Weekly Women's Class by Rabbi YY Jacobson
A weekly class on the Torah portion, offering insights and commentary by Rabbi YY Jacobson. The podcast delves into the weekly Parsha, providing spiritual and practical lessons for listeners.
Episodes
Healing Your Yom Kippur Heaviness and Dread - Women's Yom Kippur Class
What Is Teshuvah? Reclaiming Your Soul’s Forgotten BalladThe class will be presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, 4 Tishrei 5787, September 15, 2026, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9994
Did We Get Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur All Wrong? - Women's Rosh Hashana/YK 5787 Class
When the Wave Gets to Know the Ocean: The Essence of TeshuvahThis class explores a Rosh Hashanah discourse by the Alter Rebbe, explaining the two frequencies of the soul, Yaakov and Yisroel, Memale and Sovov, and redefining the meaning of sin and Teshuvah.
The class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, 26 Elul 5786, September 8, 2026, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.View Sou
Healing Your Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur Desperation and Anxiety - Women's Rosh Hashana Class
The Haunting Story the Baal Shem Tov Told before Blowing ShofarThis class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, 19 Elul 5786, September 1, 2026, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.
This life-changing class helps heal our Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur from stress and anxiety. What is the meaning of the day of judgment? Who is judging us and why? Should I panic about what my new ye
What Love Looks Like Off Camera: The Secret of Tu B'Av - Women's Eikev/15 Av Class
Alone in the Forest with G-d: Don’t Substitute Authentic Connection for Anything
This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, Parshas Eikev, 14 Av 5786, July 28, 2026, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.
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A Father Forgives the Friend Who Accidently Killed His Daughter - Tisha B'Av 5786 Women's Class
There Is Only One Source of Comfort In Life -- It's the Divinity In Our Nervous System
This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, Parshas Vaetchanan, 7 Av 5786, July 21, 2026, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.
The Great Deception of the Snake: Life Is Miserable - Women’s Devarim/9 Days Class
Eicha/Ayeka: How Did Your Nervous System Misconstrue My Love as Hate?This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, Parshas Devarim, 29 Tammuz 5786, July 14, 2026, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9964
Healing Family Betrayal: When Moshe Split the Tribe of Menashe - Women's Matos Class
We Put Up Doors to Protect Ourselves; then Hashem Comes Knocking. What Now?
This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, Parshas Matot Maasei, 22 Tammuz 5786, July 7, 2026, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.
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The Boring Secret to Creativity: Four Sages Debate the Core of Judaism - Women's Pinchas Class
"Why Should I Serve G-d Around the Clock?"This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, Parshas Pinchas, 15 Tammuz 5786, June 30, 2026, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9947
I'm Learning How to Trust Again: How a Spiderweb Changed History - Women's Balak Class
G-d Runs the World Like a Woman Runs Her HomeThis class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, Parshas Chukas-Balak, 8 Tammuz 5786, June 23, 2026, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9943
Am I a Prophet or a Basket Case? When G-d Says, It's Time You Trust Yourself - Women's Shlach Class
We All Have an Inner Knowing; But Maybe We Don't? When Moshe Was Given a New PathIt is almost incomprehensible. G-d always gave him decisive directives. Suddenly, G-d tells Moses, I am staying out of this one. Yet astonishingly, Moses does not back off. Why? A reflection on two models of Judaism, two models of relationships, helps us appreciate when and how to trust ourselves in life.
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Have We Put Our Children Before G-d? - Women's Behaloscha Class
Have Secular Values Destroyed Our Standards of Jewish Education? What Happened to Good Old Discipline?This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, 17 Sivan, 5786, June 2, 2026, Parshas Be'haloscha, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9929
The Secret of Samson's Riddle - Women's Nasso Class
Surrender Is an Infinite ProcessThis class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, 10 Sivan, 5786, May 26, 2026, Parshas Nasso, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9926
Does Our Religion Suppress Creativity? When Moshe Meets Reb Akiva - Women's Shavuos Class
A Mountain Over Your Head? When You're Feeling Disconnected from Your SpouseIt is one of those strange, intriguing, poignant, and profound Talmudic tales. It includes such wonders as a dialogue with G-d-the-Scribe, instantaneous time travel, and the convergence of humility and self-expression in the evolution of Judaism.
