chassidim, Litvish, and Sefardim regarding the different ways of learning the “inner... Read more
What is the avodah of a person on Tu B’Shvat
Question: What is the avodah of a person on Tu B’Shvat? What points should I focus on? I have heard... Read more
Helping Kids at Risk
Question: What should be a person’s attitude towards kids who have thrown off the responsibilities of Torah and mitzvos (Rachmana... Read more
Rosh HaShanah Thoughts
Question: Can the Rav offer some guidance on what our main thoughts should be throughout the day and the tefillos... Read more
What I Should I Mainly Spend Time On
Question: Baruch Hashem, Torah and avodas Hashem is endless. There is mussar, chassidus, halachah, Gemara, Kaballah, etc. In avodas Hashem,... Read more
Why Is Gemara So Important
Question: Why does most of a man’s time need to be spent on learning Gemara in-depth? What do we get... Read more
Can’t Focus On Gemara
Question: I have a lot of difficulty when it comes to focusing on my learning. The moment I try to... Read more
Infusing Life Into My Learning
Question: I very much want that my Torah learning should become both emotionally and intellectually fulfilling to me. When I... Read more
Holiness & Intimacy In Marriage
Question: Regarding peace in the home, there is a view today that a couple should make a lot of use... Read more
Spirituality Vs. Self-Absorption
Question: I have big spiritual aspirations, and they are endless. In the course of my life, I want to reach... Read more
The Rav’s Path – Havayah
Question: The Rav often speaks about “havayah” (the force of existence) which is part of the 70 forces of the... Read more
Coming Out of the Void
Question: There is a section in ‘Getting To Know Your Soul’, on page 132 called ‘The Danger of the Void’,... Read more
Inner Voice
Question: I once heard the Rav say in one of the shiurim that a person is able to hear an... Read more
Rav’s List of Sefarim On Pnimiyus For Women
Question: 1) Besides the sefer Michtav M’Eliyahu, which other sefarim can the Rov recommend [for women] to learn? 2) If... Read more
Acting Upon The Rav’s Sefarim
Question: Throughout the winter season I learned through Da Es Atzmecha (GTYK Self) and Da Es Menuchasecha (GTKY Serenity), each... Read more
Meditation According To The Rav Vs. Sefer Chovas HaTalmidim
Question: I want to receive clarity about the difference between the way of hisbodedus (meditation) which the Rav teaches in... Read more
Aura & Seeing Transparency
Question: I am currently learning דע את נשמתך (Torah Way To Enlightenment), where the Rav describes a kind of hisbodedus... Read more
Shavuos – Night of Mesirus Nefesh For Torah
Question: In the Shelah HaKadosh it is written that on Shavuos, a man is judged for how much Torah he... Read more
Shavuos Flowers & Grass
Question: What is the connection between having flowers in the house and Shavuos? When a person sees flowers on his... Read more
Shavuos – Mikveh?
Question: Should a person try especially hard to find a mikveh [on Shavuos morning before Shacharis]? Answer: Yes... Read more
Shavuos – Experientially Connecting To Sinai
Question: The Jewish people received the Torah and reached a state where the sin of Adam HaRishon was rectified. If... Read more
Shavuos – Avodah On Night of Shavuos
Question: The Rav has said that our avodah on the night of Shavuos is to connect, as much as we... Read more
Shavuos – Learning Alone Vs. With Chavrusa
Question: Regarding Shavuos, if a person finds that his daily learning is disturbed [as a result of staying up at... Read more
Shavuos – Learning From A Deeper Place
Question: What does the Rav recommend to do on Shavuos night, besides for what the Rav has taught us that... Read more
To Live in Eretz Yisrael or Not?
Question: We all know that we are immediately before Mashiach’s arrival, with all that this means and what is going... Read more
Avodah On The Yechidah Level of Soul
Question: 1) The Rav says in a derasha [in Succos_009_A Jew’s Inner Seal] that as long as a person wants... Read more
Kosher Novels, Films & Shows
Question: Today there are many novels being written, targeted for religious, frum women, which are authored by religious, frum women.... Read more
Uncovering Your Personal Share In Torah
Question: The Rav has said that the main kind of Torah learning is to learn in order to know how... Read more