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TEHILA - Torah Education With Heart in Los Angeles

Podcast by Mrs. Sheindy Gross

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About TEHILA - Torah Education With Heart in Los Angeles

T.E.H.I.L.A is a women's Torah learning platform based out of Los Angeles, California. Led by Mrs. Sheindy Gross, T.E.H.I.L.A is a post-seminary community for women to continue growing and tap into the inner world of Torah knowledge and Midot development. This is a collective library of the various topics covered at Tehila, including Dating and Relationships, Parshas Hashavua, The Role of Jewish Women and more. Please note these Shiurim are recorded at live classes and created for specific groups and audiences.

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episode More Than Mitzvos: Becoming a Unified Self Through Torah artwork

More Than Mitzvos: Becoming a Unified Self Through Torah

This class is generously sponsored by the Aharonoff Family as a zechus for the refuah shelaima for Yosef Gershon ben Raisa More Than Mitzvos: Becoming a Unified Self Through Torah The Danger of Disconnection: When Torah Stays External As we approach Shavuos, this class explores what it truly means to connect to Torah—not just through action, but through inner transformation. Drawing on the teachings of the Maharal, we examine the difference between relating to Torah externally (as a set of instructions) and internally (as a source of meaning, identity, and connection to Hashem). Through the framework of the four levels of Torah—Pshat, Remez, Drash, and Sod—we begin to understand how Torah is meant to move us from surface understanding to deep personal integration. At the heart of the class is the Maharal’s foundational concept of achdus (unity): the alignment between our inner world and our outer actions. When there is a gap between what we know, what we feel, and how we live, we experience pirud (fragmentation)—a disconnection not only from Torah, but from ourselves. We explore the tension between chomer (the physical) and tzura (the deeper purpose and meaning behind it), and how a Torah life is not about rejecting the physical, but elevating it. True connection comes from integration—not from living in one world while neglecting the other. The class also challenges a common misconception: that feeling inspired is the same as being connected. In Torah, emunah is not just belief—it is faithfulness. What we believe must translate into how we live. This is a powerful and timely reflection on what it means to receive the Torah in a real way: not just to learn it, but to become aligned with it—internally and externally—so that our lives reflect the truth we claim to live by.

19 May 2026 - 57 min
episode Purim: Finding Simcha and Contentment When your life is Uncertain artwork

Purim: Finding Simcha and Contentment When your life is Uncertain

As we enter the month of Adar, we are reminded: “When Adar comes, we increase in joy.” But what does that actually mean—especially when life feels uncertain? In this class, we explore the deeper Torah concept of simcha—not fleeting happiness, but inner contentment that can coexist with anxiety, loneliness, overwhelm, and unanswered questions. Through the lens of Megillat Esther and the theme of hester panim (Hashem’s hiddenness), we uncover how Purim teaches us to look for hidden miracles in our own lives. Drawing from the powerful stories of Nachum Ish Gamzu and Rabbi Akiva, we examine two transformative perspectives: “This too can turn out for the good.” “Everything Hashem does is inherently for the good.” We discuss how uncertainty fuels worry, comparison, jealousy, and emotional overload—and how training ourselves to recognize nissim (even the hidden ones) builds resilience and menuchat hanefesh. We also explore: The difference between happiness and joy Why gratitude strengthens simcha How loneliness and overwhelm can become catalysts for growth Why identity must be rooted in purpose—not status, possessions, or circumstances Viktor Frankl’s teaching: If you know your “why,” you can survive almost any “how” Adar reminds us that joy is not a mood—it is an avodah. It is a practice. It is choosing to move forward, even when we cannot see the full picture. This episode is about finding steadiness, meaning, and simcha—even when life feels uncertain.

26 Feb 2026 - 59 min
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Rivka's Mirror: Part 2

In Part 2 of our Rivka Imeinu classes, we explore what it truly means to be an Eishes Chayil—not just doing good for one’s husband, but maintaining inner steadiness and integrity regardless of circumstances. Through the lens of Rivka’s life, we examine the four qualities that returned to Sarah’s tent when Rivka entered it: Divine presence, warmth and hospitality, financial integrity and bracha, and enduring shalom bayis. We discuss how environment shapes us, how surrounding ourselves with kedusha strengthens our relationships, and how small, consistent acts build greatness over time. Most powerfully, we learn from Rivka’s restraint—her ability to hold painful knowledge, disagree with her husband, and still preserve dignity, kindness, and peace. This episode is about emotional discipline, intuition, and partnering with Hashem so that our reactions come from strength rather than hurt. Consistency in marriage is not personality—it is avodah.

26 Feb 2026 - 1 h 3 min
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