When Moses ascended on High (after the giving of the Torah on Mt. Sinai on Sh
Three Ways to Respond to Fear & Stress: Hagar, Yishmael, and Reb Akiva - Women's Lag Ba'Omer Class
The Untold Story of Global Terrorism: Are You the Bow or the Arrow?This powerful and life-changing women's Lag Baomer class, on why we shoot arrows on Lag Baomer, was presented on Tuesday, Lag Baomer, 5786, May 5, 2026.
It is a most perplexing and fascinating story—Hagar and Yishmael—and it is read every Rosh Hashanah.
Did you notice a very strange expression? As she walks
Stone Him to Death? When We Allow Our Pain to Stone Our Hearts - Women's Emor Class
The Story of the Blasphemer: You’re Not Guilty, But Cursing G-d/Reality Robs You of Your Inner RadianceThis class, exploring the perplexing and disturbing story of the Blasphemer who was stoned to death, was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, Parshas Emor, 11 Iyar, 5786, April 28, 2026, The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-s
Surrender, Unblending, Sweetening: The Baal Shem Tov’s 3-Step Program to Authentic Living - Women's Sefira Class
When to Trust Your Therapist: Three Vital Steps for Every Parent, Teacher, & MentorThis class, exploring the three phases of emotional healing according to the Baal Shem Tov, was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, 4 Iyar, 5786, April 21, 2026, Parshas Achrei - Kedoshim, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.
How do you know when to trust the person giving you advice? How do you
We Tried to Hold It Together for So Long; G-d Is Cracking Us All Open. What a Gift! - Women's Pesach Class
How Much Longer Will I Hide? The Splitting of the Sea and the Death of the Ego.This class, exploring the deeper meaning of passing through the sea after leaving Egypt, was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, 6 Nissan, 5786, March 24, 2026, Parshas Tzav, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.
Why do we say "Dayanu" if G-d would have split the sea but not taken us through it? How would
The Secret Behind the Fall of Iran - Women's Iran/Purim/Pesach Class
Hashem Didn't Make a Miracle in Iran; He Did Something Much BiggerThis class, dissecting the war of America and Israel against Iran, which began on Feb 28, 2026, Shabbos Zochor, 11 Adar, 5786, was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, 28 Adar, 5786, March 17, 2026, Parshas Vayikra, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets
"When the Love Is Absent, a 90 Foot Bed Won't Suffice:" Healing Our Unconscious Resistance to Connection - Terumah/Adar Women's Class
Is My Loneliness Serving Me? When My Nervous System Felt that Hitler Controlled the WorldThis class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, 30 Shevat, 5786, February 17, 2026, Parshas Terumah, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.
It explores the reason we announce about Shekalim and Kilayim on the first day of Adar, and the fascinating Talmudic story about the man who would complai
The Truth About Moshe's Marriage & the Reincarnation of Kayin and Hevel - Women's Yisro Class
How Do I Know Why My Soul Came Down? Liberating Myself from Social StereotypesThis class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, 16 Shevat, 5786, February 3, 2026, Parshas Yisro, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9864
The Greatest Gift Hashem Has Given You Is… Hashem - Women's Bo Class
Pharaoh and His 3 Henchmen: When You Know Your Nervous System, You Can Live with Agency, Presence, and RegulationThis class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, 2 Shevat, 5786, January 20, 2026, Parshas Bo, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9855
"One Day You Will Look in the Mirror and See Only a Mouthpiece" -- Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz Warned Me - Vaeira/24 Teves Women's Class
Pharaoh Was Searching for a Miracle that Would Blow Away Moshe and AaronThis class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, Parshas Vaera, 24 Teves, 5786, January 13, 2026, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.
"Moshe Turned Here and There:" The Courage to Embrace Your Truth - Women's Shemos Class
A Peek Into Moshe's Mind: The Day You Stop Living for Others and Go Into Flow with Your Own EnergyThis class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, Parshas Shemos, 17 Teves, 5786, January 6, 2026, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9849
Recognizing the Tectonic Shift that Happened in My Psyche is the Genesis of Redemption - Women's 10 Teves Class
Refusing to Live Behind Walls: When Jerusalem and My Soul Are Under SiegeThis class, explaining the historic story behind the fast of the 10th of Teves and its psychological relevance in our lives today, was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, 10 Teves, 5786, December 30, 2025, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/
Has Judaism Been Hijacked by the Greeks? All Validation in the World Is Worthless When You Experience Your Own Spiritual Energy - Women's Chanukah Class
Why the Chanukah Struggle Is Still Going On: Can I Choose Experience over Reason?This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, 26 Kislev, 5786, December 16, 2025, Parshas Miketz, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9830
The Collapse of the First Jewish Family: When Your World Unravels, Healing Can Begin - Women's Vayeshev Class
Your Soul Craves Authentic Tranquility; That’s When Things Begin to Fall ApartThis class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, 19 Kislev, 5786, December 9, 2025, Parshas Vayeshev, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.
The class explores the reason for the name of the parsha, "Vayeishev," which means "settling down," when the entire portion records the collapse of the first Jewish
Competition is for Losers: Facing Your Loneliness, Rebirthing Yourself - Women's Vayishlach Class
"And Yaakov Remained Alone:" As You Heal, Some Will Shun You While Others Will Embrace YouThis class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, 12 Kislev, 5786, December 2, 2025, Parshas Vayishlach, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9823
"Behold, She Is Leah!" Your Darkness Is Your Path to Greatness - Women's Vayetzei Class
"Every Liar Has a Teacher:" Why Yaakov Had to Marry LeahThis class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, 5 Kislev, 5786, November 25, 2025, Parshas Vayetzei, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.
The Medrash describes a hidden scene on the wedding night of Yaakov and Leah. Throughout the night, Yaakov kept calling the bride “Rachel,” and Leah answered each time. In the
Two Kings Fighting Over My Brain: Tanya’s Reading of Yaakov & Eisav in the Womb - Women's Toldos Class
When You Grasp the Dynamics of Your Two Souls, You Liberate Yourself from ShameThis class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, 27 Cheshvan, 5786, November 18, 2025, Parshas Toldos, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9813
Sarah's Laughter: How Cynicism Corrodes Our Feminine Energy and How to Heal It - Women's Vayera Class
Don't Run from Your Mistakes: Why the First Jewish Child Was Named LaughterThis class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, 13 Cheshvan, 5786, November 4, 2025, Parshas Vayera, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.
Why would Sarah deny the truth that she laughed? The Torah says, “because she was afraid.” Afraid of whom? Why was she afraid to tell Abraham that she laugh
David’s Sling: Embracing the Five Pebbles to Defeat the Goliath Inside of You - Women's Lech Lecha/Shavuos Class
The Journey from Trauma to Trust; When I Need to Cover My Eyes In Order to SeeThis class was presented on Tuesday, 6 Cheshvan, 5786, October 28, 2025, Parshas Lech Lecha, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9784
What I Learnt from My Anxiety - Noach Women's Class
Noach Before Toldos: Showing Up for Our Children and the World from a Space of Internal CalmThis class was presented on Tuesday, 29 Tishrei, 5786, October 21, 2025, Parshas Noach, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9781
Why Do We Think That If Judaism Is Blissful It’s Inauthentic? - Women's Yom Kippur Class
Don’t Do Teshuvah Because You Hate Yourself; Do Teshuvah Because You Love YourselfThis class was presented on Tuesday, 8 Tishrei, 5786, September 30, 2025, Parshas Ha'azinu, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9771
"Ayeka:" Why Must You Hide from Me? The Internal Shame that Destroys You - Women's Rosh Hashanah Class
Coronating the King: Bringing Hashem into the Most Shameful, Lonely Parts of Your BeingThis class was presented on Tuesday, 23 Elul, 5785, September 16, 2025, Parshas Nitzavim, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.
We explore the first question asked by G-d to Adam on the first Rosh Hashanah of history: Ayeka, where are you? He did not ask him why he sinned and ate from the tree of knowled
The Baal Shem Tov & Alter Rebbe: Opposite Approaches to Living in Flow? - Women's Chai Elul/RH Class
Elul & Rosh Hashanah Without Anxiety: Is Chassidus Really About Healing Trauma?This class was presented on Tuesday, 16 Elul, 5785, September 9, 2025, Parshas Ki Savo, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9761
Why Do Some Rabbis Exaggerate or Invent Stories? Discovering the Bliss of Living With Our Deepest Truth - Vaeschanan Women's Class
Can You Communicate Without Defensiveness? The Incredible Lesson of Shimon Hamsoni and Rabbe AkivaThis class was presented on Tuesday, 11 Av, 5785, August 5, 2025, Parshas Vaeschanan, at The Barn in Montebello, NY.
There is a story in the Talmud, in which Shimon the Imsonite retracts his entire theory that the term "Es" indicates the inclusion of another person or item, due to a single verse in th
Yeshu & Shabsi Tzvi: Who They Could Have Become? The Radical Holiness of Every Jew - Tisha B'Av Women's Class
When the False Moshiach Came to the Baal Shem Tov for Healing; When Unkelus Raised Titus, Baalam, and Yeshu from the GraveThis class was presented on Tuesday, 4 Av, 5785, July 29, 2025, Parshas Devarim, at a new location, The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.
The class tells the incredible story of Unkelus, who raised three people from the grave: Titus, Balaam, and Yeshu. What the Maharal and
Prophecy Is Returning -- Can You Guess Who the Prophet Is? - Women's Balak Class
Consciousness Has Been Upgraded; Are You Ready? Learning How to Trust Your Inner Divine Voice
This class was presented on Tuesday, 12 Tammuz, 5785, July 8, 2025, Parshas Balak, at a new location, The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.
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When Moshe Struck the Rock with the Wrong Stick, Marital Life Was Disrupted - Women's Chukas Class
Moshe Was Told He Couldn’t Enter the Land, So We Discovered the Holiness of Our CravingsThis class was presented on Tuesday, 5 Tammuz, 5785, July 1, 2025, Parshas Chukas, at a new location, The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9720
The Last 214 Years of 6000: History Is About to Change -- Are You Ready? - Women's Korach Class: Israel-Iran War
“To Everything There Is a Season:” Learning How to Transition from “A Time of War,” to “A Time of Peace”This class was presented on Tuesday, 28 Sivan, 5785, June 24, 2025, Parshas Korach, at a new location, The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.
What empowered Netanyahu? What was the difference between the October 7th failure and the incredibly successful war against Iran? View Source Sheets:
The Lion Has Risen: When Jews Know Who They Are, They're Unstoppable - The Israel-Iran War: Women's Shlach Class
History Is Changing, Don’t Stand on the SidelinesThis class was presented on Tuesday, 21 Sivan, 5785, June 17, 2025, Parshas Sh'lach, at a new location, The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9704
Once You See Yourself, You’re Unstoppable: The Story of Boaz, Reuven & Aaron - Women's Shavuos/Vayeishev/Shemos Class
When You Feel that Hashem Sees and Records Every Word with Love, You Change HistoryThis class was presented on Tuesday, 29 Iyar, 5785, May 27, 2025, Parshas Bamidbar, at a new location, The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9697
Why the Tanya is the Most Relevant Book for Our Time: How to Live at Peace With Yourself - Women's Behar Class
Connection with G-d Does Not Mean I’m Not Triggered; It Means I Know Who I Am and Assume Ownership of the Direction of My LifeThis class was presented on Tuesday, 22 Iyar, 5785, May 20, 2025, Parshas Behar-Bechukosai, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.
The class explores three forms of acquisitions in Jewish law, reflecting three paths in our service of G-d. Selling the tree, selling th
When I Truly Trust Hashem, I'm Not Afraid to Look at My Emotions: What Rashbi Learnt in the Cave - Women's Lag Baomer Class
Stories of Abuse & Triumph: The Girl Was Being Violated; They said She Was Seeking Negative AttentionThis Lag Baomer class was presented on Tuesday, 15 Iyar, 5785, May 13, 2025, Parshas Emor, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.
There is no other sage in the history of Judaism who has all of the Jewish people celebrating on the day that he passed away. Why is the yarzeit of Reb Shimon ben
How to Live with an Open Heart Even When You Were Hurt - Women's Kedoshim Class
The Kamatz and the Patach: As We Get Closer to Redemption, Our Hearts Ache to Emerge from LockdownThis Women's Kedoshim class was presented on Tuesday, 8 Iyar, 5785, May 6, 2025, Parshas Achrei Mos-Kedoshim, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.
The class explores the distinction between two identical words in Shmini and Kedoshim, "Ani," one with a Kamatz and one with a Patach. When we nee
How Women & Men Experience G-d Differently; Why Women Are Leading the Path To Healing - Women's Rosh Chodesh Class
Solar Faith Vs. Lunar Faith: Why the Women Rejected the Golden Calf and Were Given the Holiday of Rosh ChodeshThis class was presented on Tuesday, Rosh Chodesh (the first day of the month of Iyar, 5785, April 29, 2025, Parshas Tazria-Metzora, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.
This text-based class explores a Chassidic discourse by Rabbi Shmuel Schneerson, the fourth Lubavitcher R
How Do You Run the Seder with Presence, Regulation, and Authenticity? Your 15-Step Guide - Pesach Women's Class
Your 15-Step Pesach Program To Make Space for all Your Parts and Discover Your Inner Blissful LightThis class, a detailed 15-step guide to experience your seder with mindfulness, serenity, and personal relevance, was presented on Tuesday, 10 Nissan, 5785, April 8, 2025, Parshas Tzav, at a new location, The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.
When the Divine Soul Co-Regulates the Animal Soul, You Can Go Free - Pesach Women's Class
The Hay of the Matzah Vs. the Ches of Chametz: You Can't Force Your Nervous System to SurrenderThis class was presented on Tuesday, 3 Nissan, 5785, April 1, 2025, Parshas Vayikra, at a new location, The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9645
How Can I Ever See My Children—Or Anyone—If I Never Saw Myself? Moshe’s Special Count - Women's Pekudei Class
For the Cosmic Conductor, Every Note Is Indispensable: Reconnecting to Your Life-ForceThis class was presented on Tuesday, 25 Adar, 5785, March 25, 2025, Parshas Pekudei, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
Why did Moshe feel compelled to account for every coin he received? Did people think Moses packed away some of the cash to buy real estate in Saudi Arabia or purchase his private jet? Even
A Cover-Up of Biblical Proportions - Women's Vayakhel/Pekudei Class
You Have Permission to Enjoy Your Life, Without Denying Your PainThis class was presented on Tuesday, 18 Adar, 5785, March 18, 2025, Parshas Vayakhel, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9629
The King Summons Each of Us to Show Up Without Cover-Ups. What Happens Next? - Women's Purim Class
Haman Goes Crazy Because Mordechai Does Not Believe He Really ExistsThis class was presented on Monday, 11 Adar, 5785, March 11, 2025, Parshas Ki Sisa, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9613
Vashti, Achashverosh, and Haman on the Therapist’s Couch; Esther Takes It All In - Women's Purim Megillah Class
How Vashti Triggered Her Husband’s Core-Wound; How Esther Used It to Save a WorldThis class was presented on Tuesday, 4 Adar, 5785, March 4, 2025, Parshas Tetzaveh, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
The lecture explores the first chapter of the Book of Esther. Why did Vashti trigger such anger in the Persian King? Why does the order of her title keep changing, as well as the musical notes r
The Dance of Surrender: The Debate Between King David and His Wife Michal - Women's Terumah/Parshas Zachor Class
Why Only Holy Insanity Can Heal the Tortured Soul: The Secret of the Shitim/Acacia WoodThis class was presented on Tuesday, 27 Shvat, 5785, February 25, 2025, Parshas Terumah, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9604
Did You Unknowingly Harm Your Children? What Should You Do Now? - Women's Mishpatim/Toldos Class
The Demise of Your Brother: The Murder Laws in Mishpatim & the Narratives of Yaakov/EisavThis class was presented on Tuesday, 20 Shvat, 5785, February 18, 2025, Parshas Mishpatim, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9594
Anochi: Why the Opening of the Ten Commandments is an Egyptian Pronoun - Women's Yisro Class
From Yisro to Trump: When a Gentile Teaches Jews How to Speak about IsraelThis class was presented on Tuesday, 13 Shvat, 5785, February 11, 2025, Parshas Yisro, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9588
Working Through Your Emotions Doesn’t Mean You’re Self-Centered or Spoiled - Women's Beshalach Class
“Just Move On, Don’t Take It to Heart” Doesn’t Work: Why Moshe Instructed the Jews to Gaze at EgyptThis class was presented on Tuesday, 6 Shvat, 5785, February 4, 2025, Parshas Beshalach, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9570
The Greatest Therapists & Teachers Are Mirrors; The Danger of Ego and Unresolved Wounds - Women's Vaeira Class
Moshe’s Mission: Humility Is Never About Self-Bashing; It Is Seeing Yourself as a Channel for InfinityThis class was presented on Tuesday, 21 Teves, 5785, January 21, 2025, Parshas Vaera, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
Why did Amram marry his aunt, a relationship that would be later forbidden? Moshe, who gave the Torah, was born from this flawed union? Why did Moshe, the humblest of men,
Why Does Our Community Cover Up Crimes Toward Girls? The Incredible Lesson of Pharaoh’s Daughter - Women's Shemos Class
What Happens When You Stop Being Afraid to Try? The Invisible Arm of the UniverseThis class was presented on Tuesday, 14 Teves, 5785, January 14, 2025, Parshas Shemos, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
The Transformation That Occures When You're Not Afraid to Feel Your Pain -- The Seven Times Yosef Cried - Women's Vayechi Class
There Was No One in the World to Hold Your Hand and Tell You that You Are Not Guilty. How Do You Recover from This? Yosef’s SecretThis class was presented on Tuesday, 7 Teves, 5785, January 7, 2025, Parshas Vayechi, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
We all carry pain in our hearts. Sometimes it's an old wound that won't let go, sometimes a betrayal that's hard to forget, and sometimes a dee
The Secret of Chanukah and Yosef: The Moment I Take the Credit, Life Becomes Tortuous - Women's Chanukah/Miketz/Vayigash Class
The Ultimate Greek or the Ultimate Jew? The Battle Over Yosef's IdentityThis class was presented on Tuesday, 30 Kislev, the sixth day of Chanukah, 5785, December 31, 2024, Parshas Vayigash, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
The Midrash describes an odd detail in Greek persecution of the Jews during the time of the Chanukah story: The Jew’s were forced to write a renunciation of their
You Will Only Find Your Truth Via the Contradictions in Your Life - Women's Miketz Class
The Fat Cows and the Skinny Cows: Why Was Pharaoh Blown Away by Joseph?This class was presented on Tuesday, 23 Kislev, 5785, December 24, 2024, Parshas Miketz, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, has two dreams. In the first, Pharaoh sees himself standing over the Nile River, and then, seven fat cows emerge from the river, followed by seven thin cows. The thin cows
When Your Family is Getting Destroyed, What Do You Hold on To? - Women's Vayeishev Class
We Crave Serenity. That’s When Things Begin to Fall Apart – So We Can All Confront the Toxicity and HealThis class was presented on Tuesday, 16 Kislev, 5785, December 17, 2024, Parshas Vayeshev, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9524
The Three Big Questions of Eisav: Who Are You? What's Your Purpose? Where Are You Heading? - Vayishlach Women's Class
You Must Know How to Respond to the Voices in Your Head Trying to Detach YouThis class was presented on Tuesday, 9 Kislev, 5785, December 10, 2024, Parshas Vayishlach, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9515
Yaakov at the Well: How Do I Remove the Rock Blocking My Heart? - Women Vayeitzei Class
How Should You Criticize Your Loved Ones? Go InwardThis class was presented on Tuesday, 2 Kislev, 5785, December 3, 2024, Parshas Vayeitzei, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9503
Rivkah's Identity Crisis: Am I Fake and Inauthentic? - Women's Toldos Class
The Moment I Realize That I Carry Two Souls, It Changes EverythingThis class was presented on Tuesday, 25 Cheshvan, 5784, November 26, 2024, Parshas Toldos, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
The Living Dead: How Do We Heal the Sense of Disconnect in Our Generation? - Women's Chayei Sarah Class
Life-Changing Advice I Received From Rabbi Adin Even YisroelThis class was presented on Tuesday, 18 Cheshvan, 5784, November 19, 2024, Parshas Chayei Sara, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
What happens when we function perfectly on the outside, do everything 'properly,' but inside something is frozen, disconnected, like on an automaton? It has already become a way of life, and we are used
Is It Possible that Your Soul Signed Off on Everything that Goes Down in Your Life? - Women's Vayeira Class
G-d Was Seeking Reaasurance to Create the World. Who Gave It To Him? Why Does G-d Share Secrets with Avraham?This class was presented on Tuesday, 11 Cheshvan, 5784, November 12, 2024, Parshas Vayera, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
It is one of the most mysterious and potent verses in the Tanach. G-d speaks to Himself and challenges His desire to cover things up: “Now G-d had said,
IFS & the Baal Shem Tov: Dealing with Your Wounded Parts - Women's Lech Lecha Class
Seven Types of Thoughts Begging for Healing and Alignment: Avraham's GuidanceThis class was presented on Tuesday, 4 Cheshvan, 5784, November 5, 2024, Parshas Lech Lecha, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
This text-based class on Maor Einayim, by Rabbi Nachum of Chornobyl, a student of the Baal Shem Tov and the Maggid of Mezrich, explores the enigmatic story of Avraham and Sarah traveling to
Get Me Out of My Crazy Brain: Why Did Noach Get Drunk? - Women's Bereishis-Noach Class
The Snake, Eve, & the Tree: The Invention of Self-ConsciousnessThis class was presented on Tuesday, 27 Tishrei, 5784, October 29, 2024, Parshas Noach, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9465
The Path to Blissful Joy: Toss Your Soul Into the Sky and then Welcome It Back - Women's Sukkos Class
Why Did the Most Revered Sages Juggle Torches while they Danced on Sukkos?This class was presented on Tuesday, 13 Tishrei, 5784, October 15, 2024, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
Palti’s Sword: How Two People Withstood the Greatest Temptation - Women's Yom Kippur Class
How to Bring Yom Kippur Awareness Into the Whole Year; The Strange Count In the Holy of Holies: "One and One, One and Two, One and Three..."This Yom Kippur class was presented on Tuesday, 6 Tishrei, 5784, October 8, 2024, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
Some of Judaism’s greatest heroes and holiest persons are surprisingly unsung and largely unknown. And some of Judaism’s most
If Rosh Hashanah or YK Triggers You, Listen to This - Rosh Hashanah Women's Class
The Courage to Birth Yourself: The True Meaning of Judgement DayThis class was presented on Tuesday, 28 Elul, 5784, Parshas Haazinu, October 1, 2024, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
What does it mean that "Today is the birthday of the world?" Why do we say in Psalms, "You forgive so that you will be feared?" Why does G-d want to judge us?
The class explains the inner meaning of Rosh
Step Into Your Highest Soul Frequency: No Rupture, No Void, No Need for Logic - Women's RH/YK Class
I Can Live My Entire Life with a Superficial Identity; Teshuvah is RealignmentThis class was presented on Tuesday, 21 Elul, 5784, Parshas Nitzavim-Vayeilech, September 24, 2024, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9438
Searching for Your Heart? Head back to Where You First Lost It - Women's Elul Class/Likkutei Torah Ani Ledodi
How to Show Up to Life with Joyful Presence: The Alter Rebbe's ManualThis class was presented on Tuesday, 14 Elul, 5784, Parshas Ki Savo, September 17, 2024, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9433
Is the Chick Stuck in the Egg? How We Relate to the Darkness in Our Lives - Women's Three Weeks/Tisha B'Av Class
The Debate between the Sages of Athens and Reb Yehoshua on Eggs, Goats, Cheese, Salt, Mules, Knives, and DonkeysThis women's class was presented on Tuesday, 2 Av, 5784, Parshas Devarim, August 6, 2024, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
The Talmud (Bechoros 8b) recounts the tale of a fascinating confrontation that occurred between the ‘Wise Men of Athens’ and the great sage of Is
Vanquishing the Ghosts of Gilad: Confronting Our Family Secrets - Women's Matos/Three Weeks Class/Vayeitzei/Vayeishev
Why Is the End of Bamidbar So Anticlimactic? The Epic Mystery and Pain of GiladThis lecture is primarily based on a class by Rabbi David Fohrman: https://www.alephbeta.org/playlist/gilead-significance-in-the-bible
This class was presented on Tuesday, 24 Tamuz, 5784, Parshas Matos-Masei, July 30, 2024, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/ap
The Five Calamities of 17 Tammuz: Five Symptoms of Trauma - 17 Tamuz/3 Weeks Women’s Class
Has Your Innocence Been Broken? Do You Lack Consistency? Have Your Boundaries Been Compromised? Did You Lose Your Blueprint? Did Someone Desecrate Your Holiest Space?This class was presented on Tuesday, 17 Tamuz, 5784, Parshas Pinchas, July 23, 2024, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
The Mishnah (Taanis 4:6) relates: Five Things Happened to our ancestors on the 17th of Tammuz: 1) The tablet
Stop Bashing Self-Love - Women's Balak/Pinchas Class
The Cult of Peor: Why Would Anyone Worship Excrement?This class was presented on Tuesday, 10 Tamuz, 5784, Parshas Balak, July 16, 2024, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9386
The Healing Recipe for Our Generation -- to Disentangle Our Coping Mechanisms from Our True Identity - Chukas Women's Class
Find Your Pristine, Unblended, Red Cow, And You Will See What a Beautiful Person You AreThis class was presented on Tuesday, 3 Tamuz, 5784, Parshas Chukas, July 9, 2024, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9379
Obedience Vs. Emotional Well-Being: Bridging the Generational Divide - Korach Women's Class
The Spies Vs. Korach: Why Judaism Without Self-Awareness Does Not Work; Seven Stages of GriefThis class was presented on Tuesday, 26 Sivan, 5784, Parshas Korach, July 2, 2024, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9372
